# \[Announcement\] 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:** 9
**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, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/161 "2026-10-15T19:06:33Z")
Name I mean. Name for my pirate dog. I think I made him like a brown lab or something. ---
**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 15, 2026, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/162 "2026-10-15T19:07:04Z")
does your game have a bunch of lil’ guys in it? if it’s just debugging code, that’s not on theme. ---
**Author:** ![PizzaBoi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/pizzaboi/32/35875_2.png) [@PizzaBoi](https://forum.makecode.com/u/PizzaBoi)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2026, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/163 "2026-10-15T19:13:29Z")
![IMG_0844](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/3X/3/3/332b27e6a38d122626c202ecd738d760cae031c0.jpeg)Hehe ---
**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 16, 2026, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/164 "2026-10-16T16:41:48Z")
Oh? Hmm… mine is also centered around “bugs” as in “errors”, but you’re not debugging code or anything, I don’t want to give away too much but is simply the act of centering your game around programming bugs not ok? ---
**Author:** ![Enzandarojo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/enzandarojo/32/35948_2.png) [@Enzandarojo](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Enzandarojo)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2026, 12:19am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/165 "2026-10-18T00:19:09Z")
i was also making a game about computer bugs brooo 😭 😭 ---
**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 18, 2026, 12:31am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/167 "2026-10-18T00:31:07Z")
@richard I am allowed to increase the screen resolution right… ---
**Author:** ![kirbob](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/kirbob/32/34880_2.png) [@kirbob](https://forum.makecode.com/u/kirbob)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2026, 4:16am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/168 "2026-10-18T04:16:55Z")
how do u animate all of the letters after u type them in ---
**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 18, 2026, 4:17am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/169 "2026-10-18T04:17:31Z")
the theme is critters, so, if it can relate to that… then I think you’ll become a 2 time game jam winner. ---
**Author:** ![OngakuNeko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/ongakuneko/32/36274_2.png) [@OngakuNeko](https://forum.makecode.com/u/OngakuNeko)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2026, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/170 "2026-10-18T19:35:44Z")
this is right up my alley! I LOVE making silly little goobers \>w\< ---
**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 18, 2026, 7:42pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/171 "2026-10-18T19:42:56Z")
My secret 😉 ---
**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 18, 2026, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/172 "2026-10-18T19:45:37Z")
use and changing it to tag every x ms ---
**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 19, 2026, 12:52am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/173 "2026-10-19T00:52:20Z")
actually I’m probably not going to finish it in time for the jam, though I will still work on it. ---
**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 19, 2026, 1:05am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/174 "2026-10-19T01:05:44Z")
What happened right use the c7 and c8 tag and swap them out ---
**Author:** ![tjayy67](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/tjayy67/32/29703_2.png) [@tjayy67](https://forum.makecode.com/u/tjayy67)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/175 "2026-10-19T20:08:48Z")
OMG I HAVE A GREAT IDEA!!! Have you guys ever played the browser game, Daddy Long Legs? if not, try it out, its addicting. Im gonna remake that in makecode! ---
**Author:** ![Jdw172904](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ea5d25/32.png) [@Jdw172904](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Jdw172904)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/176 "2026-10-19T20:14:03Z")
My game: Little Fishing! ( i hope fish count as critters) Link: [Imvsyrhptoxrf ypqov - #4 by kirbob](https://forum.makecode.com/t/imvsyrhptoxrf-ypqov/46525/4) ---
**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 19, 2026, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/177 "2026-10-19T20:18:58Z")
my god is javascript a godsend. It’s so much easier to make anything once you learn it. My first recommendation as president: learn JS ---
**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 19, 2026, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/178 "2026-10-19T20:27:23Z")
YOOO you play that too?? ---
**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 19, 2026, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/179 "2026-10-19T20:27:27Z")
And that’s the only thing I CAN’T do ): I can’t even learn GDscript properly 🥀 ---
**Author:** ![kirbob](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/kirbob/32/34880_2.png) [@kirbob](https://forum.makecode.com/u/kirbob)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/180 "2026-10-19T22:16:01Z")
um thats me saying i eat swords. u posted the wrong link : ) ---
**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 19, 2026, 11:07pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244/181 "2026-10-19T23:07:28Z")
Uhhhhh… hehehe… @richard… w-we are allowed to use computer bugs as critters… r-right? 😅 [Previous page](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244.md?page=8) [Next page](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244.md?page=10)