Is AI allowed in All Tools Allowed #3 — A Critics Arcade AI Game Jam?

Yes. This jam is built around AI tools, or requires them.

“Any tool, no apologies. Generative AI, coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot), asset packs, any engine.”

Checked 2026-10-18 · manual review · confidence: high. Rules can change. Confirm on the jam page ↗

Jam facts

Host

Critics Arcade, #AllToolsAllowed

Source

itch.io

Starts

Fri Oct 23, 2026, 17:00 UTC

Submissions end

Mon Oct 26, 2026, 17:00 UTC

Voting ends

Mon Nov 2, 2026, 17:00 UTC

Joined

39

Prizes

None stated

From the jam page

Great games come from vision and iteration, not from who hand-typed every line or hand-drew every pixel. Build an immersive world with whatever gets you there: AI art, AI audio, coding agents, asset packs, your own hands, or all of it at once. Bring the experience. We judge that, not your process. ✦ The Theme Revealed at kickoff The theme will be announced here on Friday 23 October at 6PM BST (17:00 UTC) . Join now, get your tools ready, and come back for the reveal. ✦ The Deal 72 hours. A fresh theme revealed at kickoff. Build, ship, done. Any tool, no apologies. Generative AI, coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot), asset packs, any engine. Solo or team, any size. A browser build is encouraged, so more people can play and rate you. ✦ How Entries Are Judged Voting is by participants and invited judges, never the public. Four things, each rated 1 to 5: Immersion. Did it pull you into its world and hold you there? Player Experience. Was it fun and satisfying to play, moment to moment? Cohesion & Craft. Does it hold together as one finished, consistent piece? Theme. How well does it use the theme revealed at kickoff? ✦ Schedule Fri Oct 23, 6PM BST · Submissions open and theme reveal Mon Oct 26, 5PM GMT · Submissions close, voting begins Oct 26 to Nov 2, 5PM GMT · Community and judge rating Wed Nov 4 · Winners announced All deadlines are at 17:00 UTC. The UK clocks change during the jam: kickoff is 6PM BST, and submissions close at 5PM GMT, exactly 72 hours later. ✦ The Ru…

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