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Amateur Programmers Jam 2026 (https://itch.io/jam/apj2026)

Hosted by F4 Studios (https://f4-studios.itch.io/)

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Submissions open from May 10th 2026 at 9:00 AM to June 5th 2026 at 9:00 AM

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For those who are beginners or not that experienced (like me), try to create a game, it could be a full dedicated game, or a fun time-killer. You have 1 month to create any game of sorts.

ENGINES THAT ARE ALLOWED

1. Gamemaker Studio 2
2. Unity
3. Scratch (by using turbowarp packager)
4. RPG Maker
5. GDevelop
6. Stencyl
7. Any sort of C (C, C++, C#, etc.)
8. Javascript
9. HTML5
10. Flash (AKA Actionscript)
11. Construct2 or Construct3
12. Haxefixel
13. Unreal Engine
14. Godot
15. Any other engine that doesn't have its only export option being which is uploading to its servers (Roblox Studio.) 1. Because you are unable to send the file, and we do not accept links. 2. Finding the file will probably be a file only compatible with the app used, it must be easily accessible.

NOTE: If you want to be a judge then go to this google form:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd6lA6u3gE1Qmz3eAO0EeuPDA0oKR7W0tSXKOIU... (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd6lA6u3gE1Qmz3eAO0EeuPDA0oKR7W0tSXKOIU8VoruCbn9Q/viewform?usp=publish-editor)

REQUIREMENTS

1. Must have less than 5 years of experience, (scratch does not count for years of experience).
2. Could be in any engine.
3. Must be in a .exe, .html or a .app file (if you're using scratch then use this program called turbowarp packager).
4. Games uploaded after the deadline will not count.
5. Games that use engines like Roblox Studio (exclusive to its servers), Tynker, and Scratch Jr. (why would you?), and any other engines that do not support extensions are not allowed.
6. Don't send any AI generated games (rosebud games, built by claude, etc.)
7. No modifications/mods of any sort of games (fangames are accepted though).
8. Must not have any sorts of NSFW.
9. Level editors (Super Mario Maker, Geometry Dash, etc.) Are not accepted, not only you couldn't get the file and it'd only be uploaded to its servers, but also as mentioned above no mods of anything.

Please note you have a maximum of a month to submit.

Thank you, and I can't wait to see all your games!

-F4 Studios

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Érase una vez... Papá y Mamá (https://powder34.itch.io/rase-una-vez-2)

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Hexdustry (https://t1ra.itch.io/hexdustry)

Factory and defence game with an hexagonal grid ;)

Teck Tomi (https://t1ra.itch.io/)

Strategy

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Image 8 (https://prodnitro.itch.io/crater-cafe)

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Crater Café (https://prodnitro.itch.io/crater-cafe)

Run a tiny coffee shop on an asteroid. Make unique space drinks in first person.

Nitro (https://prodnitro.itch.io/)

Simulation

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Image 9 (https://madebyjack.itch.io/no-country-for-hikers)

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No Country For Hikers (https://madebyjack.itch.io/no-country-for-hikers)

Can you survive the monsters of the dark and reunite with your friends..

Jack (https://madebyjack.itch.io/)

Action

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The Curse of Cathena (https://subham-ranjan-patra.itch.io/the-curse-of-cathena)

Unleash your orange cat energy! Killing zombies and taking names...

Subham Ranjan Patra (https://subham-ranjan-patra.itch.io/)

Survival

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Image 12 (https://badr-haitham.itch.io/mimick-master)

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mimick-master(Demo) (https://badr-haitham.itch.io/mimick-master)

“A chaotic multiplayer game where players imitate, trick, and compete to survive.”

Badr Haitham (https://badr-haitham.itch.io/)

Survival

Image 13 (https://youbeenwaffled.itch.io/wizard-bufoonery)

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Wizard Buffoonery (https://youbeenwaffled.itch.io/wizard-bufoonery)

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Action

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KittyD172 (https://kittyd172.itch.io/)

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Image 15 (https://mec-hfish.itch.io/mr-clean)

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Mr. Clean (https://mec-hfish.itch.io/mr-clean)

A retro puzzle game about cleaning up a world of blue mess.

MechFish (https://mec-hfish.itch.io/)

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Image 16 (https://chrisux.itch.io/look-up)

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Look Up (https://chrisux.itch.io/look-up)

chrisux (https://chrisux.itch.io/)

Visual Novel

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Image 17 (https://arcadecodestorm.itch.io/ai-autonomous-infestation)

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A.I.: Autonomous Infestation (https://arcadecodestorm.itch.io/ai-autonomous-infestation)

ArcadeCodestorm (https://arcadecodestorm.itch.io/)

Action

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Image 18 (https://badr-haitham.itch.io/the-backrooms-game)

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the_backrooms_game (https://badr-haitham.itch.io/the-backrooms-game)

The silence is not empty

Badr Haitham (https://badr-haitham.itch.io/)

Action

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Image 19 (https://glaciergames.itch.io/platformie)

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Platformie (Jam Game) (https://glaciergames.itch.io/platformie)

A short platformer made in gamemaker, dont judge too hard :/

Bullet KINNN (https://glaciergames.itch.io/)

Platformer

Image 20 (https://mrmewastaken.itch.io/invisible-spikes)

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Invisible spikes (https://mrmewastaken.itch.io/invisible-spikes)

Spikes are invisible until you die to one.

MrMeWasTaken (https://mrmewastaken.itch.io/)

Platformer

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ant-artisan-adventures (https://badr-haitham.itch.io/ant-artisan-adventures)

👉 Build, explore, and grow your own ant colony in a tiny world of big adventures

Badr Haitham (https://badr-haitham.itch.io/)

Simulation

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Image 22 (https://powder34.itch.io/rase-una-vez-una-ashley)

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Érase una vez, una Ashley (https://powder34.itch.io/rase-una-vez-una-ashley)

Powder34 (https://powder34.itch.io/)

Visual Novel

Image 23 (https://md-shadman-yusuf-bhuiyan.itch.io/dungeon-escape)

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Md Shadman Yusuf Bhuiyan (https://md-shadman-yusuf-bhuiyan.itch.io/)

Platformer

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Evil Guy is not a Nice Guy (https://juanmarker64.itch.io/evil-guy-is-not-a-nice-guy)

He is not nice, what else do you need to know?

juanmarker64 (https://juanmarker64.itch.io/)

Fighting

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Image 25 (https://glaciergames.itch.io/frenetic-river)

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Frenetic River (Jam Game) (https://glaciergames.itch.io/frenetic-river)

A very short first time using Bitsy!

Bullet KINNN (https://glaciergames.itch.io/)

Adventure

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Image 26 (https://f4-studios.itch.io/confusion-apj-2026-demo)

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Confusion A.P.J. 2026 Demo (https://f4-studios.itch.io/confusion-apj-2026-demo)

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Doge coin grab (https://roadkillcandy.itch.io/test)

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Action

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Image 28 (https://ravencreststudios.itch.io/paperwarrior)

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Paper Warrior (https://ravencreststudios.itch.io/paperwarrior)

Paper fights back today!

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The Happy Hour Incident (https://glaciergames.itch.io/thehappyhourincident)

The entire world just ended...and nobody noticed.

Bullet KINNN (https://glaciergames.itch.io/)

Interactive Fiction

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