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Playing GMTK Game Jam 2026 Games!

GMTK Game Jam 2026 is now in motion, with the community once again building games around a shared design constraint. The event’s real value for developers is the sheer volume …

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My Favourite Games From GMTK Game Jam 2026

Game Maker's Toolkit highlighted 20 standout entries from GMTK Game Jam 2026, where more than 10,500 games were built around the theme “Count Down.” For developers, it’s a useful snapshot …

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The GMTK Game Jam 2026 Theme is...

GMTK Game Jam 2026 now has its theme locked in, giving teams a concrete creative constraint to build around. For developers planning a jam entry, that means the design space …

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100 Steam Games that started life during GMTK Game Jam

More than 100 Steam releases can trace their origins to GMTK Game Jam prototypes, underscoring how a tight constraint sprint can become a commercial starting point. The latest showcase spotlights...

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The GMTK Game Jam returns for 2026

GMTK Game Jam is coming back in 2026, which is useful if your team uses jams to prototype mechanics, test pipelines, or recruit collaborators. The only concrete detail here is …

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Why I Started Game Development

  My Very Plagiarized Flappy Bird Clone (Following GMTK's Gamedev Guide)     This is the most unsettling time of my life. It's my last semester of university and this …

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