# \[Announcement\] MakeCode Arcade bigSMALL Game Jam!

**URL:** https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-bigsmall-game-jam/43062
**Category:** Arcade
**Created:** [April 1, 2026, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-bigsmall-game-jam/43062 "2026-04-01T15:14:04Z")
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### Author: ![Kiwiphoenix364](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/kiwiphoenix364/32/14368_2.png) [@Kiwiphoenix364](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Kiwiphoenix364)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2026, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-bigsmall-game-jam/43062/1 "2026-04-01T15:14:04Z")

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# **bigSMALL Game Jam**

Hey folks!

You’ve been waiting, and now our theme announcement is finally here! We are super excited to announce that the theme for our next game jam is **bigSMALL**!

Remember, any game you submit must involve this theme in some way. Here are some examples that work well with this theme:

1. A puzzle game where you can change the sizes of objects to progress

2. A platformer where your character can get bigger and smaller but only for a limited amount of time

3. An RPG where your character is small so the rest of the world looks big

4. A shoot ‘em up where the enemies slowly get bigger as you progress

This time the jam will run from **Monday, April 6th** to **Monday, April 27th** , ending at 11:59 PM PT, so get coding!

For full rules and submission details, check out the official [game jam page](https://bit.ly/MakeCode-Arcade-Game-Jam-2026).

By the way, what day is it?

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### 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: [April 1, 2026, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-bigsmall-game-jam/43062/2 "2026-04-01T17:08:57Z")

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I almost fell for it and would have watched the rickroll if not for the weird 7 second countdown to “Never gonna give you up” on bitley. My first thought was “why is @kiwiphoenix364 posting this?”.

BUT THEN I realized it’s a real game jam! So awesome! Mega cool!

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### Author: ![redSprite](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/redsprite/32/34262_2.png) [@redSprite](https://forum.makecode.com/u/redSprite)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-bigsmall-game-jam/43062/3 "2026-04-01T17:09:03Z")

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@Kiwiphoenix364? I don’t remember you working for MakeCode…

> **Spoilers!**
>
> IT’S AN APRIL FOOLS JOKE, I WAS FOOLED, HOW WAS I FOOLED?