💙 Hosted by Makko AI
💖 Theme: LOVE (optional)
⚡ Rolling submissions enabled
💙 Makko Game Jam: Fall in Love With Vibe Coding
Welcome to the Makko Game Jam
In this game jam, creators are invited to build a visual novel using Makko’s AI-powered game creation tools.
This jam is about falling in love with AI game creation, proving that a complete, playable narrative game can be built under real constraints.
✨ You do not need traditional coding experience.
🎯 You do need creativity, storytelling instincts, and attention to polish.
🎯 You do need creativity, storytelling instincts, and attention to polish.
🗓 Schedule
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🚀 Submissions Open February 4, 2026 |
⏳ Submissions Close February 11, 2026 |
🗳 Community Voting February 11 – February 16, 2026 |
🏁 Winners Announced February 16, 2026 |
⚡ Rolling submissions are enabled. You may submit your game at any point during the jam window.
🎭 Theme
The marketing theme for this jam is LOVE. This theme is intentionally broad and flexible.
You are not required to make a Valentine’s Day game or a romance-focused story.
Interpret “love” however you like:
💙 Love of creation
🔥 Love of chaos
🖤 Love lost
👑 Love of power
🎭 Love as metaphor or irony
The theme exists to inspire, not restrict.
🎮 What You’re Making
✅ To qualify, submissions must:
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📚 Visual Novel Guidelines
Minimum: 2 chapters with at least 3 scenes each
Maximum: 10 chapters total |
🛠 How to Enter
- Create a visual novel using Makko
- Export your game from Makko
- Upload your game to itch.io
- Submit your game to this jam
- Complete the required feedback form
⚠️ Submissions must include the Makko watermark.
Games without the watermark will be disqualified.
Games without the watermark will be disqualified.
🏆 Prizes
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✨ Product Rewards 🏆 Top 5 submitted projects (selected by the Makko team) each receive: 1 month of Makko Starter Rewards are intentionally modest and product-focused to encourage completion and continued iteration after the jam. |
🧠 Judging
Community Voting: Conducted directly on itch.io. Determines the Community Choice Winner.
Makko Judging: Conducted internally using a weighted rubric. Determines the Makko Choice Winner.
Judging Criteria
Story • Creativity / Originality • UI / UX • Art • Sound • Polish (overall feel and execution)
🗳 Voting Rules
- Voting is open to logged-in itch.io users
- Vote manipulation is prohibited
- Makko reserves the right to invalidate suspicious votes
- Community voting applies only to the Community Choice prize
🚫 Content Rules
Submissions will be disqualified if they include:
- Pornography or explicit sexual content
- Racism, hate speech, or harassment
- Plagiarized content
- Plagiarized content
- Content violating itch.io Terms of Service
- Games not created using Makko
This is a PG-13+ jam. Keep content appropriate for a general audience.
📜 Ownership & Rights
- You retain full ownership of your game
- By submitting, you grant Makko permission to:
- Feature your game
- Share screenshots or clips
- Use your submission for marketing purposes
- All entries must comply with itch.io’s Terms of Service
💬 Support & Community
Join our Discord for:
- Game jam announcements
- Live support
- Open office hours with the Makko team
We are here to guide you, not to build the game for you.
❓ FAQ
Do I need coding experience? No. Makko is designed to let you build through natural language.
Can I work in a team? Yes.
Can I use pre-made assets? Yes, as long as you have the rights to use them.
Where can I find the Discord? Join our Discord at discord.gg/makko
Are there any tutorials that can help me use Makko? Find all of our tutorial content on our Youtube channel here: @makkoai
Can I submit early? Yes. Rolling submissions are enabled.
🚀 Why Join?
- Ship a complete game in 7 days
- Learn AI-native game creation
- Get real community feedback
- Win a month of Makko Starter
- Be featured by Makko
💙 Let’s build something people fall in love with.