Is AI allowed in Innovation Jam #1?
⛔ AI banned
No. This jam bans generative AI (applies to art/audio/writing).
“Using AI to solve the Jam's goal is cheating. The quality of assets is irrelevant for the final scores.”
Checked 2026-10-18 · keyword rules · confidence: medium. Rules can change. Confirm on the jam page ↗
Jam facts
- Host
- GreenyNeko, #innovationjam
- Source
- itch.io
- Starts
- Wed Sep 30, 2026, 23:00 UTC
- Submissions end
- Sun Nov 1, 2026, 00:00 UTC
- Voting ends
- Tue Dec 1, 2026, 00:00 UTC
- Joined
- 7
- Prizes
- None stated
From the jam page
Welcome, welcome, To the first iteration of the (hopefully) quarterly GreenyNeko's Innovation Game Jam~ What is the Innovation Jam? The goal of this jam is simple: under constraints pushing creativity and innovation, we will make games that wouldn't have existed otherwise. We will push the borders of what games one could imagine! The sky's the limit, and we have the tools. Each iteration has a different theme. These themes aim to tackle ideas that are at the border of conventionalism. We'll slightly break common sense and explore what lies beyond. If every game does something one way, we restrict those uses but keep the mechanics! What lies beyond? With this game jam, we will find out! Everyone is welcome to rack their brains around these topics. Now what is the theme of the first iteration? The first theme is... Unconventional Genres Out of the following pairs of genres, you can pick one and make a game with both of them integrated. So fundamentally, your job is to design and create a game with the genre pair you pick and make it work well. 0 Bullet Hell + Horror 1 Puzzle + Racing 2 Collectathon + Roguelike 3 RTS + Jump 'n' Run 4 FPS + idle 5 Beat 'Em Up + Farming Sim Do use the number in front when submitting your game. Scoring The games will be rated partially by the judges and optionally by viewers of the judging stream. The weight is 60% to 40% if enough votes come in. If the viewer vote fails for any of the games, it will not play a role for any submission. The criteria…
📬 Get AI-friendly jams weekly
Are you the organizer?
Show participants your AI rule at a glance. Paste this badge on your jam page. It links here and updates when your rules change.
Label wrong, or rules changed? Report a wrong label · Send an update (for now: subscribe, then reply to any issue)