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Issue #666 of Gamedev.js Weekly newsletter about Google Playground, js13kGames 2026 winners, and PixiJS AI skills is out - go check it!

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Google Playground, js13kGames 2026 winners, and PixiJS AI skills
Check out issue #666 of Gamedev.js Weekly — the free, weekly newsletter about web game development.
gamedevjsweekly.com
October 9, 2026 at 2:16 PM
The winners of the biggest ever #js13kgames code golfing competition are in! I had the pleasure of being a judge and the #gamedev coding powers on display (entires games that fit in 13kb) blew my mind. PLAY THEM HERE: js13kgames.com/2026/#winners
js13kGames
Check out js13kGames, the coding competition for web game developers, with a hallmark 13KB size limit.
js13kgames.com
October 7, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Behold, here are the overall WINNERS of the #js13k 2026 competition! 🎉

1. Spectral Horn by Filip Paulů
2. Panzercorn by Chris Subagio
3. HueCorn by Ryan Tyler

Post: js13kgames.com/2026/blog/wi...

Results: js13kgames.com/2026/#winners

Congratulations and thank you all!

#gamedev #gamedevjs
October 5, 2026 at 12:20 PM
I made a game for js13kGames this year, and published a blog post about the making of it:

nallebeorn.se/blog/js13k20...

#js13k #gamedev 🦄🌈
Making a 3D platformer in 13K – Nallebeorn
This year I participated in js13kGames for the first time, making a little 3D platformer called Unifrost. I think the game turned out great! Working under interesting constraints and with a deadline u...
nallebeorn.se
October 2, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Voting for the best #js13k 2026 entries ends soon! Do you have any favourites or guesses who could win?

js13kgames.com/2026/games

#gamedev #gamedevjs #gamejam #compo #competition #countdown #voting #winners #JavaScript #HTML5
October 2, 2026 at 10:50 PM
A few weeks ago our AI-first team participated in the js13kGames game jam, where the main challenge is to fit the game in tiny 13KB.

We've compiled our insights and learnings in this article:
chainsawteam.com/blog/ai-game...
Learnings from coding AI games under 13 KB (js13kGames 2026)
What we learned building four AI-coded games under the js13kGames 2026 size limit, from code-based art to faster playable prototypes.
chainsawteam.com
October 1, 2026 at 5:48 PM
A few weeks ago our AI-first team participated in the js13kGames game jam, where the main challenge is to fit the game in tiny 13KB.

We've compiled our insights and learnings in this article:
chainsawteam.com/blog/ai-game...
Learnings from coding AI games under 13 KB (js13kGames 2026)
What we learned building four AI-coded games under the js13kGames 2026 size limit, from code-based art to faster playable prototypes.
chainsawteam.com
October 1, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Our fourth #js13k Community Soundtrack is up on Bandcamp already, thanks to João Lopes yet again. You can listen to some great music from this year’s games, and add yours to the album too.

js13kgames.com/2026/blog/co...

#gamedev #gamedevjs #soundtrack #music #sounds
September 25, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Next game to re view in #js13k is "BLADE:13 - PRISM BREAK" js13kgames.com/2026/games/b...
BLADE:13 - PRISM BREAK
A game in the js13kGames 2026 competition. Play it now, for free!
js13kgames.com
September 23, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Aaand here we go with another year of giving some feedback to games in #js13kgames Starting off with "Chromatic Crawl"
September 23, 2026 at 9:33 PM
A unicorn fires portals from its horn and tail, and the current 19-room Rainwormhole build fits inside a 12.5 KB ZIP. #Rainwormhole #js13kGames #IndieGames
This Unicorn Portal Puzzler Fits 19 Levels Into a 12.5 KB ZIP
Rainwormhole packs 19 portal-puzzle rooms, code-drawn art and synthesized audio into a current 12,804-byte browser-game archive.
www.fixgamingchannel.com
September 23, 2026 at 2:01 PM
If you like games, and you know you do, go play and then vote for @frankforce.bsky.social 's awesome SP13KTRA: js13kgames.com/games/sp13ktra All of it crammed incredibly in 13 KB of JavaScript 🤯
SP13KTRA
A game in the js13kGames 2026 competition. Play it now, for free!
js13kgames.com
September 19, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Check out Unicorn Dream, my entry for @js13kGames
2026!

