Theme: Arcade (any genre)

Prize for winner $100

Who can enter: This jam is for students of Unreal University only. All games must be made in Unreal Engine.

Make an arcade game that takes place in a single level. Before you start, decide three things:

• What does the player do?
• What does winning look like?
• What does losing look like?

For example, a wave based shooter: Shoot enemies with your gun to clear each wave and move on to the next. You win by clearing the final wave, and you lose if the enemies kill you.

Keep it simple and make it polished. Great feel, sound, and juice matter more than extra features.

Free asset resources

• Fab: Epic's marketplace, with free Unreal assets every month
• Kenney: free 2D and 3D game assets
• OpenGameArt: community made art and audio
• itch.io free assets: sprites, models, and sound packs
• Freesound: sound effects
• Mixamo: free character animations

Deadline

Submissions close on 12 October 2026 at 00:00 GMT.