Code Game Jam

Name: Code Game Jam
Start: 2026-01-22
End: 2026-01-24
Location: IUT de Montpellier

30 hours of video game creation by student teams, co-organised by Yggame, which also produces the live stream.

Poster of the 10th Code Game Jam: fireworks above circus tents, 30 hours of competition from 22 to 24 January 2026, open to public schools and universities, registration until 28 December.

2024 to 2026Event, Game jam

Key figures

co-organised editions

hours of live streaming in total

participants in total

The project

Created in 2016 within the computer science department of the IUT de Montpellier, on the initiative of senior lecturer Antoine Chollet, the Code Game Jam is a team video game creation competition. Its motto fits in three words: creativity, collaboration and fun. At each edition, a set theme is revealed live at the kick-off. Teams then have 30 hours to design a small game around it, using the language, engine and graphics tools of their choice.

An online and on-site event

The theme is revealed live on Twitch, teams organise themselves on Discord and several host sites welcome the participants. At the end of the 30 hours, a podium (gold, silver, bronze) and special prizes reward the teams: design, functionality, logo, cover art and audience award.

Yggame's role

Since the 8th edition, in 2024, Yggame has co-organised the event with the IUT de Montpellier: site logistics, coordination of the teams and the schedule. The association also produces the live stream, from multi-camera capture to live broadcast.

Ten editions, ten worlds

Jeux de lettres (Word Games), Balade dans les bois (A Walk in the Woods), Cute & Creepy, Maître du temps (Master of Time)... No two themes are alike. In 2024, Légende éthérée (Ethereal Legend); in 2025, Mélodie à l'infini (Endless Melody); in 2026, for the 10th edition, from 22 to 24 January, Fête des clics (Festival of Clicks).