Figglewatts Opens LSDJAM 2026 For Dream Emulator-Style Games
The jam's guidelines now explicitly prohibit generative AI entries and still accept late submissions, which sets the terms for how a small annual homage event defines its own pool of work.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
Indie developer Figglewatts is holding LSDJAM again in 2026, a game jam tied to the October 22, 1998 release of the PlayStation game LSD. Participants are asked to build a Dream Emulator-style game in the production window from October 22, 2026 to March 1, 2027. Entries are open on itch.io, and the rules bar generative AI submissions.
The guidelines are looser than a competition's. There are no judges and no result, and games submitted after the March 1 deadline are still accepted. Entrants can work alone or in a team, use digital assets made by others, and pick any engine, with Godot, GameMaker and Ren'Py named as examples. Works with sensitive content are asked to carry a warning. One rule goes the other way: generative AI is banned from entries outright.
The jam has produced finished commercial releases before. Dream Fishing, a game about fishing in a dream world, reached Steam after its creator took part.
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