Gaming hackathons 2026

Hack123 tracks 26 Gaming hackathons; 15 are open for registration. Next deadlines: MindPulse STORY: ON AIGC Hackathon … (Nov 7), China Indie Game Festival: Zero-Cod… (Nov 10). Biggest prizes: Chroma Awards Season 2 ($450k), MEME.ZKWASM() Hackathon ($100k).

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• Open · soonest deadline first (15)
• MindPulse STORY: ON AIGC Hackathon 2026 (Beijing)

  Due 11-07In person · Beijing

  ProfessionalsBeginnersChinaAIGCAIGaming
  Source↗
• China Indie Game Festival: Zero-Code AI Game Creation Contest (Lingzhu AI)

  Due 11-10Online

  ProfessionalsBeginnersChinaGamingAIGC
  Website↗
• MEME.ZKWASM() Hackathon (100k USDT pool)$100k

  Due 11-10Hybrid · Bangkok

  ProfessionalsInternationalIntermediateOn-chain gameszkWASMMeme
  黑123BeWater↗
• 2026 Epic Games AI MegaJam$65k

  Due 11-12Hybrid · San Francisco

  ProfessionalsInternationalIntermediateAgentGaming
  Source↗
• OpenAI Codex Community Game Jam: Kochi 2026

  Due 11-13In person · Kochi

  ProfessionalsInternationalIntermediateGamingAI coding
  Register↗
• OpenAI DevDay Exchange Community Builderthon: Sydney

  Due 11-13In person · Sydney

  ProfessionalsBeginnersInternationalAI codingGaming
  Register↗
• Stupid Ideas Hackathon (Ottawa, Fall 2026)

  Due 11-15In person · Ottawa

  ProfessionalsBeginnersInternationalAIGaming
  Devpost↗
• Manycore Aholo Global 3D AI Hackathon¥320k

  Due 11-19Online

  ProfessionalsInternationalIntermediateAIGCGaming3D generation
  Website↗2 looking for teammates
• Tech Youth Hackathon: Kids' Moon City Project¥150k

  Due 11-22Online

  ProfessionalsChinaIntermediateAIGCImagingGaming
  WeChat↗
• OpenAI DevDay Exchange Community: Santiago, Build Games with Codex

  Due 11-23In person · Santiago, Chile

  ProfessionalsInternationalIntermediateGamingAI coding
  Register↗
• Wukesong 2027 Chongqing Hackathon¥85k

  Due 11-30In person · Chongqing

  StudentsFoundersChinaIntermediateGamingMobility
  WeChat↗1 looking for teammates
• Alibaba ModelScope AI+∞ Developer Creation Contest #3: Make a Game with AI¥40k

  Due 12-01Online

  ProfessionalsBeginnersChinaGamingAIGCAI coding
  Source↗
• VIVERSE Hackathon 2026$27k

  Due 12-04Online

  StudentsInternationalIntermediate沉浸式体验Gaming
  Source↗
• Chroma Awards Season 2$450k

  Due 01-07Online

  ProfessionalsBeginnersInternationalAIGCAI videoGaming
  Website↗
• Checkpoint 1 — Games for Good$1.4k

  Due 01-10Online

  StudentsBeginnersInternational~50 peopleGame developmentAI
  Devpost↗
• Closed · most recent first (11)
• Google DevFest Florida Hackathon 2026 (GDG)$2.4k

  Due 11-06In person · Orlando

  ProfessionalsInternationalIntermediateAIGamingData
  Register↗
• PANDA JAM 2026: Chengdu Sci-Fi Week Game Jam

  Due 11-06In person · Chengdu

  ProfessionalsChinaIntermediateGamingAIGC
  Register↗
• OpenAI Codex x TwitchCon Hackathon$25k

  Due 11-03Online

  ProfessionalsInternationalIntermediateAI codingGamingDeveloper tools
  Source↗
• Unity China Developer Challenge 2026: Beyond Coding

  Due 10-31Online

  ProfessionalsChinaIntermediateGamingAIGC
  黑123Website↗
• Emory Hacks 2026 (Atlanta)

  Due 10-30In person · Atlanta

  StudentsBeginnersInternationalHealthcareCybersecurityGaming
  Website↗
• VibeHacks #06: Vibe Coding for 3D Game Worlds¥19k

  Due 10-27In person · Shanghai

  ProfessionalsBeginnersChinaAI codingGamingAIGC
  Source↗
• Banana Hacks 2026$500

  Due 10-12Online

  StudentsBeginnersInternationalAIGCGaming
  Devpost↗
• Tripothon S1 World-Building Hackathon$50k

  Due 10-05Hybrid

  ProfessionalsInternationalIntermediateGaming3DXR
  WeChat↗
• SheNicest 2026 Summer Thousand-Person Hackathon

  Due 08-26In person · Beijing

  ProfessionalsBeginnersChina~1000 peopleHardwareGamingAIGC
  WeChat↗
• Tencent Cloud Game Dev Hackathon 2026¥1M

  Due 07-15Hybrid · Shenzhen

  StudentsChinaIntermediateGamingAIGC
  Source↗
• Reddit Daily Games Hackathon$40k

  Due 02-12Online

  ProfessionalsInternationalIntermediateGaming
  Devpost↗

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