Is AI allowed in RGDC Jam 2026 + [$ Prizes]?

No. This jam bans generative AI (applies to generative content (AI for learning, debugging, basic code completion is OK)).

“✓ AI may be used for learning, explaining programming concepts, debugging, basic code completion, translation, and non-generative editing such as resizing, compression, or noise removal.”

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

Jam facts

Host

Rickards Game Development Club, #rickards_game_development_club

Source

itch.io

Starts

Thu Oct 1, 2026, 03:59 UTC

Submissions end

Sat Oct 31, 2026, 03:59 UTC

Voting ends

Mon Nov 16, 2026, 04:59 UTC

Joined

298

Prizes

up to $300 (Farclip is offering a $300 cash prize for the RGDC Game Jam, plus free access to their tool for anyone building in Unity, Unreal, or Godot.)

From the jam page

Welcome to the 2nd RGDC game jam! Every year Rickards Game Development Club brings you the RGDC Game Jam! A game jam is a competition between individuals or teams to see who can make the better game that also follows the theme of jam for a prize. Of course the game that you want to make has to fit inside of the theme of the game jam which will be huge factor in the judgement of your submission and the theme is announced when the jam starts. After you have submitted your game and the submission period is over, your game will be rated by other players and you will also be able to vote on games. I've never done a game jam before... Don't worry! There is a first for everything. This game jam is a perfect start for beginners. You'll learn so much as you progress and it's always worth a shot! Even if you don't finish in time, submit what you did finish and know that you've come a long a way just by trying something new. Here's a helpful video . Do I have to work by myself? No, you may form a team consisting up to 4 members. Everyone on your team doesn't need to enter the game jam, you may have one person make an itch.io account and enter the game jam for for the whole team whilst other members can be listed as contributors. Note that contributors are not allowed to vote, so it is up to your entire team on how they want to score a game. There is also a discord server in which you may use to find teammates: https://discord.gg/JD4dCCeZmx The themes are: 1) Circle 2) Sugar 3) Entropy Y…

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