# \[Announcement\] Fall 2026 Game Jam Now Open! Critter Jam! **URL:** \ **Category:** Arcade\ **Created:** [October 1, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244 "2026-10-01T17:19:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![richard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/richard/32/5417_2.png) [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/1 "2026-10-01T17:19:30Z")
![critter-jam-post](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/3X/8/3/8351238fa38a65d9dc4d00b315722ef25a2fbdef.gif) Hey folks! I’m pleased to announce that the Fall 2026 Game Jam is now open! The theme this time is **Critters**! That’s right! We’re talking small, _possibly adorable_, animals and creepy-crawlies both real and imagined! This theme is pretty wide-open in how you can interpret it, so I’m hoping we’ll get some really creative submissions! As always, at the end of the jam we’ll be judging all of the submissions and choosing some winners and honorable mentions. Those hallowed games will get the coveted position of being linked on the MakeCode Arcade homepage as well as an exclusive badge you can use on this very forum! Truly the highest honor one can achieve. You have until **November 30th** to submit your game! Check out the full details below at the official game jam site! > **[MakeCode Arcade Game Jam](https://arcade.makecode.com/gamejam/critters)** > > The MakeCode Arcade Game Jam goes from October 1st to November 30th P.S. yes that’s bug president crawling around in the background ---
**Author:** ![richard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/richard/32/5417_2.png) [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/2 "2026-10-01T17:21:22Z")
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**Author:** ![richard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/richard/32/5417_2.png) [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/3 "2026-10-01T17:22:53Z")
also, kudos to @LazerTag2 who inspired the theme for this jam! ---
**Author:** ![Dodec](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/dodec/32/20281_2.png) [@Dodec](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Dodec)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/4 "2026-10-01T17:23:07Z")
ooh interesting ---
**Author:** ![Astro](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/astro/32/35479_2.png) [@Astro](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Astro)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/5 "2026-10-01T17:31:05Z")
great now I need to continue blackheart (The blackheart npcs are bugs by the way! like hollow knight!) ---
**Author:** ![MarkyMarkus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/markymarkus/32/34644_2.png) [@MarkyMarkus](https://forum.makecode.com/u/MarkyMarkus)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/6 "2026-10-01T17:31:07Z")
@TheEarth I know something that is going to be in your game. ---
**Author:** ![king\_bob](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/king_bob/32/35049_2.png) [@king\_bob](https://forum.makecode.com/u/king_bob)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 5:42pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/7 "2026-10-01T17:42:02Z")
I am gonna actually join a game jam for once ---
**Author:** ![Rune](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/rune/32/18951_2.png) [@Rune](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Rune)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/8 "2026-10-01T18:21:09Z")
AAAAAH DROP EVERYTHING!!! New jam okay okay okay I gotta think of the game. This theme is so open-ended, I can’t wait to see what people make. ---
**Author:** ![Octodemon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/octodemon/32/15417_2.png) [@Octodemon](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Octodemon)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/9 "2026-10-01T18:21:12Z")
Hmmm what will I make for this one… ---
**Author:** ![randomuser](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/randomuser/32/32505_2.png) [@randomuser](https://forum.makecode.com/u/randomuser)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/10 "2026-10-01T18:21:17Z")
THIS IS THE BEST THEME TO HAVE EVER EXISTED!!! (I might be a little excited for this one!!!) We’ll see if I’m making a game or playing them all but either way I get to see so many SILLY LITTLE CRITTERS 🥰 ---
**Author:** ![danger\_kitty](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/danger_kitty/32/32006_2.png) [@danger\_kitty](https://forum.makecode.com/u/danger_kitty)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/11 "2026-10-01T18:21:19Z")
I am definitely making a game for this ---
**Author:** ![Soleb244](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Soleb244](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Soleb244)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/12 "2026-10-01T19:56:23Z")
I just started focusing on my unfinished project and this dropped… so I’m not participating. ---
**Author:** ![OriginalUsername](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/originalusername/32/33031_2.png) [@OriginalUsername](https://forum.makecode.com/u/OriginalUsername)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/13 "2026-10-01T19:56:28Z")
iiinteresting… hope I have time to make something for this one! Looks fun :D ---
**Author:** ![MarkyMarkus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/markymarkus/32/34644_2.png) [@MarkyMarkus](https://forum.makecode.com/u/MarkyMarkus)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/14 "2026-10-01T19:56:32Z")
The day this got announced, (Oct 1st 2026) I got stung by a hornet. I know what game to make ---
**Author:** ![average\_gmod\_enjoyer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/average_gmod_enjoyer/32/35593_2.png) [@average\_gmod\_enjoyer](https://forum.makecode.com/u/average_gmod_enjoyer)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/15 "2026-10-01T19:56:35Z")
this is going to be hard… ---
**Author:** ![VoxelMaster64](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/voxelmaster64/32/32075_2.png) [@VoxelMaster64](https://forum.makecode.com/u/VoxelMaster64)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/16 "2026-10-01T19:56:52Z")
![Screenshot 2026-10-01 3.19.20 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/3X/5/3/534e40c328e5757e148646b7deb7cd69e4b24005.png) can I make a game with… bugs? /j * * * seems cool! I already have an idea, though theres a 0.0000001% chance i will get it done. /j I have been making a small engine that allows sprite walls, but that’s all I’m saying for now! ---
**Author:** ![BLADEr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/blader/32/16422_2.png) [@BLADEr](https://forum.makecode.com/u/BLADEr)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/17 "2026-10-01T19:57:02Z")
As usual, I’ll do something with procedural animation and this is a great theme for it! I’m so excited!! 🐛 🐝 🎉 ---
**Author:** ![CatzDev06](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/catzdev06/32/35473_2.png) [@CatzDev06](https://forum.makecode.com/u/CatzDev06)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/18 "2026-10-01T19:57:04Z")
my first game jam… cool ---
**Author:** ![Sword\_Studios](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/sword_studios/32/35216_2.png) [@Sword\_Studios](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Sword_Studios)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/19 "2026-10-01T19:57:07Z")
My first official game jam. I will probably give up tho ---
**Author:** ![WoofWoof](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/woofwoof/32/32523_2.png) [@WoofWoof](https://forum.makecode.com/u/WoofWoof)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/20 "2026-10-01T20:08:33Z")
I be creepin’ and I be crawlin’ but most of all I be cutein’ and patootin’! [Next page](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244.md?page=2)