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Ludum Dare

One of the biggest and most well-known game jams, Ludum Dare takes place several times a year and has both solo and team categories.

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Global Game Jam

The Global Game Jam takes place annually and it's the only worldwide offline game jam where you get to connect with people.

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One Game A Month

This challenge encourages developers to create and release one game each month, with a focus on experimentation and learning.

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Game Off

Hosted by GitHub, Game Off is an annual game jam that takes place in November and encourages developers to create games based on a theme.

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Wizard Jam

This game jam is hosted by the Idle Thumbs community and encourages developers to create games based on nonsensical game titles.

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Weekly Game Jam

As the name suggests, the Weekly Game Jam is a weekly game development challenge that provides a new theme each week.

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A Game By Its Cover

This game jam challenges developers to create a game based on a mock video game cover.

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Brackeys Game Jam

Hosted by the popular YouTube channel Brackeys, this game jam takes place twice a year and provides a theme and a set amount of time

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GMTK Game Jam

This game jam is focused on game design and mechanics, and provides a theme each year that encourages developers to think creatively.

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Indies Vs Gamers

This game jam pairs up independent game developers with gamers to create a game together, and takes place annually.