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🚀 Game Mark Indie Jam 2026 (GMI Jam)

Welcome to GMI Jam 2026—an annual 4-day (96-hour) online game jam focused on rapid prototyping, creative design, and game feel!

⭐ Event Host & Supporting Channels

This jam is officially organized and supported by our YouTube creator channels:

👉 Ready to Build a Game?

Click the "Join jam" button at the top of this page to reserve your spot and get notified the exact second the theme drops!

100% Free • Solo or Teams up to 4

🎉 Thank You, Developers!

A massive thank you to every single participant who built games, shared feedback, and brought incredible creativity to GMI Jam 2026! This inaugural run was an unforgettable milestone.

See you next year for the ultimate showdown!

Mark your calendars: GMI Jam 2027 kicks off on August 12, 2027 at 4:30 PM IST.

🚀 Join GMI Jam 2027 Now

📢 Official GMI Channel

Subscribe to the official GMI channel for jam updates, stream coverage, and highlights!

📺 Visit GMI Official Channel

👑 Host Channel: Game Of Glint

Follow the official host channel for devlogs, gameplay testing, and event videos!

🎥 Visit Game Of Glint

🎨 Partner Channel: Animated story by agrim

Check out creative animated stories and art content from our partner channel!

🎬 Visit Animated story by agrim

🎯 Secret Theme

THE SECRET THEME IS: UP AND DOWN ROUND AND ROUND

Theme revealed on October 7 at 4:30 PM IST

📅 Schedule & Timeline

  • 🏁 Jam Starts: October 7, 2026 at 4:30 PM IST
  • ⏳ Submission Deadline: October 11, 2026 at 4:30 PM IST
  • 🗳️ Voting Period: October 11 – October 18, 2026

📜 Jam Rules

  1. 100% Free Games: Entry, playing, and voting are completely free. All games must be set to Free on itch.io so everyone can test them.
  2. Timeframe: Work must be created during the 96-hour jam period.
  3. Engine & Tools: Use any game engine or custom engine you like (Godot, Unity, Unreal, GameMaker, WebGL, etc.).
  4. Teams: Enter solo or in teams of up to 4 members.
  5. Assets: Pre-made art, audio, and open-source libraries are allowed with proper credit.

🗳️ Voting Criteria

Submissions will be rated by participants across 4 core categories:

  • 🎮 Overall: General fun factor, execution, and polish.
  • 💡 Theme Usage: How creatively the theme was integrated.
  • ⚙️ Game Design: Mechanics, game feel, and balance.
  • ✨ Presentation: Visual aesthetics, user interface, and sound design.

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Ferris wheel operator park guard
arnavgame
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Spin Burst
Choques rápidos y contundente
FS-Dani
Action
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up and down, round and round
Game Of Glint
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The Turning Tower
a game where gravity is a theory... A GAME THEORY (sorry)
Thomas the Cool
Platformer
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Looping The Rooms
An abandoned child, a cursed bowling ball, and a basement that flips upside down.
MNger
Platformer
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