2026 Epic Games AI MegaJam
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About this hackathon
Epic Games' AI game jam: build a playable game in Unreal Engine or UEFN in four days (Nov 12–15, 2026), online worldwide or in person at Digital Jungle in San Francisco on Nov 14–15. Teams of up to 5 people plus unlimited AI agents; any AI tools are allowed but not required. The theme is revealed on a Nov 11 livestream. $65,000 in cash: three main categories (Best Overall Unreal Engine, Best Overall UEFN, Best Student) each pay $7,500 / $5,000 / $2,500, and modifier categories add $20,000 more, including Best LLM NPC Narrative. Standout projects can also get up to $50,000 in follow-on development funding. SF in-person signups open Nov 1 at 7 AM PT.
- Status
- Deadline
- 2026-11-12
- Starts
- 2026-11-12
- Who
- Open to all (Open to developers worldwide; teams of up to 5 people plus unlimited AI agents; limited in-person spots in San Francisco)
- Level
- Intermediate
- Prize
- $65k · $65,000 in cash: three main categories (Best Overall Unreal Engine, Best Overall UEFN, Best Student) each pay $7,500 / $5,000 / $2,500 ($45,000); modifier categories add $20,000 (Best Team $5,000; Best Solo, Best Visuals, Best Devlog, Best LLM NPC Narrative $2,500 each; Best Mobile Game for UE and UEFN $2,500 each)
- Size
- —
- Format
- Hybrid · San Francisco · International
- Location
- San Francisco
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Original listing (Chinese)
The full original listing below is in Chinese, as published in the Hack123 newsletter.
一句话简介：Epic Games 主办的 AI 游戏开发马拉松，用 Unreal Engine 或 UEFN 在 4 天内做一款可玩游戏，面向全球开发者。
看点：最多 5 人组队，另可不限量使用 AI Agent 协助，AI 工具自选不强制；11月11日主题揭晓直播，11月14—15日可在旧金山 Digital Jungle 线下参与；每件作品可同时角逐一个主类别和一个修饰类别；突出作品另有最高 50,000 美元开发延续资助（不计入现金奖池）。
报名：官方未公布单独报名截止，线上报名现已开放；旧金山线下名额有限，11月1日 7:00（太平洋时间）开放报名。
奖金：65,000 美元现金：3 个主类别（Unreal Engine 最佳整体、UEFN 最佳整体、最佳学生作品）各设 7,500、5,000、2,500 美元一、二、三等奖，共 45,000 美元；修饰类别共 20,000 美元（最佳团队 5,000 美元；最佳单人、最佳视觉、最佳开发日志、最佳 LLM NPC 叙事各 2,500 美元；最佳手游 Unreal Engine 与 UEFN 各 1 名，各 2,500 美元）。
截止日期：11月12日（混合，线上+旧金山）（活动开始）
活动日期：11月12—15日（混合，线上+旧金山）
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