Gaming Hackathons
Explore 59 gaming hackathons. Hackathons for game development, game design, game engines, and interactive entertainment.
Hackathons
55
Avg Prize
$146K
Organizers
38
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Ongoing
Respawn
Online
Sep 19 – Oct 7, 2026M S Ramaiah University of Applied SciencesOnline$180
Cloud
Edtech
Game Development
Ongoing
CodeHive: 1v1 Real-Time DSA Duel Championship
Online
Oct 2 – Oct 9, 2026Code HiveOnline$6
Cloud
Game Development
Edtech
Ongoing
RRR-A Game Jam
Hybrid
Sep 20 – Oct 12, 2026Indian Institute of Technology, Indian School of Mines (IIT ISM), DhanbadDhanbad, India$300
Game Development
Edtech
Cloud
Ongoing
BGMI Tournament – Battle Zone
In Person
Sep 4 – Oct 14, 2026Navrachna Foundation For Entrepreneurship DevelopmentGreater Noida, India$180
Cloud
Game Development
Edtech
Ongoing
Game Jam - TantraFiesta 2026
Online
Sep 19 – Oct 24, 2026Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), NagpurOnline$420
Game Development
Cloud
Ongoing
Game Dev
Online
Sep 28 – Oct 31, 2026International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), BangaloreOnline
Game Development
Cloud
Edtech
Ongoing
Pokerbots
Online
Sep 28 – Nov 12, 2026International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), BangaloreOnline
Cloud
Edtech
Game Development
Ongoing
Drone Soccer | TECHKRITI | IIT KANPUR
In Person
Oct 1 – Nov 14, 2026TechkritiKalyanpur, India
Cloud
Edtech
Game Development
Ongoing
Meta VR Start Developer Competition 2026
Online
Sep 24 – Nov 18, 2026MetaOnline$1.0M
AR/VR
Game Development
Ongoing
Hack in Hills ’26
In Person
Sep 9 – Nov 21, 2026Galgotias University (GU), Greater NoidaManali, India
Blockchain
Game Development
Cloud
Ongoing
The Pokémon Company - PTCG AI Battle Challenge Playground
Online
Sep 29, 2026 – Jan 8, 2027The Pokémon Company - PTCGABC TeamOnline
Game Development
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Thursday, October 8, 2026
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Past hackathons
Recently ended — many run again.
Saturday, October 3, 2026
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Saturday, September 26, 2026
Past
GameDev Bonfire Vol.6
In Person
Sep 26, 2026IGDA AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
Game Development
Web Development
Past
{Tech: Europe} AI Gaming Hack
In Person
Sep 26, 2026VOODOOParis, France
Artificial Intelligence
Game Development
Past
HackGT13
In Person
Sep 26 – Sep 27, 2026HexLabsAtlanta, United States$11K
Artificial Intelligence
Game Development
Social Impact
Saturday, September 19, 2026
Friday, September 18, 2026
Past
Defense Tech Jam Seattle (Sept 18-20) Hackathon
In Person
Sep 18 – Sep 20, 2026Central Florida Tech GroveSeattle, United States
Game Development
Artificial Intelligence
Edtech
Past
Defense Tech Jam Hackathon
In Person
Sep 18 – Sep 20, 2026Jennifer RossSeattle, United States$5K
Artificial Intelligence
Game Development
Edtech
Past
Cognition - GameJam '26
In Person
Sep 18 – Sep 26, 2026Navi Mumbai, India
Game Development
Innovation
Community
