# \[Announcement\] 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:** 8
**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 13, 2026, 3:34am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/141 "2026-10-13T03:34:01Z")
I feel being small and silly both play a large role in being classified a critter ---
**Author:** ![RoyalCoding\_boys](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/royalcoding_boys/32/31701_2.png) [@RoyalCoding\_boys](https://forum.makecode.com/u/RoyalCoding_boys)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 3:41am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/142 "2026-10-13T03:41:06Z")
Any ideas more for him to do or for a name for him would be nice ---
**Author:** ![TheEarth](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/theearth/32/34579_2.png) [@TheEarth](https://forum.makecode.com/u/TheEarth)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 3:42am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/143 "2026-10-13T03:42:37Z")
Oh Lez go so what if I made any object sentient do it is alive? ---
**Author:** ![TheEarth](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/theearth/32/34579_2.png) [@TheEarth](https://forum.makecode.com/u/TheEarth)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 3:51am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/144 "2026-10-13T03:51:02Z")
hey that’s me right? ---
**Author:** ![TheEarth](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/theearth/32/34579_2.png) [@TheEarth](https://forum.makecode.com/u/TheEarth)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 3:51am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/145 "2026-10-13T03:51:13Z")
man I hate rubrics they remind me of school and I mildly dislike school ---
**Author:** ![RoyalCoding\_boys](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/royalcoding_boys/32/31701_2.png) [@RoyalCoding\_boys](https://forum.makecode.com/u/RoyalCoding_boys)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/146 "2026-10-13T17:33:26Z")
Yo, can you guys pls give me name ideas for my pirate dog and ideas for his storyline? PLS help guys I’ve asked like 3 times now ---
**Author:** ![Air](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/air/32/26413_2.png) [@Air](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Air)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/147 "2026-10-13T17:35:38Z")
> [@AlexK](#): > > (No, there is no formal rubric. Don’t ask for one.) I was just going to ask that… but, what are the marking criteria’s? Is code being organised, or how efficiently you use it? Do you guys look at the code? Because If so, I’m DEEPFRIED. ---
**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 13, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/148 "2026-10-13T17:44:15Z")
I had a feeling. ---
**Author:** ![ScriptScraper](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/scriptscraper/32/35438_2.png) [@ScriptScraper](https://forum.makecode.com/u/ScriptScraper)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/149 "2026-10-13T21:45:10Z")
The name of my game shall be Critter Clash ---
**Author:** ![ChimbroDaPro](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/chimbrodapro/32/15852_2.png) [@ChimbroDaPro](https://forum.makecode.com/u/ChimbroDaPro)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/150 "2026-10-13T21:45:15Z")
![IMG_0075](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/3X/8/1/81590589360a28e8406232702477eb279faac10f.gif) ---
**Author:** ![TheEarth](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/theearth/32/34579_2.png) [@TheEarth](https://forum.makecode.com/u/TheEarth)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 4:55am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/151 "2026-10-14T04:55:45Z")
Coding terminal? ---
**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 14, 2026, 5:00am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/152 "2026-10-14T05:00:54Z")
Heeeey I’ve played a game that controls like this before! The effort is crazy though, I can’t imagine how one would even begin to code that. ---
**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 14, 2026, 5:03am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/153 "2026-10-14T05:03:29Z")
HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE WERE ALL GOING TO LOSE TO YOU ---
**Author:** ![miguelsanto17598-gli](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/miguelsanto17598-gli/32/35185_2.png) [@miguelsanto17598-gli](https://forum.makecode.com/u/miguelsanto17598-gli)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2026, 4:05am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/154 "2026-10-15T04:05:21Z")
I indeed will lose ---
**Author:** ![TheEarth](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/theearth/32/34579_2.png) [@TheEarth](https://forum.makecode.com/u/TheEarth)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2026, 4:13am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/155 "2026-10-15T04:13:08Z")
Hey the text is animated it took me too long to realize ---
**Author:** ![TheEarth](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/theearth/32/34579_2.png) [@TheEarth](https://forum.makecode.com/u/TheEarth)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2026, 4:13am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/156 "2026-10-15T04:13:12Z")
Bro it used dog in the example 🥀 ---
**Author:** ![Air](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/air/32/26413_2.png) [@Air](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Air)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/157 "2026-10-15T18:15:34Z")
that’s the point of me posting that ---
**Author:** ![AgentBoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/agentboom/32/16635_2.png) [@AgentBoom](https://forum.makecode.com/u/AgentBoom)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/158 "2026-10-15T18:15:39Z")
yo you already have three game jam wins give the rest of us a chance 😭 ---
**Author:** ![AgentBoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/agentboom/32/16635_2.png) [@AgentBoom](https://forum.makecode.com/u/AgentBoom)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/159 "2026-10-15T18:15:41Z")
Is it okay if I interpret “critters” as “bugs” and then “bugs” as, you know, computer errors, or am i going way too far? I spent like a week thinking the theme was bugs im so fried ---
**Author:** ![RoyalCoding\_boys](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/royalcoding_boys/32/31701_2.png) [@RoyalCoding\_boys](https://forum.makecode.com/u/RoyalCoding_boys)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/160 "2026-10-15T18:15:43Z")
yo, how the heck are you this good? Any good ideas for a pirate dog? [Previous page](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244.md?page=7) [Next page](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244.md?page=9)