Gaming Hackathons in 2026
Explore 155 gaming hackathons in 2026. Hackathons for game development, game design, game engines, and interactive entertainment.
Hackathons
36
Avg Prize
$75K
Organizers
46
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
