Is AI allowed in the jame gam game jam (for teenagers!)?

No. This jam bans generative AI (applies to art & audio (AI code help allowed but discouraged)).

“no generative ai for art or audio. ai help with code is allowed, but also very discouraged.”

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

Jam facts

Host

augie, Hack Club

Source

itch.io

Starts

Thu Oct 22, 2026, 21:00 UTC

Submissions end

Sun Oct 25, 2026, 21:00 UTC

Voting ends

Thu Oct 29, 2026, 21:00 UTC

Joined

262

Prizes

Yes (see rules)

From the jam page

the jame gam game jam is a 3-day online game-making marathon for teenagers, run by jame gam and hack club ! this jam is only for teenagers (13 to 18), and we'll remove submissions from anyone else! starts: thursday, october 22 at 5pm ET, when the theme is published ends: sunday, october 25 at 5pm ET voting closes: thursday, october 29 at 5pm ET join this jam with the button above, and sign up at jamegam.hackclub.com to get your invite to the jame gam community! build a game around the theme, solo or with a team submit twice: once here on itch, and once to us through the submission form so we know you're a teenager & where to send your prize. the submission form will open closer to the end of the jam, and it'll stay open for a day or two after the jam has ended play and rate at least 5 other games! get your prize in the mail! every teenager who makes a game will get jame gam stickers, plus a prize from the jame gam prize list ! there are no additional prizes for winning, all the rewards for jame gam are purely for participation. the community voting system is in place to push for friendly competition, but it's more to encourage playing each other's games! so make the game you want to make :) if you're working on a team, every team member needs to fill out the submission form to get a prize ! see the full prize list make your game during the jam and build it around the theme you must be 13 to 18 years old, and so must everyone on your team. we'll remove submissions from anyone …

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