Newgrounds
Newgrounds is a web community for user-submitted games, movies, music, art, writing, and other creative work.
What Newgrounds is
Newgrounds is a web community for user-submitted games, movies, music, art, writing, and other creative work. Its sections include Movies, Games, Audio, Art, Portal, and Community. Creators can upload animations in formats such as MP4 and publish HTML5 games. An audio portal and co-authoring system support collaboration and creator credits, while users can review submissions and provide constructive feedback. The site also offers private spaces, event hosting, and moderation tools. A free plan is available, alongside Supporter memberships. Supporters can browse without ads, receive a badge, feature an item on the front page each Tuesday, and use custom profile-picture shapes. Membership also raises some creator limits: supporters may include up to 40 pieces of art in one project and add up to 200 items to a playlist, compared with the default playlist limit of 100. Supporters can upload lossless audio, which is converted to MP3 for web streaming, and provide up to 10 game save slots per player with an 8MB maximum; non-Supporters have 3 slots and 2MB. Only scouted creators can enable audio downloads.
Good
- Free plan available for browsing and participation.
- Supports MP4 animation and HTML5 game uploads.
- Co-authoring system helps artists collaborate and credit contributors.
- Supporters get higher playlist and game-save limits.
Watch out
- Only scouted creators can enable audio downloads.
- Lossless audio uploads are a Supporter feature.
Who it suits
Newgrounds suits people who want to publish or explore user-created games, animation, music, art, and writing. Creators seeking larger playlist, audio, or game-save limits may consider Supporter membership.
Verdict
Newgrounds brings creative publishing, community feedback, and collaboration together on the web. Its free plan covers the community, while Supporter memberships add ad-free browsing and higher limits for several creator features.
Plans and prices
From Newgrounds's own pricing page, checked 20 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Supporter Monthly | — | Ad-free browsing · Supporter badge · Higher daily private-message limit |
| Supporter Yearly | — | Ad-free browsing · Supporter badge · Yearly membership |
| Donate | $1, paid once | Monetary contribution only, no perks · Make a flat donation; minimum $1 |
| Supporter Monthly Subscription | $5 a month | Monthly membership · Pay month-to-month, starting from $5 |
| Supporter Yearly Subscription | $36 a year | Yearly membership; $3 per month if paid up-front · Yearly membership, from $36 |
The facts
Each one read from Newgrounds's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audio uploads
- Supporters can upload lossless audio formats, while Newgrounds generates an MP3 for web streaming.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Collaboration
- Newgrounds added an audio portal and co-authoring system to help artists collaborate and represent credits.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Community feedback
- Users can review submissions and give creators constructive feedback.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Creator limits
- Supporters can upload up to 40 pieces of art in one project and add up to 200 items to a playlist; the default playlist limit is 100.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Creator publishing
- Creators can upload animations in video formats such as MP4 and upload HTML5 games.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Event hosting
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Game cloud saves
- Supporters can provide up to 10 save slots per player with an 8MB maximum, compared with 3 slots and 2MB for non-Supporters.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Main sections
- The site has Movies, Games, Audio, Art, Portal and Community sections.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Moderation tools
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Notable limitation
- Only scouted creators can enable downloads for audio submissions.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The supporter page says Newgrounds does not sell or share personal data and does not use tracking for personalized ads.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Private spaces
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Security guidance
- The terms say users are responsible for securing their account passwords and should report account breaches or unauthorized use immediately.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Support
- The FAQ directs users to the forums or support email for feedback and bug reports, and provides instructions for reporting harassment.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Supporter perks
- Supporters can browse without ads, feature an item on the front page each Tuesday, and use custom profile picture shapes.checked 5 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Community platform
- Newgrounds hosts user submitted games, movies, music, art, writing and other content.checked 5 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
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