St. Louis Global Game Jam is back for 2025!

It’s happening. We’re doing it. It’s on. This year over the last weekend in January join fellow local game developers, designers, artists, and musicians in coming together to make games at the St. Louis Global Game Jam! This year’s event will be taking the event back its roots at UMSL for the first time since 2019. Registration will be opening soon, and at that time we’ll update this site with more information about the event, but we couldn’t wait to share this news with you. Save the date!

GGJ 2020 Schedule and Parking

Please register to participate this Friday, Jan 31: https://globalgamejam.org/2020/jam-sites/stlgamedev-ggj-saint-louis-university

Schedule of Events

The schedule may change at any time

Friday

5:00 pm – Registration & Team Forming

6:00 pm – Opening Ceremonies and Theme Announcement

7:30 pm* – Dinner

Saturday

7:30 am* – Breakfast

12:30 pm* – Lunch

3:00 pm – Game Pages must be created at globalgamejam.org

6:00 pm* – Dinner

Sunday

8:30 am* – Breakfast

12:30 pm* – Lunch

3:00 pm – Games/Videos must be uploaded

3:00 pm – Submit Demo form (https://forms.gle/1EpB9EGcuGuByEj4A)

5:00 pm – Closing Ceremonies and Game Demos Begin (2 minutes per team)

8:00 pm – Event Ends

*Meal times are subject to change depending on pick-up lines, delivery traffic, etc.

Parking

GGJ will take place at the location marked #14 on the map. Guest Garage Parking will be available at Laclede Garage (shown in purple on the map) and will be paid for by STLGameDev.

Thank You Riot

Please register to help our preparations: https://globalgamejam.org/2020/jam-sites/stlgamedev-ggj-saint-louis-university

With Riot Games as our headline sponsor and in partnership with the Chaifetz Center for Entrepreneurship, STLGameDev will be holding Global Game Jam at Saint Louis University! We are excited to make the event more accessible than ever through expanded resources and mentorship, while also setting up the new space based on the feedback of our jam veterans.

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