I recently got into writing lore about made up games as well as characters and what not. I enjoy doing it but I don't know how to get my ideas out there. I am not sure if game jam is the right place to be but if anyone could help me it would be appreciated.

Hey everyone!

We're organizing our second game development event, and this time we're trying something shorter: 72 hours to create a small, finished game.

🎃 SEN Halloween 72H Jam — October 29 to November 1, 2026.

The idea is simple. Instead of starting another project that never gets finished, choose something small enough to actually complete in three days.

Here's how it works:

• Halloween is the main theme.
• At the start, everyone will discover the same secret gameplay condition.
• Any genre, engine, or art style is welcome.
• You can join alone and find teammates, or bring your own team.
• No judges, rankings, winners, or prizes.
• Web builds are preferred, but standalone games are accepted.
• Participation is completely free.

After the jam, Kate_Melanick will play the submitted games on a dedicated Twitch stream and share her reactions.

We're running the event through Studio Experience Network (SEN), where participants can form teams, work together, and submit their finished games.

Start: October 29, 19:00 Warsaw

Deadline: November 1, 19:00 Warsaw

🎮 Jam page on itch.io:
https://itch.io/jam/sen-halloween-72h-jam-2026

👥 Registration and team formation on SEN:
https://joinsen.net/feed?post=halloween-h72

We're especially interested in seeing how differently people interpret the same secret condition.

If you've been wanting to make a small Halloween game, you're very welcome to join.

And if you have any questions about how the jam works, I'll be happy to answer them here!

Do you love to design characters? Are you looking for a jam to help spruce up your concept art/design portfolio while also making a project you can show off?

Then come and join Character Design Jam!

$300+ prize pool and character art from the judges for top 3!

Join the jam here and read the rules: https://itch.io/jam/character-design-game-jam

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For the OC artists and game devs who want to make more OCs...

Join solo or participate on a team and design characters based on the theme (announced on the start date), make a game, and earn prizes, with a $200 USD cash prize to first place!

🍂Theme reveal on October 21st at 8am EST! 🍂

Teambuild in the community posts and ask questions on the sticked FAQ post! Or you can join our Discord to talk to other jammers and get more frequent updates!

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What you'll get:

 🍂An entry point for beginner devs and artists to try their hand at designing characters for games!

🍂A community of like-minded designers to share your work with

🍂Cash and art prizes for top 3! 

🍂A good reminder to work on your portfolio! 

🍂Links to resources for character design and making your first game on the jam page

Hope to see you there~ ^_^

Hello! If anyone on here is or knows a teen who is interested in making art, games, music, or world building please consider signing up for a two day Game Jam. You only need a laptop and to be a teen, no experience is needed!
More info here: haven.hackclub.com/denver

Nothing beats a good-old, grueling, traumatic, fever-inducing game jam to ease the pressures of life. So join us in a 2-week nightmare of terror and brain-melting game jamming in Bad Plan Studios’ first ever Horror Jam!

+ Special guests from Massive Monster (Cult of the Lamb) and Team Cherry (Hollow Knight, Silk Song) will join us and submitters as judges!

Itch page: https://itch.io/jam/bad-plan-horror-jam
Discord: https://discord.gg/AmdMRVNgd

Game jam your nuts off for a chance to win these prizes:
1st - AU$100 cash
2nd - Merch pack (AU$50 if international)
3rd - A lifetime of eternal torment

Jam begins: October 16th  3:30PM (ACST)
Submissions close: October 30th 11:59PM (ACST)
The theme will be announced when the jam begins. We hope the anticipation is tearing you apart and feeding you to its children.

See you then! 🤟

GitHub Game Off 2026 is coming November 1! Make a game in November, solo or with friends, using whatever tools you like. Beginners welcome!

Join us: https://itch.io/jam/game-off-2026

UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF AUTOMATION & ROBOTICS - GAMEJAM

🎮 GAMEFORGE ’26 | INTER-COLLEGE GAME JAM 🚀

Hey guys we invite all Game Developers and Game Development Societies of Delhi to participate in GAMEFORGE ’26, part of ELYSIAN 2026.

🎯 Build games, showcase your creativity, and connect with fellow developers!

🏆 Win Exciting Prizes and Goodies Worth 50K+

📅 Event Dates: 21–22 October 2026

⏳ Registration Deadline: 20 October 2026

💬 Join Our WhatsApp Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GuMu1sJKANc56cVXJr74OD

🔗 Event Details & Registration: https://unstop.com/o/V5rPSA7

📢 Share this with your college community and be a part of GAMEFORGE ’26!

(Please come :) )

🎮 GDGSC

USAR, GGSIPU

r/RedditGameJam r/gamedev r/gamejams r/hackathon r/Games r/usar_delhi r/gdgsc

🎮 GAMEFORGE ’26 | INTER-COLLEGE GAME JAM 🚀

Hey guys we invite all Game Developers and Game Development Societies of Delhi to participate in GAMEFORGE ’26, part of ELYSIAN 2026.

🎯 Build games, showcase your creativity, and connect with fellow developers!

🏆 Win Exciting Prizes and Goodies Worth 50K+

📅 Event Dates: 21–22 October 2026

⏳ Registration Deadline: 20 October 2026

💬 Join Our WhatsApp Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GuMu1sJKANc56cVXJr74OD

🔗 Event Details & Registration: https://unstop.com/o/V5rPSA7

📢 Share this with your college community and be a part of GAMEFORGE ’26!

(Please come :) )

🎮 GDGSC

USAR, GGSIPU

r/RedditGameJam r/gamedev r/gamejams r/hackathon r/Games r/usar_delhi r/gdgsc

Hey everyone!

