With the new year in full swing already, the Global Game Jam is back for 2025 🎮🤩
Starting this week, the whole world will be jamming, creating and collaborating to make their dream jam games!
The Global Game Jam is the world's largest game creation event taking place around the globe, with participants getting together and creating games over a weekend with a common theme, in over 800 locations worldwide. 🤝🌏
In India, with 13 jam sites this year, it promises to be a celebration of creativity and game development all across the nation. Listed below are the jam sites with more details, so that you can head over to the nearest one and start jamming 😁
Join the Official GGJ India Discord to stay tuned for all the updates on all Indian GGJ sites!
GGJ25 India Sites
GGJ Kolkata - Double the Fun! ✌
Site 1: Hybrid (Online & In-person)
📍 Hosted by: Scope Gaming Community & Red Apple Learning Pvt. Ltd.
📅 Dates: January 22–24, 2025
🔗 Registration: GGJ25 Kolkata Scope | Global Game Jam
👤 Site Organizer: Subhodip Ghosh
Site 2: In-person only
📍 Hosted by: École Intuit Lab
📅 Dates: January 23–25, 2025
🔗 Registration: GGJ25 Kolkata Ecole Intuit Lab | Global Game Jam
👤 Site Organizer: Pranoy Chatterjee
GGJ Ahmedabad - Thriving and Conquering 📈
📅 Dates: January 23–25, 2025
📍 Venue: Unitedworld Institute of Design (UID), Karnavati University
🔗 Registration: GGJ25 Ahmedabad - UID, Karnavati University | Global Game Jam
👤 Site Organiser: Sachin Khankhoje
GGJ Bangalore - Rich Legacy, Passionate Vibes ✨
📅 Dates: January 24–26, 2025
📍 Venue: Keywords Studio Office
🔗 Registration: GGJ25 Bangalore Keywords Studios | Global Game Jam
👤 Site Organisers: Rishikanth Somayaji, Deepanjali Sarna and Binigya Dahal
GGJ IIIT Sricity - Innovation and Collaboration 💡
📅 Dates: January 24–26, 2025
📍 Venue: IIIT Sricity Campus
🔗 Registration: GGJ25 IIIT SRICITY | Global Game Jam
👤 Site Organiser: Himangshu Sarma
GGJ Hyderabad - Rising Game Dev Supremacy 🙌
📅 Dates: January 23–25, 2025
📍 Venue: Backstage Pass Institute of Gaming and Technology
🔗 Registration: GGJ25 HYDERABAD | Global Game Jam
👤 Site Organiser: Bala Krishna Annaluri
GGJ Chandigarh - New Tidings🌊
📅 Dates: January 23–25, 2025
📍 Venue: Chandigarh University
🔗 Registration Link: GGJ25 Chandigarh | Global Game Jam
👤 Site Organiser: Sidharth Bansal
GGJ Pune - Lively and Buzzing!⚡
📅 Dates: January 20–26, 2025
📍 Venue: Online
🔗 Registration Link: GGJ Pune 2025 | Global Game Jam
👤 Site Organiser: Aniruddha Hardikar
GGJ Kerala- Culture and Creativity👩🎨
📅 Dates: January 24–26, 2025
📍 Venue: ISC-KSUM, Kochi
🔗 Registration: GGJ25 Kerala by SAIK | Global Game Jam
👤 Site Organiser: Nikhil Chandran
GGJ Mumbai - City of Dreamers and Jammers! 🎆
📅 Dates: January 24–26, 2025
📍 Venue: A813, Centrum Business Square
🔗 Registration:GGJ25 Mumbai | Global Game Jam
👤 Site Organiser: Vaibhav Chavan
GGJ Chennai - Thriving and Creating ☀️
📅 Dates: January 24–26, 2025
📍 Venue: Ayelet Studio, Chennai
🔗 Registration: GGJ25 - Chennai | Global Game Jam
👤 Site Organiser: Joshua Jebadurai
GGJ Delhi NCR - Vibrant City, Lively Jammers 😎
📅 Dates: January 23–25, 2025
📍 Venue: JS Institute of Design, Delhi
🔗 Registration: GGJ25 Delhi-NCR | Global Game Jam
👤 Site Organiser: Aamir Khan
GGJ Dehradun - Jamming in the Mountains ⛰️
📅 Dates: January 24–26, 2025
📍 Venue: MAC- UPES Dehradun
🔗 Registration: GGJ25 Dehradun | Global Game Jam
👤 Site Organisers: Pankaj Badoni
So, there you have it - India is truly abuzz with excitement for the Global Game Jam 2025. Let’s make GGJ 2025 the ultimate celebration of collaboration, creativity and gamedev 😁
Watch this year’s Keynote and Theme Reveal video here:
Remember to join the fun on the Discord and wish you a week full of crazy fun game dev memories! 🎆