Is AI allowed in PIGSquad does 0h Game Jam 2026?

No. This jam bans generative AI.

“No games made with Generative AI. Do not police submissions or make fun of / talk down on jam submissions or jammers' ideas in PIGSquad channels or otherwise.”

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

Jam facts

Host

Portland Indie Game Squad, #0hgame

Source

itch.io

Starts

Sun Nov 1, 2026, 08:00 UTC

Submissions end

Sun Nov 1, 2026, 10:00 UTC

Joined

4

Prizes

None stated

From the jam page

Let's do 0h Game Jam again this year! We'll be hanging out in the PIGSquad Discord voice/video chat while sharing screens or lurking while we make our games, then playing everyone's games right after. We're starting to jam at 1am, which the clock will roll back to after 1:59am due to Daylight Savings. Therefore, the jam starts at 1am, then ends at 1am. Make a game in 0 hours: a once-a-year opportunity when the clocks go back for daylight savings! This is a place for anyone in the United States to upload their jam game to share with others! The official 0h Game Jam is/was hosted at http://0hgame.sos.gd/ , but that might be defunct now? We don't know 🤷‍♀️ let's just do it Note that we will be having an end-of-year showcase for all PIGSquadders in December, so feel free to bring your game out to share if you're in the area! Check out last year's submissions here! Shorthand PIGSquad jam rules & details: We will be jamming in Pacific Time. Non-Portlanders are welcome to participate. When submitting your project, we will ask you some questions to avoid being submission-bombed. All participants, in person or remote, must follow PIGSquad's Code of Conduct . As a general rule, please keep entries "PG-13" or younger. No nsfw content. No games made with Generative AI. Do not police submissions or make fun of / talk down on jam submissions or jammers' ideas in PIGSquad channels or otherwise. Our goal as a community is to uplift creative collaboration and learning. This jam is not a compe…

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