AI BriefingGitHub announces Game Off 2026 with theme SHIFT and December 1 deadline
·2026.11.02 06:36
Key point
Developers have until December 1, 2026, to submit games to the 14th edition of GitHub's month-long game jam, which encourages AI-assisted development and community voting.
Details
- GitHub's 14th annual Game Off returns in November 2026 with the theme SHIFT, open to solo developers and teams.
- Submissions are due by December 1, 2026, at 13:37 PST, with voting concluding on January 1, 2027.
- AI-assisted development is explicitly allowed, though participants must disclose their use of AI tools when submitting.
- Games must be hosted in a public GitHub repository, and entries are judged on overall quality, gameplay, graphics, audio, innovation, and theme interpretation.
- The jam supports a wide range of engines and languages, including Godot, Unity, Unreal, Phaser, Pygame, Bevy, and LÖVE.
- New to game development? The event welcomes first-time creators and provides resources for Git and GitHub basics.
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