Physical Game Jams

This listing includes all itch.io jams which explicitly accept physical games, including board games, card games, and roleplaying games. It is updated daily. Entries are sorted by end date by default, but you can click on any column header to sort by that column. If you see errors, please email me.

Name Start Date End Date Host(s) Hashtag
For Truth's Sake: A Game Jam February 01, 2024 at 05:00 AM March 30, 2024 at 05:00 AM h. moon  
Lotta di Classi February 05, 2024 at 11:00 PM March 30, 2024 at 11:00 PM Arcipelago Celeste #lottadiclassi
The HEROQUEST 2024 Quest Jam March 16, 2024 at 05:00 AM March 31, 2024 at 05:00 AM AmalgamAsh  
Game Exploder - the Dice Exploder Game Jam February 01, 2024 at 06:00 AM April 01, 2024 at 06:00 AM Lady Tabletop, sdunnewold, greenbriar, Sam Roberts  
Indiepocalypse Issue #53 (Paying Anthology) March 01, 2024 at 03:06 AM April 04, 2024 at 03:06 AM PIZZAPRANKS  
SUNY Poly Spring 2024 Game Jam April 05, 2024 at 09:00 PM April 07, 2024 at 09:00 PM Zoofule  
The Electric Zine Jam!! 2024!! February 01, 2024 at 08:00 AM April 09, 2024 at 08:00 AM MyDogStoleMyLiver #TheEZMjam2024
Interstellar Voyage Jam February 13, 2024 at 05:00 AM April 13, 2024 at 05:00 AM Omnik  
12 Days of Sketchster Game Jam 2024 March 29, 2024 at 12:00 AM April 14, 2024 at 12:00 AM Drentsoft Games #sketchstergj24
OPR Writing Jam #10 April 12, 2024 at 07:00 PM April 14, 2024 at 07:00 PM onepagerules #oprwj10
GCPL Game Jam 2024 March 01, 2024 at 02:00 PM April 19, 2024 at 02:00 PM GCPL Learning Labs  
Print n' Play 2024 April 07, 2024 at 02:30 PM April 21, 2024 at 02:30 PM Indie City Games  
Continuum Craft Jam 1: Stage 0 - Prototype April 08, 2024 at 05:00 AM April 22, 2024 at 05:00 AM SaltyTheGeek  
Permafrost Jam - Primavera 2024 April 05, 2024 at 10:00 AM April 22, 2024 at 10:00 AM Mammut RPG #permafrostjam
Comical Spheres: Longshot City and Beyond! November 15, 2023 at 06:00 AM April 29, 2024 at 06:00 AM Seth Ian #ComicalSpheres
Menu TTRPG Jam March 01, 2024 at 08:00 AM April 29, 2024 at 08:00 AM ell0  
One Game a Month #34 April 01, 2024 at 03:00 PM April 29, 2024 at 03:00 PM sneeky_09 #OGAM
BLASK JAM: PbtA-like games March 18, 2024 at 09:00 PM April 29, 2024 at 09:00 PM Major_Blaskowitz  
Queer Games Bundle 2024 Submissions April 05, 2024 at 09:26 PM May 01, 2024 at 09:26 PM Queer Games Bundle  
Indiepocalypse Issue #54 (Paying Anthology) April 05, 2024 at 02:09 AM May 02, 2024 at 02:09 AM PIZZAPRANKS #Indiepocalypse
Scratch Game Jam #14 April 19, 2024 at 12:00 AM May 03, 2024 at 12:00 AM cocrea #scratchgamejam
Indie City Jams #006 - OVERPROMPTED May 05, 2024 at 07:30 PM May 05, 2024 at 07:30 PM Indie City Games  
The Hot Mutant Summer Jam! April 01, 2024 at 04:00 AM May 19, 2024 at 04:00 AM Mean Green Press #HotMutantSummerJam
Just Play Jam - A Game Jam for Climate Futures April 29, 2024 at 12:30 PM May 19, 2024 at 12:30 PM animainteractive  
