Gaming Hackathons in 2026
Explore 162 gaming hackathons in 2026. Hackathons for game development, game design, game engines, and interactive entertainment.
Hackathons
33
Avg Prize
$69K
Organizers
42
Monday, October 12, 2026
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
Respawn
Online
Sep 19 – Oct 13, 2026M S Ramaiah University of Applied SciencesOnline$180
Cloud
Edtech
Game Development
Ongoing
BGMI Tournament – Battle Zone
In Person
Sep 4 – Oct 14, 2026Navrachna Foundation For Entrepreneurship DevelopmentGreater Noida, India$180
Cloud
Game Development
Edtech
Ongoing
Craftcon 2K26
In Person
Oct 6 – Oct 20, 2026Desh Bhagat University, PunjabAmloh, India$720
Cloud
Game Development
Edtech
Ongoing
GameForge '26
In Person
Oct 8 – Oct 22, 2026University School of Automation & Robotics (USAR) ,Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU), DelhiDelhi, India$600
IoT
Game Development
Ongoing
Game Jam - TantraFiesta 2026
Online
Sep 19 – Oct 24, 2026Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), NagpurOnline$420
Game Development
Cloud
Ongoing
Hackosquad CTF 2026
Online
Oct 5 – Oct 25, 2026HackosquadOnline
Cybersecurity
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
The Pokémon Company - PTCG AI Battle Challenge Playground
Online
Sep 29, 2026 – Jan 8, 2027The Pokémon Company - PTCGABC TeamOnline
Artificial Intelligence
Game Development
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Friday, October 16, 2026
Upcoming
Art & Play '26 - Pombal Game Jam
In Person
Oct 16 – Oct 18, 2026IGDA PortugalPombal, Portugal
Game Jam
Game Development
Upcoming
Women Game Jam Turkey 2026
In Person
Oct 16 – Oct 18, 2026Women Game JamIstanbul & Ankara, Turkey
Game Jam
Game Development
Diversity & Inclusion
Upcoming
CIVIL GAME JAM 2026
In Person
Oct 16 – Oct 18, 2026KTMMOB İnşaat Mühendisleri OdasıKuzey Kıbrıs, Cyprus$150K
Game Jam
Game Development
Upcoming
Arcade Game Jam
In Person
Oct 16 – Oct 18, 2026TAGAPCluj-Napoca, Romania
Game Jam
Game Development
Upcoming
GameJamPlus 2026/27 | Azərbaycan
In Person
Oct 16 – Oct 18, 2026IGDA AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
Game Development
Community
Innovation