MakeCode Arcade Game Jam

A game jam is a friendly competition where participants are challenged to make a game centered around a specific theme within a certain amount of time. Game Jams are a great way to learn, express your creativity, connect and collaborate with others, and get recognition for bringing your amazing ideas to life!

You can host your own Game Jams using the materials from the Game Jam in a Box resources.

The MakeCode Team regularly hosts game jams – keep an eye on the MakeCode Forum for the next game jam announcement. Check out some of the previous MakeCode hosted game jams below.

Previous Game Jams

[
    {
        "name": "Five Second Games",
        "description": "A combination of micro-games that can be played in 5 seconds!",
        "url": "https://itch.io/jam/makecode-game-jam",
        "imageUrl": "https://pxt.azureedge.net/blob/be5613502a55bc0518faa4458b3028fe119aa0e6/static/gamejam/jams/five-second/assets/preview.png"
    },
    {
        "name": "One Room",
        "description": "Games that take place in one room and use just one tilemap",
        "url": "https://itch.io/jam/makecode-arcade-game-jam-2",
        "imageUrl": "https://pxt.azureedge.net/blob/3af7898047d571bb76cbb60c442a7070c696d082/static/gamejam/jams/one-room/assets/preview.png"
    },
    {
        "name": "Time Jam",
        "description": "Time themed jam hosted in Arcade",
        "url": "/gamejam/time",
        "imageUrl": "https://pxt.azureedge.net/blob/af46c33eeb480478cca5af808ba1b57c2d0c2f44/static/gamejam/jams/time/assets/preview.png"
    },
    {
        "name": "Ocean Jam",
        "description": "Ocean themed jam hosted in Arcade",
        "url": "/gamejam/ocean",
        "imageUrl": "https://pxt.azureedge.net/blob/01214aa0d7439f9eda4122a3e3538360a86dcc48/static/gamejam/jams/ocean/assets/preview.png"
    },
    {
        "name": "Traffic Jam",
        "description": "Traffic themed jam hosted in Arcade",
        "url": "/gamejam/traffic",
        "imageUrl": "https://pxt.azureedge.net/blob/b07294222df482f43ce940acf150acefd3ef2e90/static/gamejam/jams/traffic/assets/traffic.gif"
    },
    {
        "name": "Garden Jam",
        "description": "Garden themed jam hosted in Arcade",
        "url": "/gamejam/garden",
        "imageUrl": "https://pxt.azureedge.net/blob/a99cbbf0adbf17d8aedcb29678c213ea36fc1775/static/gamejam/jams/garden/assets/garden.gif"
    },
    {
        "name": "Climate Jam",
        "description": "Games focused on human inpact in the global climate crisis",
        "url": "/gamejam/global-2021",
        "imageUrl": "https://pxt.azureedge.net/blob/3294118f7e36e6f9d1776d0825ac1bda2fc1a55a/static/gamejam/jams/global-2021/assets/preview.png"
    },
    {
        "name": "Prehistoric Jam",
        "description": "A prehistoric themed jam in a land before time",
        "url": "/gamejam/prehistoric",
        "imageUrl": "https://pxt.azureedge.net/blob/f89741e759a42c6efa5ae64b0c5f009ae559a90d/static/gamejam/jams/prehistoric/assets/preview.png"
    }
]

See also

Five Second Games, One Room, Time Jam, Ocean Jam, Traffic Jam, Garden Jam, Climate Jam, Prehistoric Jam