Global Game Jam 2025

We're back, hosting the Global Game Jam for another year!

Come along on Friday all ready to find out the theme at 7pm, and make a team and start jamming. We'll be open during the day on Saturday and Sunday, before we down tools at 4pm on Sunday afternoon and present our amazing games to the group!

note: the site will be closed between 10pm and 10am each night

Join us for a weekend of coding, chatting, drinking, playing, learning and having fun. Bristol Games Hub have made a special effort to run the Global Games Jam for many years because we feel it’s one of the most open, welcoming and relaxed games jam you can do on site with friends.

We welcome people to make digital games, board games, VR / AR games, and anything else that might come under the title of an "experience".

Once you've RSVPed here, feel free to join our jam site on the Global Game Jam website: https://globalgamejam.org/jam-sites/2025/bristol-games-hub-dbs

Feel free to join the Bristol Games Hub Discord to chat and meet people before the event: https://discord.com/invite/TB2xQ29UFK

Equipment:
Please bring your own computers, notebooks, pens and anything else you may need to do the jam. There will be access to big bits of paper and some pens... and lots of power outlets. There will also be access to some of the screens and desktop computers on site.

Useful links:

• Global Game Jam site - https://globalgamejam.org/
• FAQ - https://globalgamejam.org/
• How to get the most out of a jam - https://gamedevelopment.tutsplus.com/articles/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-a-game-jam--gamedev-437

COVID / FLU / STREP NOTICE:
To participate in the live in-person jam or spectate you are:

• MUST not come to the jam if you have a fever, continuous cough or sneezing.
• ADVISED to be responsible and sympathetic to other in the space:
• Give others space
• Do not close open windows - please ask an organiser
• Wash hands and use hand sanitizer provided
• Do not share drink or food vessels or cutlery unless thoroughly washed