Flame Game Jam 2026

Welcome to 5th Official Flame Game Jam

About

Flame is a powerful 2D game engine built on top of Flutter, enabling developers to ship games to Android, iOS, Web and Desktop from a single codebase. This jam is about building cool games, experimenting with Flame, and pushing the engine in creative ways. Whether you're new or experienced, you're welcome.

Important Links

Theme: "Big Brother"

Games must follow the announced theme
Interpretation is flexible

Diversifiers (Pick 1)

No Protagonist
Gamepads
Procedural Generation

Livestreams

Opening Stream

Closing Stream

Prizes

🥇 1st Place

1 × Mecha Comet i.MX8M Plus (4GB) + Gamepad (ships in September)
1 × Flutter & Friends Ticket**
1 × Flame Care Box
Dash Codes per team member*
3 × Android/iOS Game Keys per team member from CherryBit Studio

🥈 2nd Place

1 × Flame Care Box
Dash Codes per team member*
3 × Android/iOS Game Keys per team member from CherryBit Studio

🥉 3rd Place

1 × Flame Care Box
Dash Codes per team member*
3 × Android/iOS Game Keys per team member from CherryBit Studio

* A total of 10 Dash codes are available. Codes will be distributed starting from 1st place downward based on team size until all codes are allocated.

** If the 1st place team cannot attend Flutter & Friends, the ticket will be offered to the next highest-placing eligible team.

CherryBit Studio Game Pool (Android/iOS)

All CherryBit Studio games will be available at a discounted price during the jam period.

Rules

Development

All work must be done within the jam period by team members only
Work done outside this period will result in disqualification

Technical Requirements

Game must be made in Flutter with the latest Flame version
Other packages/libraries allowed if they have an open source license
All entries must be open source with public source code

Assets

Assets not made by you/team must be free or legally purchased
Asset licenses must allow use in open source projects
All assets must be credited in-game
AI generated assets allowed if model trained only on free/open assets
Note:
- If AI is used in art or audio, the score in those categories will be capped at 1
- If pre-made art or audio is used, the score in those categories will be capped at 3

Content & Conduct

No extreme NSFW, sexual content, or excessive gore/violence
No hateful content, violence, threats, or discrimination
Flame's Code of Conduct must be followed

Participation

Solo and team entries allowed
Teams can have up to 5 members
You can only join a single team
Team search form available

Submission

Must be submitted on the Jam's Itch.io page
Entry must include a Web Build on Itch.io or GitHub pages
Include a description of your game and how it uses the theme
Include instructions on how to play (controls, etc.)
Include screenshots of your game
State whether you made assets yourself or used pre-made/AI-made ones (important for rating)
Include a link to the source code
Add your team members to the submission
Only one team member should submit the game