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A zig-only game jam, with a unique gimmick for each jam, focused on limiting you in fun ways!

A couple of months ago, me, @evaleek and @Sietse2202 decided we wanted to host a zig gamejam to show our love for the language, game development, and the community!

As said above, the jams will focus on limited environments; constraints that force you to
adapt in interesting ways, such as limited

  • resolution
  • audio frequency range or bitdepth
  • clock speed
  • rendering capabilities

This is done in large part via the target you’ll have to use. For the first jam, more on that down
below! For later jams it could be other fantasy consoles, specific libraries you have to use, or other limitations!

First edition

The first edition of this jam will take place from 2026-07-20T00:00:00Z until 2026-07-27T00:00:00Z and will require participants to make a game written in Zig using WASM-4; a simple console that runs on the web with good zig support.

For details on how to participate, how to get started, what zig-only exactly means, and the rules surrounding generative AI, more information can be found here!

Anyone is more than welcome to participate, even if you don’t plan on submitting!

Moortu July 14, 2026, 2:22pm 2

me reading:

focused on limiting your fun in ways!

Fitti July 14, 2026, 2:25pm 3

Fun is, of course, reserved for those playing the games!

Fitti July 14, 2026, 2:26pm 4

I won’t be participating, but I sure as hell would love to play any games that end up being submitted! Will those be posted here as well, or where should I be looking after the jam?

Best of luck with the event!!

evaleek July 14, 2026, 2:36pm 5

Thank you! We will be making the list of entries available here on Ziggit, as well as other platforms like the community Discord.

Looking forward to joining this!
I’m gonna be going into this with zero game dev experience, so wish me luck :​D
Hopefully the extremely limited platform will make it a bit easier to get into.

huntrss July 14, 2026, 3:01pm 7

I used wasm4 in 2022, but then it was accessible to me, and I don’t have any experience in game dev either. So go for it, I’m sure gonna learn a lot.