Welcome to Climate Jam 2026!

A six week game jam with sprints and deliverables where we’ll make games about the challenges of our changing climate! 

We once again invite game creators from around the world to make games that explore solutions to address a rapidly changing planet. Together we can make a difference! Learn more on the IndieCade website.

When? July 1st through August 10th, 2026

Climate Jam 2026 runs from 10am PDT on July 1st to 10pm PDT on August 10th. Schedule times and dates may be adjusted before the beginning of the jam. Convert to your local time zone here: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

Where? Online

Climate Jam is an online, international game jam. Scheduled sessions with speakers will be hosted on Zoom. We will us Discord as our jam community hub. Discord instructions will be posted here when we are closer to the jam dates.

Theme? Plant a seed!

Climate Jam is a yearly game jam devoted to making games that raise awareness and explore solutions to address our rapidly changing planet. Any game about climate change and related issues fits the spirit of this jam, but we strongly encourage games that explore this year's main theme: Plant a seed!

Format? Six Weeks, Four Sprints

Climate Jam 2026 will be presented in the Greenlight Jam format; join us and work step-by-step towards a polished, releasable project! 

The sprints ahead are Ideation, Prototype, Production, and Release and Marketing. To follow the spirit of the jam, we ask that you submit materials for all of the 4 sprints. Instructions will be posted when we are closer to the jam dates.