Is AI allowed in Backseating Allowed Jam 2026?

No. This jam bans generative AI.

“genAI is prohibited. The use of genAI in any part of your submission is prohibited.”

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

Jam facts

Host

Pixel Tanuki Games, 🍄 mycelium 🦝, SomeRanDev, JustInvoke, Game Clique, #backseatjam26

Source

itch.io

Starts

Fri Oct 23, 2026, 04:00 UTC

Submissions end

Mon Nov 2, 2026, 04:59 UTC

Voting ends

Sun Nov 8, 2026, 04:59 UTC

Joined

41

Prizes

up to $50 (Development Fund: A $50 gift card to help fund your next late-night coding session.)

From the jam page

Required theme: your game must have at least one Twitch integration that can influence gameplay. How you build that in is your call—chat could vote on outcomes, spawn events, control/spawn characters, or throw curveballs at the player. Twitch integration is the mandatory theme for prize eligibility. To make this approachable regardless of skill level or engine, we're providing free template projects for Unreal, Unity, GameMaker, Godot, and RPG Maker, ready one week before the jam starts. A universal keyboard-simulator fallback is also available for other engines. Twitch API/integration setup can be done early, before the jam period, so you're not burning jam time on plumbing. Gameplay, art, audio, and content development must happen during the official jam period (Oct 23 – Nov 1, 2026). A secondary theme will be announced at the start of the jam (Oct 23) . It's optional and won't affect prize eligibility, just an extra creative hook if you want it! Anytime - Twitch API/integration Twitch API/integration setup can start anytime before the jam Oct 16, 2026 - Template creation Free template projects for Unreal, Unity, GameMaker, Godot, and RPG Maker will be provided beginning on this date Oct 23, 2026 - Secondary theme announced This secondary theme is optional and won't affect prize eligibility Oct 23–Nov 1, 2026 - Official jam dev period! All gameplay, art, audio, and content must be built during this window; all games must be submitted by the end of this window Nov 1, 2026 - …

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