NECRONOMI-JAM

24–26 JULY 2026

Bangkok · Chiang Mai · Khon Kaen · Online

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"The stars are right. The portal cracks open. A game jam brewed from the forbidden pages of Lovecraft's mythos."

🔮 WHAT IS NECRONOMI-JAM?

Necronomi-jam is not just another game jam. It’s a Lovecraftian-themed creative marathon where the lore and universe are known in advance, but the game genre remains a secret — until the opening ceremony.
There, our panel of AAA-industry judges will draw the playable genre live.
No one knows if you’ll be crafting a cosmic horror visual novel, an eldritch first-person shooter, or a sanity-bending puzzle game. The mystery is the ritual.

🐙 THEME & THE MYSTERY

• Theme (Known): H.P. Lovecraft’s cosmic horror. Madness, ancient gods, forbidden knowledge, impossible geometries. Use it to inspire your narrative, art, and atmosphere. Pre‑production is encouraged — prepare your assets, your cult, your crumbling sanity.
• Genre (Unknown): The playable genre will be drawn from 5 possibilities by our judges at the Opening Ceremony on 24 July. You must choose one of the drawn genres and build your game around it. Past jams might give you a theme; we give you the unknown.
• Any medium: Video games built in any engine (Unity, Unreal, Godot, etc.) or even tabletop board games. The portal is wide.

🏆 PRIZE

Even if the full extent of the prize pool will be announced in the next week, every physical venue will have a minimum prize pool of 17500 THB splitted proportionally between the first 3 positions. 
Online participants will choose which venue join and will compete for the same price pool.
Every venue will select the 10 best game and submit them to the Eldritch Circle that will choose the absolute winner and give another money prize on top.
Other prizes will be donated by sponsors for specific awards.

[IMPORTANT] To be eligible to win the prize and have your game rated and subscribed you need to purchase the ticket at this link [BUY TICKET]

👁️ THE ELDRITCH CIRCLE: AAA JUDGES

Your work will be evaluated by veterans who have shaped the games you play. This is not a hidden submission box — it’s a direct bridge to the industry’s top tier.

• Dan Moditch — Design Director, Empty Vessel
  DOOM (2016), DOOM Eternal, The Callisto Protocol, Call of Duty series

• Jean-Claude Cottier — Founder, Ovogame
  30-year veteran, Black & White, The Movies, solo developer at Ovogame

• Ahmad Al-Natsheh — Founder & CEO, Khosouf Studio
  BOX to the BEAT VR, X8 (450k+ downloads), Vision 2030 leader

More judges are being revealed daily. Follow our Official Facebook page to see the full circle form.

📍 WHERE THE RITUAL TAKES PLACE

• Bangkok — Game Dev Hub, DDTC, CMKL
• Chiang Mai — Chiang Mai University
• Khon Kaen — TCDC Khon Kaen (with local judges from Rogue Duck Interactive, Sunny Syrup Studio, GamingDose)
• Online — join our dedicated Discord server from anywhere on Earth. Full access to judges, workshops, and the community.

International venues are still being confirmed. The web grows wider.
If the participants  join a physical venue he will get two meals a day plus drinks and snacks.

🩸 SPONSORS IN THE INNER CIRCLE

These visionaries are fueling the fire (more are joining us):

⚔️ HOW TO JOIN THE JAM

1. Grab a ticket — link below. Payment via credit card or Thai bank transfer.
2. Form your team (or go solo). Assemble up to 5 cultists.
3. Prepare — research Lovecraft, sketch ideas, gather assets. Pre‑production is allowed and encouraged.
4. Attend the Opening Ceremony (24 July) — watch the genre being drawn live.
5. Create — build your game in 72 hours of feverish inspiration.
6. Submit on itch.io before the deadline. The judges will play, evaluate, and award.

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