BGCorgi NYC
Base44 Game Jam @ Corgi Cafe
12 Oct 2026 · New York
PRIZE$0
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Game Jams USA
11 game jams listed
They run from October through to December 2026. Listings run in Asbury Park, Austin, Brentwood and Chicago, and 7 other cities. Recurring themes include Beginner Friendly, Game Development and High School. Organisers listing here include Corgi NYC, Seattle Career Development & Experiential Learning Events and Agentic Society. Dates, prizes and registration links on every listing, plus 10 past events in the archive below.
upcoming hackathons · game jams
QVSeattle Career Development & Experiential Learning Events
Qdrant Vector Quest: AI-Powered Game Development Hackathon
15–16 Oct 2026 · Seattle
PRIZE$2,000
GCAgentic Society
Game Celebration After AI Hackathon Day 2 at Electric Shuffle
16 Oct 2026 · Austin
GJDEVx
Game Jam! — Weekend Function() { Software Developer Meetup } — 10/17/26
17 Oct 2026 · San Diego
BIHuman Bloom Collective
BRING IT TO LIFE: A HALLOWEEN BUILDATHON & GAME LAB 🎃
24 Oct 2026 · Chicago
YMThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Young Men Activity - Game Jam
28 Oct 2026 · Brentwood
TASacramento Developer Collective
Tabletop and Board Game Jam
5–9 Nov 2026 · Citrus Heights
HCIndianapolis Game Developers
Hoosier Conservation Game Jam
6–8 Nov 2026 · Indianapolis
HADevpost, Inc.
Haven Asbury Park Game Jam - High School
14–15 Nov 2026 · Asbury Park
HPDevpost, Inc.
Haven Princeton Game Jam - High School
14 Nov 2026 · Montgomery
CGJulius Olsson
🎄 Christmas Game Hackathon SF - By Hackathons.team
12–13 Dec 2026 · San Francisco
what counts here
A listing appears here when teams build a game inside a fixed time limit — video games or tabletop, solo or team, from a theme or a constraint handed out at the start.
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closest game-development listings
Not game jams — these are the currently-listed events whose subject is game or graphics development. Shown so the page points somewhere real while the jam calendar is short.
archive · game jams
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IGDA San Francisco
California Clash Game Jam Kickoff
3 Oct 2026 · San Francisco
CU Boulder Game Development Club
Colorado Game Jam
26 Sep 2026 · Denver
Black Star Creative Collective (BSCC)
KHEM FEST Game Jam: Cyber-Ancestral Visions
25 Sep 2026 · New York
ArtHall
Video Game Jam
25 Sep 2026 · Washington DC
NC State Game Jam 2026 Team
NC State University's Collegiate Game Jam 2026 Showcase
20 Sep 2026 · Raleigh
[UnityNYC] Official New York Unity User Group
UnityNYC Summer Jam Hackathon 2026: A Weekend of Building Together
19–20 Sep 2026 · New York
Sacramento Developer Collective
Progressive Game Jam
19 Sep 2026 · Folsom
Seattle Career Development & Experiential Learning Events
Defense Tech Jam Hackathon
18–20 Sep 2026 · Seattle
The Central Ohio Gamedev Group
2026 GDEX Game Jam - Online via Discord and Itch.io
18–26 Sep 2026 · Online
Indienomicon
Defense Tech Jam Seattle (Sept 18-20) Hackathon
18–20 Sep 2026 · Seattle
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