48-word RPG Jam
Make RPGs in 48 words in January 2026!
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A sequel to 2025's 36-word RPG Jam, 2024's 24-word RPG Jam and 2023's 12-word RPG Jam, 48-word RPG Jam is an upcoming game jam in January 2026.
In 48-word RPG Jam, participants are challenged to create a role-playing game in just 48 words. The constraint in word count is intended to encourage creativity and limit scope creep. We aim to inspire people to make games, regardless of their skill level or how busy they are.
353 entries were submitted to 36-word RPG Jam in 2025, and here are some notable highlights:
- Smoke a cigarette in your lover's arms by Nimaël and HadriDreamwalker is a PbtA-inspired micro-game on queer intimacy
- a magical girl at the end of the world by nd is a solo journaling nightmare where the player takes on the role of a doomed magical girl
- Color Club by Graftbound Press is a punch-card game that encourages you to engage with your surroundings and practise colour theory
- The Gaping Serpent by Lur Noise is a short, introspective solo dungeon crawler on grief
- Smugglers by Squidhead Games elegantly fits a functional sci-fi TTRPG system into 36 words
- Revisions by Maggie French is a solo self-care game about being kinder, softer and more generous to yourself
- who armed this ******* critter by fabudaddy is a fun colourful game about being a critter assassin
- i will see you later. by Nala J. Wu is a heartfelt game on grief and letting go
- TCA: Loop Breaker by dairykillsme is a well-crafted time loop TTRPG with card-based mechanics
- You may have 22 nights until Death. by Sorcier Sympa is a tarot-based TTRPG that makes use of the 22 Major Arcana cards to tell the story of an doomed individual reliving their past memories
- Tick Tock by ell0 is a solo game about using the clock to guide fate
- what monstrous beauty by gothHoblin is a journaling game about how one's negative emotions twist their physical appearance and turning them into a monster
48-word RPG Jam is hosted by W.H. Arthur, Luke Russel and Steffie de Vaan, and will run from the 1st to the 31st of January 2026 on itch.io.
