Game jams are creative events in which participants race against the clock to design and develop a video game, often centered on a specific theme or concept. The 2026 Game Jam has wrapped up, but play and enjoy the winning games! The theme for this year was “Growth & Decay.”
2026 Game Jam Winning Games
- Best Game Overall – Sunflower Farm | Jen Frisco and Erik Wade
- Best Puzzle Game – Walter’s Wilting World | Tobias Choklad
- Best Action Game – Night of the Living Shrub | Ali Zaman
- Best Other Genre – Worlds for In Between | Spooky
- Best Theme Adherence – Grow for Gold | Chris Calbert and Nathan Christie
- Young Creator – Walter’s Wilting World | Tobias Choklad
- Best Narrative – Words for In Between | Spooky
- Best Game Play Experience – Sunflower Farm | Jen Frisco and Erik Wade
- Best Technical Execution – Reap What You Sow | Jordan Choklad
- Best Sound Design – Words for In Between | Spooky
- Best Art Direction – Words for In Between | Spooky
- Great Start – Rex’s Relics | Nate
- Wild Card – Treeman | Daniel Clark
Library Resources at GCPL for Game Developers and Designers
Gwinnett County Public Library’s Learning Labs have many free resources to help game developers and designers, including access to Adobe Creative Cloud, Blender, drawing tables, and audio and video recording studios. We also offer coding classes to help you get started in Scratch, Python, C#, or the Unity game engine. Access to our Learning Labs is free with a library card. Out-of-county patrons can purchase a full-access library card for $40 a year.
For more information on getting started with game design and development, visit our LibGuide: https://lib.gwinnettpl.org/learninglab/gamedev
Learning Labs Specialists are also on staff to help! Book-a-Librarian or make a reservation to use the labs at www.gwinnettpl.org/learninglabs/
Have a question? Send us an email at learninglabs@gwinnettpl.org
