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BRAINWAVE 2026

// HOST: JOYSTIX (DTU) + AIMS (DTU)
// LOCATION: NEW DELHI
⚠️ CRITICAL SYSTEM ALERT

Survival of the Online Round is required for access to the Offline Finale.

REGISTER ON UNSTOP

> THE_BRIEFING

JoyStix (Video Game Dev Club) and AIMS (AI & ML Society) have initiated the Brainwave Winter Game Jam 2026.

This is a two-stage endurance test. Your objective is simple: Conceptualize. Design. Survive. You have limited time to develop a game from scratch based on the following classified parameters.

> TARGET_THEMES (DECRYPTED)

CONFIDENTIAL // EYES ONLY
  • [01] NOTHING IS WHAT IT SEEMS 🔍
  • [02] ESCAPE IS NOT AN OPTION 🚪
  • [03] INVERTED CHAOS 🌀
  • [04] GROWTH 🌱

* Interpret these signals at your own risk.

> BOUNTY_ALLOCATION

Significant resources allocated for top surviving operatives.

  • 🥇 WINNER ₹25,000
    + Certificate
    + COMPLETE 'FEARS TO FATHOM' SERIES STEAM KEYS (Per Member)
  • 🥈 1ST RUNNER-UP ₹15,000
    + Certificate
    + COMPLETE 'FEARS TO FATHOM' SERIES STEAM KEYS (Per Member)
  • 🥉 2ND RUNNER-UP ₹10,000
    + Certificate
    + COMPLETE 'FEARS TO FATHOM' SERIES STEAM KEYS (Per Member)
  • 🎖️ ROUND 2 FINALISTS (Offline)
    All finalists appearing offline receive a RANDOM 'FEARS TO FATHOM' STEAM KEY.
  • 📜 ALL PARTICIPANTS: Digital Certificate of Participation

> TIME_LOGS

PHASE 1: ONLINE QUALIFIER JAN 01 - JAN 09, 2026

// STATUS: Theme Reveal & Prototyping.
// ACTION: Submit build via Unstop.

PHASE 2: OFFLINE FINALE JAN 16 - JAN 17, 2026

// STATUS: 24-Hour Overnight Jam.
// LOCATION: DTU Campus, New Delhi.

> PROTOCOLS

  • Squad Size: 1 - 5 Operatives.
  • Plagiarism: Zero tolerance. Violators will be purged.
  • Assets: Third-party assets permitted ONLY with commercial rights.
  • Mandatory: Theme compliance is required.

> DATA_PACKET_REQS

[1] Git Repository Link<br> [2] Game Title & Genre<br> [3] Screenshots / Footage<br> [4] Story Synopsis<br> [5] Tech Stack Used

> EVALUATION

Your psychological profile will be assessed on:

  • Originality (15) // Originality
  • Theme Implmentation (25) // Theme Implementation
  • Visuals & Asset Harmony (20) // Visuals & Audio
  • Gameplay & Fun Factor (25) // Gameplay & Polish
  • Polish & Completeness (15) // Gameplay & Polish
END OF TRANSMISSION // ID: 1613264

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Submissions(26)

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Everybody Is Lying
Murder Mystery
Infamust
Adventure
STATION 13
As long as you’re looking at it, you’re alive.
Spray ZoD
Survival
Marchning
"Look twice or you will miss something!"
Shiratengz
Puzzle
Singularity
AnshEzhava
Strategy
Play in browser
Vera
The Curse Of Vera Made for DTU's Hackathon
arnavonawhim
Adventure
Salvia Trip
Well.. Everything is "normal" in this game
Attharv Waghmare
Puzzle
in progress parkour game prototype
prototype of parkour game with a procedural destruction mechanic
vintage
annoshoot
Yutish3
Action
LIE OF SURVIVAL
NOTHING IS WHAT IT SEEMS, GROW BY LEARNING SKILLS, ESCAPE IS NOT AN OPTION
CHAR CHAKUNDAR
Role Playing
Wrong Way
The walls remember you. The camera lies. The maze grows.
utso
Survival
Non-Mewtonian Cat
visheshj2005
Play in browser
Death Loop
DEATH LOOP is a 2D platformer with smart, sudden traps. Levels evolve. Restarts are instant
Tanish Rathor
Platformer
The Spore Warden
GIT-REPO: https://github.com/Aadit-Garg/first-attempt || TECH USED: GODOT
PranshuNalwa
Survival
Crayon
Samarth_sony
Overgrowth
Mutant Plants breaks for freedom will it live under suppression of it's creators
Sid_Dude
Survival
Play in browser
Light
Stay seen. Stay alive
Rakshit Ranjan
Strategy
INFINITE DOMINION
An endless roguelike. Do you think you have what it takes to escape, or is there truly no escape?
Ludobag44
Open Until
Open_Until
Cain
Puzzle
Room For Growth
Escape the cabin. Revisit the past. Discover that growing up wasn't the problem—running away was.
Niyor_Barua
Interactive Fiction
The Last Protector
Protect the last innocent life from endless enemy waves in this 2D action survival game.
stillalive0630
Action
Moksha
The Eternal Cycle
KindaMAD
Tresspassers
A game where you can't leave
LilKombucha
Platformer
The Glitch Gardener
Infect the desktop, dodge the cleanup crew, and cook the CPU. System crash imminent.
Studio Raaav
Action
9 Questions
You have 9 questions and all you need is one answer
Sushant-Sudan-12
Interactive Fiction
Ameya
escape is not an option
dhruvkaushik
Platformer
Escape Room Game
niharika-0
Puzzle
Play in browser
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