#js13k #gamedev #js

js13kgames.com/2026/games/u...
Unicorn's Dream
A game in the js13kGames 2026 competition. Play it now, for free!
js13kgames.com
September 16, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Meet UNxR 🦄🌈 - my @js13kGames 2026 “Unicorns & Rainbows” entry.

13KB. 99 levels. 16 arenas. 5 enemy types, each with unique behavior - Tempest × rhythm game crossover.

Miss the beat, lose your turn!

Play & vote 👇
js13kgames.com/2026/games/u...

#js13k #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame
September 16, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Just started judging the #js13kgames competition entries!

Gave feedback on my first five games. The highlight for me today was @KilledByAPixel's amazingly polished
🌈Arcobaleno - LEARN ITALIAN
which uses only emojis and voice!
so good. only 13kb.
play.js13kgames.com/arcobaleno-l...
play.js13kgames.com
September 15, 2026 at 7:25 PM
thanks!

check out the other js13k games, it just wrapped and some very high quality games this time...

js13kgames.com/2026/games
Games
Check out the games in the js13kGames competition and play them for free.
js13kgames.com
September 15, 2026 at 7:06 PM
play SP13KTRA free in your browser and hear all the music. i designed it to be kind of like a music album in addition to a game. ⬜🟥🟧🟨🟩🟦🟪⬛

js13kgames.com/2026/games/s...
SP13KTRA
A game in the js13kGames 2026 competition. Play it now, for free!
js13kgames.com
September 15, 2026 at 7:02 PM
My entry for this year's #JS13K

This year I made a children's book where the levels are the book's chapters, and you play through the story of a rhinoceros that shoots a rainbow out of its butt.

js13kgames.com/2026/games/r...
#gamedev
Rino Finding Love
A game in the js13kGames 2026 competition. Play it now, for free!
js13kgames.com
September 14, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Very proud to announce you can now rate our game on the #JS13K website - js13kgames.com/2026/games/m...

Play and rate some of the other entries while you're there. Everything is very impressive.
MISSION: DARKWHITE
A game in the js13kGames 2026 competition. Play it now, for free!
js13kgames.com
September 14, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Now that we accepted all 317 #js13k 2026 entries, it's time to VOTE and pick the best games this year! 🎉

js13kgames.com/2026/blog/vo...

Have fun! 🦄🌈

#gamedevjs #gamedev #gamejam #indiedev #indiegames #codegolf #JavaScript #HTML5
Voting is open!
The fifteenth yearly edition of the js13kGames competition ended with a record-breaking 317 entries! Last year’s amount was 197 games, and the previous record was 274 games in 2018 - that’s the first ...
js13kgames.com
September 14, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Issue #662 of Gamedev.js Weekly newsletter about seven terabytes of terrain, 300+ js13kGames entries, and Opusfived is out - go check it!

gamedevjsweekly.com/662

#HTML5 #JavaScript #gamedevjs #gamedev #weekly #newsletter #js13k
Seven terabytes of terrain, 300+ js13kGames entries, and Opusfived
Check out issue #662 of Gamedev.js Weekly — the free, weekly newsletter about web game development.
gamedevjsweekly.com
September 13, 2026 at 9:37 PM
We've received more than 300 #js13k entries this year, which is a record since the very beginning in 2012!

js13kgames.com/2026/games

We're still helping fix some issues with submissions, and the voting will begin tomorrow, as planned!

#gamedevjs #gamedev #gamejam #indiedev #indiegames #codegolf
September 13, 2026 at 5:01 PM