I'm the developer behind RUNE LABS, and I'm hosting my first community game jam on itch.io!

THE LOST PS2 JAM

The premise is simple:

Make a game that feels like a forgotten PlayStation 2 classic.

I've always loved how experimental and creative that era was. Strange survival horror games, colorful platformers, obscure JRPGs, bizarre mechanics, incredible atmospheres...

What I'm most interested in is seeing how different developers interpret that generation.

Maybe your idea of a PS2 game is a foggy horror experience. Maybe it's a chaotic arcade racer or a wonderfully weird Japanese-inspired RPG.

I want to see all of it!

Jam details:

• October 23 – November 7, 2026
• $100 USD digital gift card grand prize
• Completely free to enter
• Any game engine and any genre
• Solo developers and teams welcome
• No PS2 hardware required
• Creators retain ownership of their games

You don't need to make anything enormous. Even a memorable five-minute experience is welcome.

This is primarily a celebration of the era and a chance to bring some indie developers together.

Join here: https://itch.io/jam/the-lost-ps2-jam

I'd also love to hear: What's the first game you think of when somebody mentions the PS2 era?

Hope to see some of you there!

— RUNE LABS

Are you between the ages of 13 and 18, and are you interested in creating a game? Do you like to draw? Do you like to create music? Chicago-Haven is for you!

This is a 12-hour-long game jam, fiscally sponsored by Hack Club, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization created for and by teenagers! You can create any game! This event takes place at Mox.e Coworking on November 15th, from 8 AM to 8 PM. We'll provide food, snacks, and merchandise. Just sign up, bring a laptop or tablet, and a charger! Sign up today at haven.hackclub.com/chicago :) We can't wait to see you there! If you have ANYYYY questions, reply to this post or email chicago@haven.hackclub.com

Jamference is an AI based game jam hosted on itch.io. This video shows the games that came from the first game jam.
JOIN IN on the Second one: https://itch.io/jam/jamference-ai-game-jam-hack-2
Play the games from the first one: https://itch.io/jam/jamference-ai-game-jam-hack-1/entries
Stay up to date by joining the discord: discord.gg/Z99aJaBMQj

LittleJS is a fully opensource, fast, and small engine for 2D or 3D games. The jam goes for the whole month of October. The theme is: ZIGZAG. Can't wait to see what you make!

Jam: https://itch.io/jam/littlejs-jam

Engine: https://github.com/KilledByAPixel/LittleJS

Demo: https://littlejsengine.com/

I’m a hobby artist illustrator hoping to get better at my craft. I’d like to join a game jan but what if I’m not good enough? What if I just bring the programer down?

How can I know if I’m good enough for it?

brainCloud game jam is open to all over at itch io. https://itch.io/jam/braincloud-jam

Cash prizes, and more!

The top 10 games will be determined by community voting, and the top 3 games will be chosen by the brainCloud team. 
1st - $300
2nd - $200
3rd - $100
And also 3 months of brainCloud's standard plus plan!

Submissions must include Authentication and at least one other brainCloud feature to be valid.

tldr Just show me the video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jdd0xisi-k0

What the heck is brainCloud?

brainCloud is a ready-made backend platform purpose-built for the development of games.  

brainCloud helps you implement everything from Achivements, to Multiplayer, to virtual currencies, and XP Levels in your game, along with comprehensive tools to support you during development, testing, and live player support.

Got questions?

If you want to directly message bitHeads staff: you can join the discord server for this jam here: https://discord.gg/3AX42uBtwn

Thanks,

-Demo

Welcome to Mahou ShouJam!!! The theme for this jam is Mahou Shoujos, AKA Magical Girls!!!! The is a beginner-friendly jam where anyone can turn in a submission, so long as it fulfills the requirements. This jam is to help people improve their skills as well as explore more diverse topics and genres and themes and stuff!!!

Requirements:

-Primary focus involves magical girls

-The game is playable (obviously)

-The game has some originality (Inspiration is fine, but no direct copying of things)

Extras (for more points):

-Genre outside the average Magical Girl genre (e.g. horror, roguelike, shooter, etc.)

-Plot/Storyline

https://itch.io/jam/mahoushoujam

CraftPix Indie Jam #2-2026 is here!

Create a game, win prizes, and get your game in front of streamers who will play and showcase the best creations from the jam!

Join the jam: https://itch.io/jam/craftpix-indie-jam-2-2026

Welcome to The 98s Game Jam, a game jam focused on creating games that have the feel of being from 1998.

Get inspired by the games, technology, art, music, and culture from the end of the ’90s. Try using CRT screens, CD quality soundtracks, pixel art, 3D at the very early stages, strange interfaces, chunky 3D models and characters, low poly characters and the unmistakable style of 1998.

Just create a game in the style of 1998.

You can try to recreate a feeling from a long forgotten PlayStation game, an obscure PC game, an arcade game or anything completely new that could have existed in 1998. Whatever you like.

The Challenge

Create a playable game inspired by 1998

Interpretation is up to you. It could be in the artwork, gameplay, technology, music, story or any combination thereof. Just try to be as creative as possible.

You do not need to use technology from 1998. Modern technology is allowed. Just try to make the game have the feel of being from 1998.

Grab your polygons, turn up your CD quality music and dust off your CRT. Let’s begin jamming.

Welcome to The 98s Game Jam.

https://itch.io/jam/the-98s-game-jam

This is my first time hosting a local gamejam! It's mainly for teens, and I was wondering if the community had any tips for finding sponsors/support?? My group has been cold-emailing creators/company but we've been getting no responses :(