Rat System Game Jam March 22, 2024 at 04:00 AM May 22, 2024 at 04:00 AM Rat Bastard Games  
The Disc 2 TTRPG Jam May 01, 2024 at 05:00 AM May 22, 2024 at 05:00 AM Bannerless Games #disc2jam
Narrative Design Awards 2024 May 09, 2024 at 11:00 PM May 23, 2024 at 11:00 PM SighTdesigns #NDA2024
Nokia Art Jam 2 March 31, 2024 at 12:00 AM May 30, 2024 at 12:00 AM Polyducks #NokiaArtJam
Tiny Library: CCG Jam #1 (adventure seeds) April 30, 2024 at 02:00 PM May 30, 2024 at 02:00 PM Long Tail Games  
One Game a Month #35 May 01, 2024 at 03:00 PM May 30, 2024 at 03:00 PM sneeky_09  
Shit Or Get Off the Pot: A Solo Game Jam May 01, 2024 at 04:00 AM May 31, 2024 at 04:00 AM Courtney, FlowerMouse #ShittingOutSoloGames
LARP Zine Jam April 05, 2024 at 04:00 AM May 31, 2024 at 04:00 AM Metaparadox #LARPZineJam
🔥 Fuck Capitalism Jam 2024 🔥 May 01, 2024 at 10:00 AM May 31, 2024 at 10:00 AM FxckCapitalism #BeyondCapitalism
Ultimate Elite Bundle Submissions May 22, 2024 at 02:19 PM May 31, 2024 at 02:19 PM -X-ScornGames  
Lost, Broken, Unplayable~ April 26, 2024 at 04:00 AM June 01, 2024 at 04:00 AM snow #unplayable
Noun Borg Get Rich Quick Jam April 02, 2024 at 04:59 AM June 01, 2024 at 04:59 AM Rugose Kohn, Urizenic, Karl Druid, mcglintlock #nounborg
TRANS ORACULAR JAM May 01, 2024 at 07:00 AM June 01, 2024 at 07:00 AM stargazersasha, M. Campbell #transoracular
BiG Byte Game Jam 2024 May 04, 2024 at 12:30 AM June 02, 2024 at 12:30 AM Black In Gaming, Melanated Game Kitchen #bigbytegamejam
Indie City Jams #007 - PROTOJAM June 02, 2024 at 05:30 PM June 02, 2024 at 05:30 PM Indie City Games  
The ELECTRIC Zine Jam MINI! Spring jam! April 01, 2024 at 12:00 AM June 05, 2024 at 12:00 AM MyDogStoleMyLiver #Springzinejam2024
Indie NASA TTRPG Adventures March 06, 2024 at 05:00 AM June 05, 2024 at 05:00 AM Inumo  
Indiepocalypse Issue #55 (Paying Anthology) May 03, 2024 at 03:37 AM June 06, 2024 at 03:37 AM PIZZAPRANKS #Indiepocalypse
AccessJam 2024 May 18, 2024 at 02:00 PM June 18, 2024 at 02:00 PM Accessibility Unlocked #accessjam2024
Spring Cleaning Jam March 20, 2024 at 03:06 AM June 20, 2024 at 03:06 AM Xander Hinners  
Games Transformed 2024 - No War But Class War May 31, 2024 at 11:00 PM June 21, 2024 at 11:00 PM Games Transformed, Game Assist  
Tiny Library: CCG Jam #2 (SciFi NPC) May 31, 2024 at 02:00 PM June 28, 2024 at 02:00 PM Long Tail Games  
One Game a Month #36 June 01, 2024 at 03:00 PM June 29, 2024 at 03:00 PM sneeky_09 #OGAM
Pride Game Jam HKI 2024 June 28, 2024 at 03:00 PM June 29, 2024 at 03:00 PM Finnish Game Jam  
Zine Jam: Pride Edition June 01, 2024 at 04:00 AM June 30, 2024 at 04:00 AM Metaparadox #ZineJam
QUEER WRATH GAME JAM June 04, 2024 at 04:00 AM June 30, 2024 at 04:00 AM titanomachyRPG #QUEERWRATHGAMEJAM

Last updated: April 03, 2025.

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