Defold Game Jam 2026 Results!
Congratulations to the winners and every single game submitted - you already won by completing a game! 
Thanks also to this year editon’s sponsors, who have some amazing gifts for the winners! 
All results are now available here:
Best games made with Defold:
| Place | Game | Author | Links | Defold Version | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1 |
Ash Islands | Estel | Itch | 1.13.2 (beta, Sep 30) | €100 Steam Gift Card, 1-year CraftPix Ultimate Access, $350 Ovani credits + one custom theme song from Ovani, Kenney All-in-1 Bundle + Asset Forge Deluxe, Poki fast-track publishing review + $1000 upfront release fee, if released on Poki, Photon Challenge winner (details below) |
 2 |
Chreeaktor! | Aragast Games | Itch | 1.13.2 (beta, Sep 29) | €50 Steam Gift Card, 1-year CraftPix Ultimate Access, $200 Ovani credits, Kenney All-in-1 Bundle + Asset Forge Deluxe, Poki fast-track publishing review + $1000 upfront release fee, if released on Poki |
 3 |
Power Line Tycoon | Maks Bumazhkin | Itch | 1.13.2 (beta, Sep 16) | €25 Steam Gift Card, 1-year CraftPix Ultimate Access, $200 Ovani, Kenney All-in-1 Bundle + Asset Forge Deluxe, Poki fast-track publishing review + $1000 upfront release fee, if released on Poki |
| 4 | Headless | @Dragosha | Itch | 1.13.2 (beta, Sep 30) | €10 Steam Gift Card, 1-year CraftPix Ultimate Access, $200 Ovani credits, Kenney All-in-1 Bundle + Asset Forge Deluxe |
| 5 | Rollrend | @Vallo | Itch · Wavedash | 1.13.2 (stable, Oct 2) | €10 Steam Gift Card, $200 Ovani credits, €100 Wavedash credit** |
| 6 | Dio | Jupiter Wave | Itch · Wavedash | 1.13.1 (stable) | €10 Steam Gift Card, €50 Wavedash credit** |
| 7 | Hexabomb | fight320, Twinkle | Itch · Wavedash | 1.13.2 (beta, Sep 30) | €10 Steam Gift Card, €25 Wavedash credit** |
| 8 | Reversaction | @LudiCraft | Itch | 1.13.1 (stable) | €10 Steam Gift Card |
| 8 | Alchemia: The Great Work | Bitwise Gaming | Itch · Wavedash | 1.13.2 (beta, Sep 29) | €10 Steam Gift Card, €10 Wavedash credit** |
| 10 | Extinction Event | Coyotelikes | Itch · Wavedash | 1.13.1 (stable) | €10 Steam Gift Card, €10 Wavedash credit** |
All games have been identified as build with Defold. Some games were made using development builds (beta) of 1.13.2 before the official release on October 2, 2026 (thank you for testing the beta! 
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Reward details:
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Defold Foundation: Steam Gift Cards will be sent to the winners - first add
defoldengineon Steam to friends, and I’ll contact you about further details. -
Kenney bundle: Game Assets All-in-1 + Asset Forge Deluxe (I’ll send you the links to claim)
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CraftPix: 1-year Ultimate Access membership - you have to have an active account on Craftpix and provide me its ID / assigned e-mail address to unlock the Ultimate access
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Ovani: The first-place winner also receives a custom main theme song - we’ll contact you. You have to have an active account on Ovani and provide me its ID / assigned e-mail address.
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Poki: Top 3 receive a fast-track publishing review. A €1,000 release fee is payable only upon full release on Poki and is recoupable from revenue share. (Contact to set up the details)
Wavedash Challenge
| Place | Game | Author | Links | Verified Defold Build | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (#5 Overall) |
Rollrend | Vallo | Itch · Wavedash | 1.13.2 (stable, Oct 2) | €100 Wavedash Credit + gifts above |
| 2 (#6 Overall) |
Dio | Jupiter Wave | Itch · Wavedash | 1.13.1 (stable) | €50 Wavedash Credit + gifts above |
| 3 (#7 Overall) |
Hexabomb | fight320, Twinkle | Itch · Wavedash | 1.13.2 (beta, Sep 30) | €25 Wavedash Credit + gifts above |
| 4 (#8 Overall) | Alchemia: The Great Work | Bitwise Gaming | Itch · Wavedash | 1.13.2 (beta, Sep 29) | €10 Wavedash Credit + gifts above |
| 5 (#10 Overall) | Extinction Event | Coyotelikes | Itch · Wavedash | 1.13.1 (stbale) | €10 Wavedash Credit+ gifts above |
| 6 (#11 Overall) | AngleBall | @benjames171 | Itch · Wavedash | 1.13.2 (beta, Sep 29) | €10 Wavedash Credit |
| 7 (#14 Overall) | Pando Garden | Helen Allien Poe | Itch · Wavedash | 1.13.1 (stable) | €10 Wavedash Credit |
| 8 (#22 Overall) | Death Cascade | @fatalexit | Itch · Wavedash | 1.13.1 (stable) | €10 Wavedash Credit |
| 9 (#23 Overall) | Tiny Consequences | AJ | Itch · Wavedash | 1.13.1 (stable) | €10 Wavedash Credit |
| 10 (#24 Overall) | Sticky Snap! | Ovidiu Tepes | Itch · Wavedash | 1.13.2 (beta, Sep 30) | €10 Wavedash Credit |
We’ll contact you about the rewards.
Heroic Labs Challenge
Best game made with Heroic Nakama support is: Worm Tremors by @PendragonNL !
Congratulations - you have won 3 months of Nakama Cloud Dev Tier!
We’ll contact you about details 
Photon Challenge
Best game made with Photon support is: Ash Islands by Estel!
Congratulations - you have won 1-year of Photon Fusion Plus voucher, 100 Concurrent Users (CCU) for 1 year + One hour online video call with a Photon expert, covering the multiplayer in your game or any other multiplayer topic you are interested in. We’ll contact you about the details.
2nd place in the Photon challenge is for: Snaked by Aragast Games!
Congratulations - you have won 1-year of Photon Fusion Plus voucher, 100 Concurrent Users (CCU) for 1 year
Congratulations also to the best games in the Presentation category:
And Game design category:
For better organisation, as there is a ton of rewards, please send me all the needed information on DM here, or at pawel@defold.se. I will be contacting you one by one regardless, but this will take time, especially that some might be hard to find contact details, and if you’d be able to send me the needed details, this will definitely help me!