# \[Announcement\] MakeCode Arcade Mini Game Jam #35 - Cursed Jam 3
**URL:** https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-35-cursed-jam-3/44312
**Category:** Arcade
**Tags:** mini-game-jam
**Created:** [June 2, 2026, 12:08am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-35-cursed-jam-3/44312 "2026-06-02T00:08:51Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2026, 12:08am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-35-cursed-jam-3/44312/1 "2026-06-02T00:08:51Z")
Oh no… Not again…
We just finished up our Spring Game Jam and that can only mean one thing, it’s time for _everybody except me_’s favorite mini game jam theme to make another appearance. That’s right, I’m talking about **Cursed Jam Part 3**.
…but what is a cursed game? It’s any game where the controls and gameplay seem to be actively working against you. That doesn’t mean that the game should be impossible, just frustrating or weird. The best cursed games are games where you can clearly see the path to victory. Games like [QWOP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QWOP), [Getting Over It](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting_Over_It_with_Bennett_Foddy), [Desert Bus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penn_%26_Teller's_Smoke_and_Mirrors), and [I wanna be the guy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Wanna_Be_the_Guy) are all classic examples.
This is your chance to make _me_ suffer. As always, I will be playing all of the games along with the rest of the stream team at the end of the month (no matter how unplayable they may be).
If you need some game examples, I suggest checking our [Cursed Jam Part 1](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-17-cursed-jam/25791) and [Cursed Jam Part 2](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-25-cursed-jam-part-2/33446). Or you can check out the cursed games we made on livestream:
> **Cursed stream games**
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> ### Cursed game #1
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> A platformer where you can only see while the player is standing still:
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> [https://arcade.makecode.com/S00593-63609-37987-56473](https://arcade.makecode.com/S00593-63609-37987-56473)
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> ### Cursed game #2
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> A multiplayer game with a completely normal amount of mazes to solve!
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> [https://arcade.makecode.com/S89397-72977-70987-87756](https://arcade.makecode.com/S89397-72977-70987-87756)
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> also check out the [single player version](https://arcade.makecode.com/19523-78656-93779-21256)
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> ### Cursed game #3
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> A platformer where the ground falls away whenever you touch it
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> [https://arcade.makecode.com/S03156-14021-91226-78201](https://arcade.makecode.com/S03156-14021-91226-78201)
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> ### Cursed game #4
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> A platformer that you control using a menu
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> [https://arcade.makecode.com/99751-73403-30856-26199](https://arcade.makecode.com/99751-73403-30856-26199)
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> ### Cursed game #5
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> Count’em!
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> [https://arcade.makecode.com/S88898-69096-14197-14064](https://arcade.makecode.com/S88898-69096-14197-14064)
Get to work, you monsters!
## Rules
1. Games should be built in MakeCode Arcade
2. Games should clearly adhere to the theme without the need for any extra explanation
3. Keep the games PG: no NSFW, offensive, or excessively violent content.
4. You must be at least 9 years old to participate.
5. All games must be submitted by someone who is at least 13 years old. Younger students are welcome to participate, but it must be in partnership with an adult and with parent permission.
You have until the last Friday of the month to enter! The jam will close at **11:59 PM PDT on Thursday, June 25th 2026**. As always, we will be playing all of the submitted games on our livestream on the last Friday of the month.
Submit your games by posting them in this thread!
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### Author:  [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2026, 12:09am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-35-cursed-jam-3/44312/2 "2026-06-02T00:09:13Z")
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### Author:  [@VoxelMaster64](https://forum.makecode.com/u/VoxelMaster64)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2026, 1:32am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-35-cursed-jam-3/44312/3 "2026-06-02T01:32:15Z")
I had an idea for something like this forever ago
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### Author:  [@redSprite](https://forum.makecode.com/u/redSprite)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2026, 1:32am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-35-cursed-jam-3/44312/4 "2026-06-02T01:32:45Z")
IT HAS COME BACK FOR THE THIRD TIME!?
I expected the Five Seconds Jam to have three separate installments first, but this can also do!
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### Author:  [@CopySprite](https://forum.makecode.com/u/CopySprite)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2026, 1:33am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-35-cursed-jam-3/44312/5 "2026-06-02T01:33:03Z")
This is just an annual theme at this point…
To be fair I did ask for past themes to return.
