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First of all, we want to apologize for the delay in announcing the results. Thank you so much for your patience, and especially for taking the time to play and vote for the games. 💜

And now… congratulations to the Vibe Summer Game Jam '26 winners! 🎉

🥇 1st Place — Tiny Siege by Pikapwner 🎮 /jam/vibe-summer-game-jam-26/rate/4962386

🥈 2nd Place — Mystery in the Library by malenamarino 🔎 /jam/vibe-summer-game-jam-26/rate/4963596

🥉 3rd Place — Prism Bastion by fang-erj 🏰 /jam/vibe-summer-game-jam-26/rate/4960935

🎉 Congratulations to all three winners!

And a huge thank you to everyone who participated in the Game Jam. Whether you submitted a game, played other entries, voted, or simply followed the event, we really appreciate you being part of it. 🙌

It was amazing to see all the different games and ideas created during the Jam, and we hope you had fun building them! 🚀

💜 The community continues in Vibe Code Zone!

We’ve created a Discord community to keep talking about vibe coding, AI development, game jams, new tools, and future events.

👉 Join us here: https://discord.gg/Qf7wehCAq

This Jam may be over, but there’s much more to come. 👀🚀

Thanks again for participating, and see you in the next one! 🎮💜

Hi, I'm sorry for delay, I have talk about it in other threads and in the discord community, the Qwen team had some issues with itchio due of their network and we still waiting for them to solve it, they have been able to connect and review the games and we expect to have their response the Monday 

Yes, and we are sorry for that, we depend on the Qwen team for the voting and they had some issues with itchio

Thanks for sharing your favorites, we will share soon the voting results :)

When did you fill the form? They sent the last batch of vouchers yesterday

That's a free decision, in my case I use OpenCode, but Qwen Coder works pretty well too

Did you get it yet?

Hi, yes you can still join, and yes it's ok to use local AI and some human code, about the Qwen voucher we will try to send it as soon as possible but we depend on the Qwen team to review and approve the form when they receive it so it maybe take some hours

Just played it a bit and is so enjoyable, in my opinion is better to just focus on computer at the start and make it a polish game before start with other platforms, with this low amount of time is better have one perfect thing than lots of things at 70%.

About gameplay is cool and with a bit more of work you can have a very fun game

Thanks for the submission I will check it as soon as I can and let's see if I can provide some feedback, tower defense is one of my favorite genres so I'm sure I will enjoy it :)

I'm not sure, I will send an email with the link to claim again but the Qwen team will need to approve it

Hi! Yes, hand made art is welcome

We’ve created a new Discord community for everyone interested in vibe coding, AI-powered development, game jams, and tech events. 💻✨

💬 Meet other vibe coders, share what you're building, ask for help, discover new tools, and stay updated on upcoming events and game jams.

Whether you're participating in this Game Jam or just love building cool things with AI, you’re more than welcome to join! 🙌

👉 Join Vibe Code Zone: https://discord.gg/Qf7wehCAq

See you there! 🚀💜

Hi, yes you can still join, for the voucher we will send an email again today with the link to claim it

Just got this answer from Qwen team:

"Unfortunately, yes. According to Qwen Cloud’s policy, participants need to set up a payment method before they can use the voucher. Please remind them to keep an eye on their usage to avoid any unexpected charges.

Every new Qwen Cloud user also receives 1 million free tokens, so they can use the free quota first."

If you need any help or run into any issues, feel free to ask here! Whether it's a problem with your Qwen voucher, questions about using Qwen, or anything related to the development of your game, we'll do our best to help you out.

Hi! You should have receive an email from Alibaba Cloud with the link to redeem it, if you haven't receive it yet you will probably receive it in the next hours

Hi, the coupon is for api usage only, I think you can't use that credit to activate any subscription plan, just can use by API usage

Hi! Yes, you keep all the rights and ownership of the game

Just sent it again, you should have receive it

I sent it by email yesterday, I will send it back today in around 1 hour because itchio limits to 1 email per day

Hi! Can you check again if you have received an email from Alibaba? If not, can you let me know when did you fill it? 

The voucher has been sent to everyone who filled the form, I will send a new email for the people that has joined after I sent the first one

Hi! Yes I will send an email again today with the link for all the new participants

Hi! In my case I use Qwen 3.8 max with OpenCode and the goal plugin for OpenCode.

My advice is to do spec driven development and define properly the specs and always have a design markdown file with reference for the game styles.

It will be sent soon, the Qwen team is working on it

Yes, they need to review all the request, it will be done as soon as possible

It will take a bit, I'm sorry for delays, I'm working with Qwen team but they have different timezones so maybe we have to wait a bit more, but don't worry, if it takes too long we will give extra time.

And one more time, sorry, it's my first Game Jam here and first time doing this kind of partnering, for next editions all will go more smoothly

Hi! We just sent an email to everyone who joined with the link to redeem the 20$ voucher in Qwen credits, you will need to fill the form and it will get aproved as soon as possible.

We expected to sent it before event starts but due to this small delay we will add 24 hours to the event duration

Thanks for joining and for your patience,

You can still join

It's a good idea, we will extend it a day or two probably

We are expecting to have it ready by today, we will send the instructions to redeem it once we have it

We are waiting for Qwen to give us the form, we expect to have it by today

Yes, just join, for the Qwen voucher we will send the info as soon as we get it

Hey everyone, and welcome! 👋

We're thrilled to launch the VIBE SUMMER GAME JAM '26, a 100% online, free game jam powered by Qwen AI. Here's the quick rundown:

What is it?

7 days to build a "vibe-coded" game — any genre, any engine, any scope — with Qwen AI as your creative co-dev. Solo or team (up to 3). Beginners are very welcome: this jam was made for you.

Key dates

- Aug 17–24: Registration opens (only 50 slots, first come first served!)

- Aug 25–31: Jam week

- Sep 1–2: Judging (Qwen rep + dev ambassadors + community playtesting)

- Early Sep: Winners announced

The loot

$300 prize pool ($150 / $100 / $50), unlocked if entries hit the quality bar — otherwise winners receive Qwen token drops. Plus: every registered jammer gets $20 in Qwen Cloud credits to use Qwen for free during the event.

How to join

1. Register on the jam page

2. Claim your $20 in credits

3. Build your game Aug 25–31 and submit it here on itch.io

Web games are loved by our judges (faster playtesting = faster glory).

Questions? Drop them below — we read everything. See you at the starting line!