GAME JAM PROMPT

Who comes to mind? A superhero, a parent, a friend, or someone else entirely! What sort of obstacles do they overcome?

Create a game about someone you think is A CHAMPION!

Create your game in MakeCode Arcade | Oct 1st - Oct 30th 11:59pm PST

GAME JAM PROMPT

The three 1st place winners will each win a Gaming Prize Pack and a $500 donation in their name to their local hospital! Voting begins November 1st.

GAMING FOR A CAUSE

Landon

Age 12 | 2025 Extra Life Champion

JOIN EXTRA LIFE
  1. A winner chosen by Landon, our 2025 Children's Miracle Network Champion!
  2. A winner chosen traditionally by our judges.
  3. A winner chosen by audience votes - families, friends and community members can join the fun! $1 donated to your Extra Life profile is 1 vote for your game!

San Diego, California

Check out the Guidelines

Please read through the Guidelines below, they will explain everything you need to know regarding the Game Jam event!

Get Coding in MakeCode Arcade!

Get started on your Project! You have until October 30th, 2025 to submit your coding project - so take your time making something you're excited about!

Submit

Your Project!

Create a shareable link or file to your project, and submit! After, your game will be voted on, with 1 vote = $1 donation to Extra Life. Your Extra Life profile will be auto generated by us.

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Here's How It Works:

Does the game give us "CHAMPIONS"?

Is the game fun? Do the controls feel good? Are the mechanics implemented well?

For our Home Office Judges, your game will be judged based on the following criteria:

THEME

GAMEPLAY

USER EXPERIENCE / INTERFACE

Are the controls, instructions, and goals easy to understand?

ART / STORY

Is the game visually appealing? Is the story well-told?

CRAFTSMANSHIP

Is the game polished? How did the developer go the extra mile?

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Judging Criteria

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Please review the information below on how to share your project and submit it alongside the relevant info.

Game Submission Form

Ready to Submit Your Project?

2 - Upload the .PNG file into the form field!

1 - Click the blue camera button under the MakeCode game window to save the project as a .png file

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Share via Image

Great! Make sure you have a shareable link to your project (not the URL!) and submit it alongside the relevant info for your project.

NOTE: Do not use the Download button to create a .uf2 file; that file type cannot be submitted in the form below.

2 - Name your game and click "Share Project"

1 - Click the share icon in the top right corner of the screen.

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Share via Link

3 - Paste the link into the form field!

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We're raising money for Extra Life this year, by submitting amazing games made by YOU!

GAMING FOR A CAUSE

After you submit your game, 1 vote = $1 raised for Extra Life, helping children in need all around the world.

But that's not all, our Extra Life Champion - Landon - will also vote for his favorite game, with the winner receiving a $500 donation towards Extra Life alongside a prize pack!

Landon

Age 12 | 2025 Extra Life Champion