A game jam is a hackathon for game development where people with technical, creative, artistic, musical, and development skills can compete to develop a game over a predefined time frame (usually between 2 to 7 days) surrounding a certain theme.

You can form a team by either asking your friends to join, or by accessing our Social HUB on Discord to find a group/ recruit people for your team.

You are also able to join the Game Jam alone.

Up to 5 people can be part of a team (Exceptions apply). Check the rules page for more info.

The theme will be announced at the event and on social media on the 9th of Decmber 2021 at 5:00 PM (GMT+3) on the day of the jam. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter to get the latest announcements.

The Bahrain Game Jam Rules can be found here.

The jam this year will be for 72 hours, kicking off on Thursday the 9^th of December 2021 at 5:00 PM (GMT+3) until Sunday the 12^th of December 2021 at 5:00 PM (GMT+3).

Yes, we don’t expect you to do everything from scratch.
However, there are restrictions to their use; for example, they must be legally obtained, we will not accept copyright violations; Judges will mark the originality of your games.
See rules and Policies for more information here.

You will need to keep records of the ready–made assets you used and submit them to the organizer once the time limit has finished in any format you like. Records do not need to be too detailed, a simple “This Awesome Track was taken from This Awesome Music Pack 1” would be considered sufficient. Please read the rules for more details.

You must be 12 years or older to join; however, we do recognize young talents and exceptions can be made if certain conditions are agreed upon. Please email us for such requests.

Please note that less than 12 year olds must have their parents sign the consent form and must be provided during the registration process.

Teams can consist of up to 5 members. If you are joining the Jam alone, you may be up for the one man army award!

Financial prizes will not be given out this year, however we are focusing more on awards to allow for more people to be recognized for their effort.

Yes, we have a transparency policy where the scores are announced, and games will be ranked.

As the whole Game Jam will be held virtually, you are required to set up a time with your team to be online using our Social Hub breakout rooms to meet and complete your games. The channel is open at anytime, and all you need to do is plan the timing with your group.

Find out more about how the Social Hub works here.

• All ready made assets need to be declared, not in detail, but in the following format: “Used the Quixel Nature Pack” or “Used Music from website example.com”
• Judging will be weighted, ready made assets will be reviewed on how do they fit with other esthetic elements, and using those assets in an original way i.e. level creation.
• Premade tools and codes (original or purchased) from the store is allowed but needs to be declared in the documentation.

Also Check the awards and catagories page for more detials.