This jam is now over. It ran from 2026-04-24 21:00:00 to 2026-04-27 21:00:00. View results

Welcome to the Aristos Interactive Game Jam #3!

Theme

The theme for this jam is ARENA.

An arena is a space built for conflict, competition, spectacle, or endurance. It can be a gladiator pit, a sports coliseum, a magical trial ground, a mech combat dome, or something abstract and unexpected. Interpret the theme in your own way and build something fun.

Your game might focus on waves of enemies, duels, score chasing, tournaments, survival challenges, crowd pleasing chaos, or mastery of a tight combat loop. The arena can be physical, social, psychological, or entirely symbolic.

Struggle, compete, WIN!

Description

Step into the arena and bring an idea to life!

This beginner-friendly jam is all about creating a fun, playable game you’re proud to show off. Over the course of the weekend, challenge yourself to build a simple but engaging gameplay loop, something that feels good, something that exists because you made it.

All tools are welcome.
AI assistance is welcome.
Premade assets are welcome.

What matters most is finishing a playable experience and learning along the way.

At the end of the jam, we will play some of the game entries and upload a video to YouTube celebrating your hard work!

Fortes fortuna adiuvat.

Rules

  1. HTML5 export is required. Please  ensure your game is playable in browser through Itch
  2. No racism, sexism, or any other form of discrimination.
  3. Keep entries related to the theme. 

FAQs

  • Teams of any size are allowed
  • Any engine can be used
  • Premade assets are allowed. Please indicate what portion is used
  • AI is allowed.

Judging

Judging lasts 3 days after the jam's conclusion, and games will be ranked on the following criteria by other jam participants:

  • Theme
  • Fun
  • Art
  • Audio
  • Innovation

You can check out the previous game jams here!

Our previous results videos below:

Jam 1:

Jam 2:

Submissions(4)

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Adventure
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A Fighter Against Friends
Fighting
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Fight with fists in the ARENA!
Action
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