A game hackathon (or game jam) is a competition where participants are challenged to make a computer game in a short period of time. Our hackathon lasts for 31 days.

This jam is completely online – you can participate from anywhere in the world.

Step 1. Join our Discord.

Step 2: Send a private message to the Gaijin Jam bot to register for the jam.

None of them. ;)

No. The first Gaijin Jam allowed you to do that, but not this one. ;)

In this jam, you‘ll be going hardcore and assembling a game from the ground up using Gaijin Entertainment technologies.

daScript is a high performance, open source, statically typed scripting language. The project is actively developed and used by more than just Gaijin Entertainment.

Main daScript page with description, documentation and examples: https://dascript.org/

dasbox is a minimalistic open source environment for running daScript programs.

Repository on GitHub: https://github.com/imp5imp5/dasbox

You can build it yourself from the source code, or download the latest release.

Of course!

You’ll be wanting to join up with a programmer, though. You can join an existing team, create your own, or invite your engine-writing friends.

If you’re an artist, musician or game designer, join our Discord and find yourself a team in the "I'm looking for a team" channel.

If you are a technical artist, you’re invited too!

And even if you’re a beginner – if you know how to program a little and you’re familiar with an environment like Processing, this jam may be the perfect opportunity to master daScript – come join us!

Yes, you’ll need to publish the source code – that way, judges and other participants will be able to launch the project on dasbox and rate it.

All rights for game submissions and source code remain with the participants.

Yes. You are allowed to use any third-party content (2D graphics, sound, music, fonts, etc), as long as you have the legal rights to do so. You don’t have to create original content, although it’s strongly encouraged.

Yes. The winners will receive cash prizes as follows:

Best Game: $7,000

Best Gameplay: $5,000

Gaijin’s Choice: $4,000

People’s Choice: $4,000

The winners of the “Best Game” and “Best Gameplay” categories will be decided by the judges. All uploaded games will be judged for these two categories in a single round, without any preselection (that is, without filtering which games to judge beforehand).

The winner of the “Gaijin’s Choice” category will be decided by Gaijin Entertainment.

The winner of the “People’s Choice” category will be decided by the jam participants themselves by voting on itch.io.

No, sorry. But please feel free to tell us about your game and share your experience on Discord!

The theme of the jam will be announced on March 1 during the opening livestream. We highly encourage you to make a game that's related to the theme in some way if you want the main prize.

During the jam there will be lectures and Q&A sessions with experts. Keep an eye on the schedule!

First, join our Discord server and message the Gaijin Jam bot to sign up for the jam. Next, check out the "looking for a team" channel. Here, you’ll be able to talk about your skills and personal goals for the jam, and who you’re looking for.

If you still don’t have a team, let the organizers know and we’ll try to help.

Tip 1: Invite fellow programmers who are interested in trying their hand at new technology.

Tip 2: If the team you’re in isn’t a good fit for you, let them know right away. Don't be afraid about changing teams at the start of development.

If you're feeling adventurous, then go for it! We’d love to see you there.