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- Event Type: Online
- Audience Type: Developers, Indies, C-level, Marketing, Consumers, Students, Creatives, Investors, Publishers, Tool Providers, Technical Teams, Ad Companies, Media, Youtubers / Streamers, Aso Practitioners, App Marketers, App Advertisters
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Global Game Jam 2027 returns from 25-31 January 2027, bringing together game developers, artists, designers, writers, musicians and creative enthusiasts for the world's largest game creation event. Hosted across hundreds of physical and virtual locations worldwide, the annual game jam challenges participants to collaborate, innovate and build original games around a shared theme revealed at the start of the event. Whether attending as a seasoned developer or a first-time creator, Global Game Jam offers a unique opportunity to learn new skills, experiment with ideas and connect with a global network of game development professionals and enthusiasts.
Over the course of an intensive week of creativity and teamwork, participants form multidisciplinary teams and transform concepts into playable games within a limited timeframe. The event has become a major launchpad for aspiring developers, indie studios and innovative game concepts, fostering collaboration across more than 100 countries. With tens of thousands of participants expected to take part in 2027, Global Game Jam continues to be one of the most influential grassroots events in the global games industry, celebrating creativity, experimentation and community-driven development.
Global Game Jam is a distributed worldwide event held at hundreds of independently hosted physical and virtual locations across more than 100 countries. There is no single central venue.
Organiser: Global Game Jam, Inc.