GAMESLASHGitHub opens Game Off 2026 on the SHIFT theme and allows AI-assisted games
By GameSlash
The game jam accepts entries until December 1 and asks participants to disclose their AI use.
GitHub has opened its annual Game Off 2026 jam with the theme SHIFT. Participants have until December 1, 2026 to make and submit a game. AI-assisted development is allowed, and entrants will be asked about their AI use when submitting.
Creators can work alone or in teams and choose their own programming languages, engines and tools. SHIFT can be interpreted in many ways, from changing perspectives and dimensions to building a game around the Shift key.
GitHub says participants must keep game source in a GitHub repository and also submit through the itch.io event page; pushing code alone does not submit the entry. Open source is encouraged but not required.
After submissions close, games can be played and rated on gameplay, graphics, audio, innovation and interpretation of the theme. The announcement says voting closes January 1, 2027.
Details and rules: GitHub Blog
Event page: itch.io