Welcome to the PSX Homebrew Awards Archive
This archive showcases the standout projects, developers, and innovations that have shaped the modern PSX homebrew scene year after year. From ambitious demakes and experimental horror titles to technically impressive engine reimplementations, these awards recognize the projects that left the biggest impact on the community.
Whether you are discovering the scene for the first time or following its evolution closely, this archive serves as a historical record of some of the most remarkable homebrew projects ever created for the PS1.
2026
Flappy Week 2026
Flappy Adventure X Challenge
King Of Avalon - Pipe Forest Treasure Hunter
Awarded for successfully collecting all coins in the first level of Flappy Adventure X during Flappy Week. This honorary title celebrates exploration, perseverance, and attention to detail, rewarding players who fully completed one of the game’s core challenges by uncovering every collectible hidden within the level.
Flappy Adventure 3 Challenge
Not achieved - TikTok Survivor
This honorary challenge was created for Flappy Week to reward any player capable of completing the infamous “TikTok Level” in Flappy Adventure 3 without dying. The level was designed to test precision, timing, and patience under pressure, pushing players to their absolute limits.
Nortis Challenge
Venom_Snakeee - Lord of Randomness
Score: 204
Awarded for achieving the highest recorded score in Nortis
during Flappy Week. This honorary title recognizes exceptional
performance, precision, and mastery of the game’s mechanics under
competitive conditions. The recipient demonstrated outstanding skill and
consistency, securing their place at the top of the leaderboard
throughout the event.
Venom_Snakeee - PSX Homebrew Detective Award 2026
Awarded to the community member who successfully identified both featured PS1 homebrew games before the official reveal. This recognition celebrates players who actively explore the PS1 homebrew scene and help bring attention to hidden gems created by the community.
2025
PSX Homebrew Developer Awards 2025
These awards celebrate the developers who made the biggest impact on the PS1 homebrew scene throughout the year. From ambitious projects and technical achievements to community influence and unforgettable hype moments, these creators helped shape one of the most exciting years the scene has seen in a long time..
Winner
Influence Engine Award
Elias Daller
The developer with the greatest impact on the homebrew community, whose work helped significantly expand the reach of this niche scene and attract a large new audience to it.
Project MTP, Yume Nikki
Winner
Labour of Love Award
NITROYUASH
A developer recognized for long-term care of their project, continuously evolving it with updates that have delighted its community over the years..
PETSCOP: Restored
Winner
Dev Factory Award
Soeiz
The most prolific developer of the year, successfully managing, developing, and releasing multiple projects in parallel at an impressive and sustained pace.
FNAF, FNAF 2, FNAF 3 & Doki Doki
Winner
Hype Machine Award
XProger
A developer whose unreleased project generated the highest level of anticipation, becoming the most visited game on the site prior to its launch.
Half Life PSX
