Ludum Dare Jams
Every Ludum Dare from 2002 to 2026
#LD60#LD59"Signal"#LD58"Collector"#LD57"Depths"#LD56"Tiny Creatures"#LD55"Summoning"#LD54"Limited Space"#LD53"Delivery"#LD52"Harvest"#LD51"Every 10 seconds"#LD50"Delay the inevitable"#LD49"Unstable"#LD48"Deeper and deeper"#LD47"Stuck in a loop"#LD46"Keep it alive"#LD45"Start with nothing"#LD44"Your life is currency"#LD43"Sacrifices must be made"#LD42"Running out of space"#LD41"Combine 2 Incompatible Genres"#LD40"The more you have, the worse it is"#LD39"Running out of Power"#LD38"A Small World"
ARCHIVED EVENTS
#LD37"One Room"#LD36"Ancient Technology"#LD35"Shapeshift"#LD34"Two Button Controls / Growing"#LD33"You are the Monster"#LD32"An Unconventional Weapon"#LD31"Entire Game on One Screen"#LD30"Connected Worlds"#LD29"Beneath The Surface"#LD28"You Only Get One"#LD27"10 Seconds"#LD26"Minimalism"#LD25"You are the Villain"#LD24"Evolution"#LD23"Tiny World"#LD22"Alone"#LD21"Escape"#LD20"It’s dangerous to go alone! Take this!"#LD19"Discovery"#LD18"Enemies as Weapons"#LD17"Islands"#LD16"Exploration"#LD15"Caverns"#LD14"Advancing Wall of Doom"#LD13"Roads"#LD12"The Tower"#LD11"Minimalist"#LD10_5"Weird / Unexpected / Surprise"#LD10"Chain Reaction"#LD9"Build The Level You Play"#LD8_5"Moon / Anti-text"#LD8"Swarms"#LD7"Growth"#LD6"Light and Darkness"#LD5"Random"#LD4"Infection"#LD3"Preparation – Set it up, let it go"#LD2"Construction/Destruction (Minor: Sheep)"#LD1_5"48-Hour Non-Competition"#LD1"Guardian"#LD0"Indirect Interaction"
MINI LD EVENTS
Mini Ludum Dares were smaller community-run jams held between the main events. Each host set their own theme and rules, and entries were never rated.
MiniLD 70"Determinism"MiniLD 69"Colonization"MiniLD 68"Childhood Memories"MiniLD 67"Classic Mash Remix"MiniLD 66"YOU MUST CONSTRUCT ADDITIONAL RTS GAMES"MiniLD 65"Youth"MiniLD 64"Nintendo 64"MiniLD 63"Fusion"MiniLD 62"Final Boss"MiniLD 61"Weaknesses"MiniLD 60"What has Ludum Dare meant to you?"MiniLD 59"Swap Shop"MiniLD 58"PONG"MiniLD 57"Reversed"MiniLD 56"Pick'n'Mix II"MiniLD 55"Preparation"MiniLD 54"It's a Race!"MiniLD 53"The Future Is Now"MiniLD 52"Retro-Challenge"MiniLD 51"Tool-Jam"MiniLD 50"Demakes"MiniLD 49"Non-Human Player"MiniLD 48"Face/Scheme/Conspiracy/Deceit"MiniLD 47"Humble Beginnings"MiniLD 46"Sharks"MiniLD 45"Low-Level Jam"MiniLD 44"7DRTS"MiniLD 43"Music influenced gameplay / Dreams"MiniLD 42"Earth Will be Destroyed / Towel Day"MiniLD 41"Blood in the water"MiniLD 40"The Real World"MiniLD 39"Hindsight"MiniLD 38"Charity Game Jam"MiniLD 37"Not-Games / Real Time"MiniLD 36"Contrasts"MiniLD 35"Dare"MiniLD 34"Aspect"MiniLD 33"Doodles"MiniLD 32"Quantity vs Quality"MiniLD 31"Fear"MiniLD 30"Adaptation"MiniLD 29"Horror"MiniLD 28"War"MiniLD 27"All Talk"MiniLD 26"D..."MiniLD 25"Worst Game I Have Ever Made"MiniLD 24"Pick 'n' Mix"MiniLD 23"Spring Physics"MiniLD 22"Unfinished Business"MiniLD 21"Greatest Fear"MiniLD 20"Greed (and Fishing)"MiniLD 19"Industry"MiniLD 18"Flying Cow Adventure (and Blind Date)"MiniLD 17"Constraints (game engine)"MiniLD 16"Constraints"MiniLD 15"Clone"MiniLD 14"Comedy and Tragedy"MiniLD 13"It's Educational"MiniLD 12"Wikipedia"MiniLD 11"Sandbox"MiniLD 10"Domestic Violence"MiniLD 9"Time"MiniLD 8"Mash-up"MiniLD 7"Cryptozoology"MiniLD 6"Monochrome"MiniLD 5"Cover"MiniLD 4"MS Paint is the Level Editor"MiniLD 3"Tool"MiniLD 2"The Game of the Movie"MiniLD 1"Versus"
WARMUP EVENTS
Warm-Up weekends ran shortly before a main Ludum Dare – a practice round to test tools and engines before the real 48 hours. Entries were unrated.
OTHER EVENTS
The October Challenge gave jammers a month to finish a game and earn the first dollar from it.