Grail wins FACEIT Mapcore Big Adventures contest

One of the biggest Counter-Strike map making competitions, FACEIT Mapcore announced it's finalists for the 2025 edition in February 2025. The maps advancing to the Grand Finale were Alpine, Canopy, Flick, Golden, Grail, Jura, Palacio, Stronghold, Warden, and Wild. These maps emerged from months of community testing and judge evaluations on the FACEIT hubs.

The judging panel chairing, FMPONE, TopHattWaffle and Helder Pinto as the main judges have finally cracked down on the winning pick after three months of testing. The maps were scored in different parameters like gameplay, originality, visual presentation, and overall polish.

Grail was announced as the winning pick. "The most stunning mini-golf destination you'll ever see", as quoted by Mapcore Hub in their announcement video, Grail stole the judges votes with it's vibrant theme and impressive layout. The community on the other hand don't quite share the judges' excitement towards Grail as some call it a "Sea of Thieves Sea Fort" with bomb sites.

By winning the FACEIT Mapcore map making contest, the creators of Grail- @Lizard, @Radu, @flowlee take home a $7,500 USD cash prize from the total prize pool of $15,000 USD.

Here's a quick look at Grail from it's steam community page:

The top four entries at FACEIT Mapcore 2025 Big Adventures map making contest are: