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Update: 

As of yesterday, Lightbear Software's New Years' Uplifting Game jam has started! We also revealed the theme to be: change/transition (which is also shown on our itch.io game jam page) 

Submissions will close on Wednesday, January 14, 2026 9:00 AM (PT). It's not too late to join, so if you'd like to join, you can join through this link: https://itch.io/jam/uplifting-game-jam-cash-prizes 

We're so excited to see what everyone creates!! Hope everyone's having a very lovely new year so far

The new year is coming up quickly! Have you figured out your New Year's resolutions yet? Would one of those happen to be something along the lines of, "I want to create more games"?  Well, this game jam would be the perfect opportunity to get a start on that resolution!

Lightbear Software is currently hosting a game jam to celebrate the new year! This game jam has $175 in cash prizes (though we are still looking for sponsors, so that is subject to change)!! If you are interested in joining our upcoming game jam, you can join here on itch.io: https://itch.io/jam/uplifting-game-jam-cash-prizes

Thank you for your interest, and I hope you have a beary great day :D

Awesome! Add me on Discord so we can talk more :)
Discord: fabbygabby

Hello!

I am looking to join a team as a writer. This would be my second game jam that I've joined, so I have a little bit of experience with game jams.  I am a fairly quick and eager learner, so I will do any work and research necessary to contribute to the team the best I can. I have recently graduated with a BA in psychology, so I am familiar with writing about psychological topics, including mental health. Plus, I'm very passionate about mental health in general!

Thank you! :)

hi!! I have also added you on discord (fabbygabby), I'm super interested in SEL :)

Ohhh okay, I see! Thank you for clarifying the rules :) I think I might’ve mixed it up in my head when I was reading them the first time

Hello!

I am looking to join a team as a writer. This would be my first game jam, but I am a fairly quick learner and will do the work and research necessary to contribute to the team the best I can. I have a BA in psychology, so I am familiar with writing about psychological topics, including mental health. Just to clarify, I'm 22, so I am below the age limit of 24 for the contest

Thank you! :)