This is it: the winners of the seventh yearly edition of our web game development competition, Gamedev.js Jam 2026, are announced! We had a record breaking 495 entries submitted this year, 2782 developers joined on Itch, and 10 642 ratings cast.
Here’s the top13 overall results voted by participants themselves:
- Bauhaus Builder by madmarcel, Unaim
- BUILDOBAN by isu
- Robo Dance by Insality
- Rage Against The Sapiens by BasuritaGames
- Heck Tech by Josep Valls, Tai, Viktor Valentine
- Codepath() by W4hhaab, Ouuvy
- Kobots by Golen
- Weeds & Wires by happybats, Velvetlobster, luaris-here
- MACHINE DISCO by Stiggstogg
- In the Hall of the Gear Machines by nikabi-games, const346, Margenek, FrutHitrock
- Draft Punks by Fatal Exit
- Orb Knight by EugeneDraitsev
- Just a Little Longer by Cat’s Paw, kotrodenx, M I U T E D, d-beezee
Check out the full results to see the entire ranking, and top entries in all the given criteria: Gameplay, Theme, Innovation, Graphics, and Audio as those also win cool prizes.
Keep in mind the results of the optional challenges (Open Source by GitHub, Build it with Phaser, YouTube Playables, Deploy to Wavedash, and Ethereum by OP Guild) judged by dedicated experts will be announced tomorrow at the same time.
We’d like to use this opportunity to thank our awesome Partners for their constant support:
- Platinum : YouTube Playables, Wavedash
- Gold : GitHub, Poki, Defold, Phaser Studio
- Silver : OP Guild, Berrry, Playgama.com
- Bronze : Enclave Games, js13kGames
Congratulations once again to the winners, all participants, and everyone involved! I really hope you enjoyed your time, had fun making the games and judging others, and will return next year! Our Discord is always open if you’d ever need any more feedback, and don’t forget about the Gamedev.js Weekly newsletter delivering all the news about web game development directly to your inbox.
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