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Game Off is our annual month-long game jam (hackathon for building games). This year’s theme is HYBRID.
You’re welcome to interpret the theme however you wish, but if you need some ideas to kickstart your creativity, think about how your game could:
Participate by yourself or as a team. Multiple submissions are welcome, and of course, the use of open source software is encouraged.
Shortly after the jam ends, voting will be open to everyone who has submitted a game. Don’t worry—there will be plenty of time to play and vote on the entries. As always, we’ll highlight some of our favorites on the GitHub Blog, and the world will get to enjoy (and maybe even contribute to or learn from) your creations.
Don’t worry, we have several resources for you, from how to use Git to all things GitHub. You’ll “Git” it in no time.
More questions about GitHub? Contact our Support Team. They’d be happy to help.
Did you know? You don’t have to use Git on the command line. You can use GitHub Desktop (our client for macOS and Windows), or bring Git and GitHub to your favorite editors:
The itch.io community feature is enabled for this jam—it’s a great place to ask Game Off-specific questions, share tips, and more.
With so many free, open source game engines and tutorials available online, there’s never been an easier (or more exciting!) time to try out game development.
Are you…
Do you really like retro games? Maybe you can…
The official Twitter hashtag for the Game Off is #GitHubGameOff. We can’t wait to see what you build.