There are no cows on Mars. The colonists still want burgers.
Your mission: make the game that feeds them.
A free online game jam run by a nonprofit, about the food of the future, set on a Mars colony and inspired by real science.
Jan 8 to 16, 2027 路 $1,000 prize pool 路 Solo or teams
Meat on Mars is a free, beginner-friendly game jam. Developers, artists, writers, musicians, and first-time jammers are all welcome. Work solo or join a team. No science background needed.
Our Discord is where we post announcements, match teams, and help each other during the jam.
Feed a Mars colony, no animals allowed.
Cows can't be raised on Mars, but the colonists still want their burgers and steaks. How does your colony make them? Grow it, brew it, build it, or invent something no one has thought of yet.
Factory sim, cozy colony builder, or something gloriously weird: it鈥檚 up to you. More details will be revealed at kickoff.
CULTURED 路 100 HOURS
Make a playable game. No AI-generated art.
TERRAFORMED 路 48 HOURS
A fast sprint. AI art and video submissions allowed.
We're building a free 3D asset library of Mars food factories for this jam. Sneak peek below. Full library coming soon.
Early joiners get access first. Join this jam on itch.io or sign up at meatonmars.org by Nov 30.
Patty maker
Ribbon blender
Extruder
Shredder
All times Pacific
TEAM MATCHING
Thu, Jan 7 路 Team matching and tech check on Discord
KICKOFF
Fri, Jan 8 路 5:00 PM 路 Theme reveal, live on Twitch. Building starts at 6:00 PM.
TERRAFORMED SUBMISSIONS CLOSE
Sun, Jan 10 路 6:00 PM
CULTURED SUBMISSIONS CLOSE
Tue, Jan 12 路 10:00 PM
LIVE SHOWCASE AND WINNERS
Sat, Jan 16
$1,000 prize pool
Full breakdown and judging criteria announced before kickoff.
Meat on Mars is organized by the Clean Meat Alliance, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that funds research into new ways to make meat without animals.
Art credits
Header and cover art include a UFO model by Poly by Google, licensed under CC-BY 3.0, via Poly Pizza.
Factory animation 路 Scenery: J-Toastie (CC-BY) 路 Quaternius (CC0) 路 Kay Lousberg (CC0) 路 Kenney (CC0) 路 Landscape: Gilang Yuda Alyahya
