Delicious friends, we’re always exceptionally impressed with your incredible Fallen London art. Our fan art competition last year was absolutely delightful, so we would like to hold another!

This year, we’re celebrating the upcoming release of Zubmariner: the first expansion to our PC/Mac/Linux game, Sunless Sea.

In Zubmariner, your zee-captain will have to make tougher decisions and face more terrible zee-beasts than ever before. Death is closer, beneath the Unterzee.

How to Enter

Create art in your chosen style on the following theme: The Zee!

Interpret this in any way you see fit, as long as the image obviously relates back to the theme. Winning entries will be judged by their use of the theme, rather than artistic ability.

Send your submission to competitions@failbettergames.com by 19 September 2016. Please include a name/link to how you would like to be credited. We will make sure to share all submissions on our Tumblr so everyone can see! You are welcome to share your entry on Tumblr as well, if you do please us #FL Fan Art Competition 2016.

We will review all the entries and repost a gallery of our top 10. The top 10 will be up for community vote until 26 September, and all 10 will receive a copy of Sunless Sea and its soundtrack, along with the upcoming Zubmariner DLC! The top 3 will receive:

The Prizes

Exclusive Fallen London jewellery
Our brand new, carefully crafted Dawn Machine jewellery (either black or gold, and a choice of necklace, brooch, or keyring)! These very limited edition pieces are hand-made by us from laser-cut acrylic.

100 Fate and 3 months of Exceptional Friendship
This means 3 months of two candles, 10 cards to draw, access to the House of Chimes and 3 brand-new stories, plus enough Fate to sample some Fate-locked stories (or just refresh actions furiously).

A copy of Sunless Sea, and Zubmariner, plus the official soundtrack.
Sunless Sea, our game for PC and Mac, will be yours along with the upcoming Zubmariner DLC, and a download code for its haunting soundtrack.

Competition Guidelines

The piece must fit the theme of the Zee. It doesn’t have to be a new piece, but pieces which clearly don’t fit the theme will not be taken into account.
Please, nothing NSFW. We’ve got interns; their minds are still so very fresh.
JPGS, GIFS and PNGs will be accepted. See Tumblr’s image guidelines to make sure your image will look its best.
The competition is open internationally. The piece must be made by you, and submitted by you.
Your ask must be open, or you must include alternate contact details when posting your piece. If we can’t contact you within a week of voting closing, we’ll move on to the person with the next highest number of votes.
Any attempt to manipulate voting will be cause for disqualification. We trust you not to do anything like this, and to know when ‘trying to drum up support’ turns into spamming or manipulating either the system or other people.
Full terms and conditions.

If you have any questions, drop us a line and we’ll try to help.

Good luck, delicious friends!