Spooky Jam 2026

👻 Spooky Season is once again upon us...👻
Time to make fun spooky things!

This is a game+ jam for all creators in the St. Louis MO region!
THE JAM HAS STARTED!

• SIGN UP FOR THE JAM ON ITCH.IO
• join our Discord to find teammates and chat about making games!

🎃 The theme is THE OTHERSIDE
The theme should be used as a creative spark for your creations. Interpret it however you want to!

+ We encourage everyone to make games but we will accept creations of all kinds for this jam! Feel free to make a video game, board game, card game, visual art, comic, zine, song, music album, visual novel, poem, short story, sculpture... anything!

📅 TIMELINE

• Theme Reveal: Thursday, October 1st @ 7 PM. We will kick off the jam with a short online presentation.
• Jam Duration: October 1st → October 18th
• Game Submissions: due by 11 PM on October 18th!
• Showcase: October 29th @ 6:30pm at Maryville University Design & Visual Art Building Rm 103. Present your finished project to the community!

🎮 RULES & GUIDELINES
SEE THE ITCH.IO PAGE FOR FULL DETAILS