Welcome to Campfire Bengaluru — a 24-hour, teen-only game jam hackathon happening on February 28 – March 1, 2026, at Newton School of Technology, Bengaluru. Organised by a student-led team under Hack Club, Campfire Bengaluru is part of Hack Club's global Campfire series, where students in 100+ cities and 20+ countries build and ship playable games on the same weekend.

 

Campfire is not your typical hackathon. The focus is on creativity, learning, and community — not corporate pitches or VC decks. We bring together high-school students who love games, tech, art, music, or storytelling, and give them 24 hours to build something fun, imperfect, and theirs. Whether you've never written a line of code or you're already shipping projects on GitHub, Campfire Bengaluru is for you.

 

What makes Campfire Bengaluru different:

• Teen-only and beginner-friendly — no intimidating environments, just peers building together

• Panel Stage — a casual, honest conversation with engineers, founders, game devs, and creators. Real stories. Real Q&A. No slides.

• Workshops on Godot, Unity, Unreal, and other beginner-friendly game dev tools

• Part of Hack Club's global Campfire series — you're not alone, you're part of a worldwide moment

• Experimentation over seriousness — ship a game, learn fast, and have fun

 

EVENT SCHEDULE

 

Day 1 – Saturday, February 28, 2026 (Evening Start)

4:00 PM – Registration & Welcome

4:30 PM – Opening Ceremony & Team Formation

5:00 PM – Panel Stage (Guest Speakers & Panelists)

6:00 PM – Workshops (Godot, Unity, Unreal & Beginner Tools)

8:00 PM – Hacking Begins + Dinner

Overnight – Open coding session with mentors available

 

Day 2 – Sunday, March 1, 2026

10:00 AM – Hacking continues (breakfast served)

1:00 PM – Lunch

2:00 PM – Submission Deadline

2:30 PM – Game Demos & Peer Voting

4:00 PM – Judging & Award Deliberation

5:00 PM – Awards Ceremony & Closing

 

Venue: Newton School of Technology, Bengaluru

Organized by: Hack Club Bengaluru Chapter

Open to: Students under 18 (U18)

Requirements

What to Build

Build a playable game of any genre — platformer, puzzle, adventure, simulation, or anything creative! Your game must:

• Be created during the 24-hour event window (Feb 28, 8:00 PM – Mar 1, 2:00 PM)

• Be playable (it does not need to be polished — just something others can try)

• Be built by a team of 1–4 members, all of whom are under 18

• Be built using any game engine or technology (Godot, Unity, Unreal, GameMaker, Scratch, or even web-based tools are all welcome)

• Not be a previously existing project — all work must be original and created at the event

What to Submit

When submitting your project on Devpost, please include the following:

• A link to your playable game (hosted on itch.io, GitHub Pages, or similar)

• A short description of your game (what it is, how to play, what tools/engines you used)

• A demo video or GIF (30–90 seconds) showing your game in action

• Screenshots (at least 2)

• Names and ages of all team members

• Source code link (GitHub repo or zip file upload)

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

1 non-cash prize
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5 winners

mystry box worth of 10k

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

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Judging Criteria

  • peer-to-peer

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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