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Game Jam not on the calendar, WHY?

A topic by MizuMiaw created Jun 08, 2026 Views: 196 Replies: 3
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I’m writing because I published my game jam on May 10, but it still does not appear on the itch.io jam calendar. I also emailed support a week ago and received this confirmation: “Your request (371895) has been received and is being reviewed by our support staff.” However, I have not received any further reply yet.

Jam name: Queer Communist Game Jam 2026  

Jam URL: /jam/queercomgames2026  

Dates: August 1–31, 2026  

Organizer account: https://mizumiaw.itch.io

I’m worried because the calendar is essential for visibility. I have been promoting the jam outside itch.io, but that is not enough, especially for a small independent project organized from Cuba with limited resources. So far 21 people have joined, and it has been very difficult to reach people without the support of the calendar.

I also want to clarify that this is not an improvised or abandoned jam. The project has received support and visibility from organizations such as Gray Area Foundation for the Arts, a San Francisco-based institution working at the intersection of art, technology, culture and social impact, and The New Centre for Research & Practice, an international educational platform for theory, philosophy, art, media and experimental research. Their support matters because this jam is trying to create a serious space for experimental, queer, leftist and anti-capitalist games, not just a casual event.

Could you please help me understand if I did something wrong, or if there is anything missing from the jam page that is preventing it from appearing on the calendar?

Thank you so much for your help.

I want to say that the calendar only ever listed a hand-picked subset of jams, but I’m not actually sure how true that is. There are a lot of jams the calendar, including many less popular than yours. All I know is that some jams make it on the calendar and some don’t, but I have no idea what the actual criteria are.

Exactly and I don't want to feel it is because of my topic and therefore is  being censored!!! and thats soooooooo sad and disappointing!!!

Queer jams make it to onto the calendar all the time, and are fairly common. I think I’ve seen anti-capitalist jams on the calendar too, but I can’t find any right now, so I’m not entirely certain. A connection to Cuba could be problematic, not because of any political stance on the part of Itch.io, but because of the embargo.

But the more likely explanation is that the topic of the jam is not the problem. Other jams with completely different topics have also failed to make it to the calendar.