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### Author:  [@WoofWoof](https://forum.makecode.com/u/WoofWoof)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2026, 1:33am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-35-cursed-jam-3/44312/6 "2026-06-02T01:33:29Z")
Finally I am blessed with time. This is gonna be really fun! I really like the “chaos” vibes of this theme. Hopefully I’ll come up with something good, but really I just love playing games from a theme obviously created with @TeddyB in mind. Have fun everyone!!!
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### Author:  [@TheEarth](https://forum.makecode.com/u/TheEarth)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2026, 1:33am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-35-cursed-jam-3/44312/7 "2026-06-02T01:33:45Z")
hehe can you even see me ( boss fight but the boss and his attacks are invisible good luck makecode team hehe
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### Author:  [@coppercode](https://forum.makecode.com/u/coppercode)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2026, 3:30am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-35-cursed-jam-3/44312/8 "2026-06-02T03:30:16Z")
I’m so in be ready to cry Richard I WILL MAKE YOU SUFFER
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### Author:  [@HorrorDev](https://forum.makecode.com/u/HorrorDev)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2026, 3:30am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-35-cursed-jam-3/44312/9 "2026-06-02T03:30:36Z")
I can’t wait…
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### Author:  [@BitBot](https://forum.makecode.com/u/BitBot)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2026, 1:18pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-35-cursed-jam-3/44312/10 "2026-06-02T13:18:32Z")
Yes… heh… HEH… MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
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### Author:  [@Astro](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Astro)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2026, 1:18pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-35-cursed-jam-3/44312/11 "2026-06-02T13:18:35Z")
Black heart: The demo
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### Author:  [@BLADEr](https://forum.makecode.com/u/BLADEr)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2026, 1:18pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-35-cursed-jam-3/44312/12 "2026-06-02T13:18:40Z")
> [@richard](#):
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> you monsters!
that’s what my band director calls us
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### Author:  [@Abstract](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Abstract)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-35-cursed-jam-3/44312/13 "2026-06-02T16:39:19Z")
_ **Did somebody say, game jam?** _
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### Author:  [@Vincent](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Vincent)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2026, 3:01am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-35-cursed-jam-3/44312/14 "2026-06-03T03:01:24Z")
Richard… Prepare to _ **SUFFER** _
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### Author:  [@Green\_Lizard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Green_Lizard)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2026, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-35-cursed-jam-3/44312/15 "2026-06-03T17:11:37Z")
I’m good at making cursed things!
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### Author:  [@Green\_Lizard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Green_Lizard)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2026, 12:19am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-35-cursed-jam-3/44312/16 "2026-06-04T00:19:30Z")
first game
> **[Normal maze (G.b.y.M. is R.E.7671.M)](https://arcade.makecode.com/S40046-10078-05636-60306)**
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> absolutely normal maze
second game
> **[(VTD) Voices of The Dark](https://arcade.makecode.com/69017-91391-79136-13675)**
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> A sonar test game using the raycasting extension, press and hold 'A' to send out sonar. Also, B- \[DATA CORRUPTED\] its technically lidar though
these are my submissions the first one is definitly normal and the second one is uhh well you saw or are about to see.
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### Author:  [@VoxelMaster64](https://forum.makecode.com/u/VoxelMaster64)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2026, 12:28am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-35-cursed-jam-3/44312/17 "2026-06-04T00:28:12Z")
aren’t we all? (joke)
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### Author:  [@not\_a\_lemon](https://forum.makecode.com/u/not_a_lemon)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2026, 12:32am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-35-cursed-jam-3/44312/18 "2026-06-04T00:32:37Z")
Made this monstrosity in one day
> **[Really stupid rage game that i hate](https://arcade.makecode.com/S89975-23603-88663-76132)**
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> Exactly what the title says (Haha @richard im evil)
Hope you hate it everyone
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### Author:  [@top\_hat\_lord](https://forum.makecode.com/u/top_hat_lord)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2026, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-35-cursed-jam-3/44312/19 "2026-06-04T18:54:13Z")
I have a ideaaaaaa!
So you know that one game where you have to hit a particular spot on the screen? What if EVERY button and menu was like that? Ima be making a game where every button and menu is placed randomly on screen, and to interacting with any button or menu teleports said button or menu. This will also apply to the movement buttons.
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### Author:  [@xInsqne1](https://forum.makecode.com/u/xInsqne1)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2026, 6:55pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-35-cursed-jam-3/44312/20 "2026-06-04T18:55:04Z")
The maze one is so evil! 🤣 😭
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