Over this past weekend, we welcomed at least 230+ attendees to the NYU Game Center. For 48 hours, jammers spread across our space on the 6th floor and our shared co-working spaces on the 2nd floor of 370 Jay Street, forming teams and pushing their skills to the limit. Energized by 300 slices of pizza, 120 bagels, and 600 snacks, we reached a grand total of 58 games submitted for judging by 3:00pm on Sunday, February 1st. We want to thank you all for sharing our home with us and bringing such a positive buzz to the Game Center! It was a pleasure to see all of your work, and we hope you join us again next year!
NYU Game Center Global Game Jam 2026 Award Picks:
(Honorable Mention: Lemony Fresh)
WINNER: Benoit BarkBest Experiment
(Honorable Mention: M.A.S.K.)
WINNER: Inspector Mode
Best Visuals
(Honorable Mention: Madness Overdrive Masquerade Infinity Sin)
(Honorable Mention: Alien Wear)
WINNER: Reprehensible
Best Audio
(Honorable Mention: Granddaughter Clock)
WINNER: Madness Overdrive Masquerade Infinity Sin
Best Design
(Honorable Mention: Masked TD)
WINNER: Chromask
Best Use of Theme
(Honorable Mention: Help, I Glued My Hands to My Keyboard And My Boss Doesn’t Know I’m a Lizard)
WINNER: Ink it Through
Audience Choice Award
WINNER: Skilamalink
Best Game of the Jam
(Honorable Mention: Benoit Bark)
WINNER: Help, I Glued My Hands to My Keyboard And My Boss Doesn’t Know I’m a Lizard
Once again, we’d like to thank our sponsors at OVR Technology for setting up camp at the NYU Game Center over the weekend, supporting developers who made games with the Omara Scent Display, and running demos for us all to try.
To find out more about OVR and the Omara, please visit omara.ovrtechnology.com
You can also join their Discord here.