It Sure Is Dark In Here Game Jam Roundup

Our Game Jam is over but the fun doesn't have to end! Join us as we check out some of the amazing entries from our members!

Want to play them for yourself? Members can head to the Game Jam tab on the dashboard to check them out

Our most recent Game Jam has ended once again. The lights have been turned back on and left us all blinking, bewildered as we readjust to no longer having to say “It Sure Is Dark In Here” 

 

As with all of our Game Jams we’ve had LOADS of excellent games from our members, and we want to share some of our favourites with you!

 

 

 

In this fun take on our base game we see a fun little dinosaur going through the maze!

The fun twist is that we find new torches in our travels which both give us LOADS of points and increase the size of our torch!

 

 

 

This game sees a jealous prototype version of zonebot wandering a dark factory trying to scavenge parts to repair itself ready to confront their zonebot nemesis! We love the interesting aspect of the alternate universe we found ourselves in!

 

 

 

Here we see a fun game where Zonebot has been transported to a distant realm and finds themselves surrounded by ghosts! Luckily Lottie has provided us with a cool sword that lets us take out the ghosts and save ourselves!

 

 

 

This game takes the darkness and leaves us with “red blobbo” trying to find all of the amiibo that were lost around the level as quickly as possible! 

 

And those are just some of our favourites from this game jam!
If you want to see more then head over the the game jam tab on our dashboard! 

How a game jam works

  1. Six to eight weeks of club

    An hour a week, the same mentor, a group of no more than six. Over a term the pieces stack up: events, loops, variables, functions, and whatever else the thing they are building turns out to need.

  2. Then the holidays, and a theme

    We announce a theme and stop there. No brief, no worksheet, and no deadline you can fail. It is the one stretch of the year with an unbroken run at a single idea, which is why most of the building happens here rather than in the term.

  3. Then somebody else plays it

    Finished games go up on our own platform and on this page, where sharing between members is moderated by mentors. Other children play them and award XP. Having a stranger pick up the thing you made is the part that keeps children coming back.

The games our members made

165 games 157 makers 6,433 XP awarded by other members Built in MakeCode and Scratch

Every one of these is playable in the browser, no account needed. Have a go at a few.

Scratch 200 XP (coding experience points)

( NEW UPD ) the mines

by Ollie0202

welcome to the mines use arrow keys and run from the mimic and collect audio chips GOOD LUCK ( new upd : new mimic…

Scratch 122 XP (coding experience points)

apeirophobia

by MrBanana

there is an escape...

Scratch 110 XP (coding experience points)

It Sure Is Dark In Here

by Jake67

Hi i made this game it is complete so you can edit it if you want

Scratch 100 XP (coding experience points)

Frozen Penguin

by Zakariya

bat vs zonebot

Scratch 93 XP (coding experience points)

Darkness Finder

by DevilFire

Use the arrow keys to move,find the diamonds and the bat to earn points.

Scratch 72 XP (coding experience points)

It Is very Dark In Here

by Kay10doris

the evil zonebots taken over and trapped you in their cave and you have to get them dimonds

Scratch 70 XP (coding experience points)

It Sure Is Dark In Here - The Bat

by Frogdog205

WARNING: The difficulty of this game is extremely high. You are hiding in a cave because there is a wolf pack outside…

Scratch 66 XP (coding experience points)

Shadow Enemy!!!!

by Violetawan

the not so amazing darkness has come to take over!! oh no what will you do!!?? grab the gems to win the game but i…

Scratch 62 XP (coding experience points)

lightsaber duel p2

by Linus.BHHK

watch the epic lightsaber duel dont chase pigeons

Scratch 62 XP (coding experience points)

dont get caught by the bear

by LordB12

you need to survive the cave with a flash light that might run out but stay away from the bear

Scratch 62 XP (coding experience points)

PUPPY COOKIE CHAOS!

by Dexter12

PUPPY COOKIE CHAOS! grab the cookies! feed the dog! the dog will help! soul cookies will do more, but scratch cat wants…

Scratch 61 XP (coding experience points)

beebop in the rainbow caves!

by TorinB-H

arrow keys. avoid the dragons. collect the superstars. double-click flag to ensure everything works.

Scratch 60 XP (coding experience points)

It Sure Is Dark In Here

by Kieranc

Move around and get some bananas and don't touch fred the giant.Stay alive as long as possible and get as many points as…

Scratch 60 XP (coding experience points)

The Game Is Broken Here

by James111

It is broken so do not judge this... My mentor would not fix it even though he/she said they would. Not to mention, the…

Scratch 58 XP (coding experience points)

It Sure Is Dark In Here

by Raimah

First find an emerald, then find a. emerald pick-axe the collect as many diamonds as you can. I WAS BEING NICE AND GAVE…

Scratch 58 XP (coding experience points)

escape the dark

by AidenBancroft

find the diamonds, avoid the police officers and find the key to escape until time is up!!!

Scratch 58 XP (coding experience points)

It Sure Is Dark In Here

by Codingisfab

Find the diamonds. I would love for yall to remix this project if thats a thing in codezone

Scratch 42 XP (coding experience points)

the endless run

by Monstergamer

use the arrow keys to move. this game has songs and voice lines made by me endless run 2! coming soon

Scratch 42 XP (coding experience points)

I cant see anything!!

by LouieKing

you are a zonebot and you dropped your diamonds so now you need to seach the cave to fine your diamonds and the more…

Scratch 41 XP (coding experience points)

It Sure Is Dark In Here

by Daffles

Press green flag and use arrow keys to move and collect the diamonds. But watch out for the bat! Oh and one more…

Scratch 41 XP (coding experience points)

cool game

by Jasiek2016

I couldn't make the next section so it's a W.I.P. ANYWAY HOPE YOU LIKE! use the arrow keys to find the candle, and get…

Scratch 40 XP (coding experience points)

It Sure Is Dark In Here

by Celeste

press L to move the eyes press space to remove the shadows for 0.1 seconds and have fun bplaying it!

Scratch 40 XP (coding experience points)

It Sure Is Dark In Here

by Leight3335

super scary pokemon horror game avoid the pokemon dont let the bat catch you

Scratch 40 XP (coding experience points)

HAVE FUN

by Neco

JUST HAVE FUN

Scratch 38 XP (coding experience points)

Carbink's Cave Journey

by Jordie

Welcome to Carbink's Cave Journey! You play as the jewel Pokémon, Carbink, hungry for berries! You want to avoid the…

Scratch 35 XP (coding experience points)

It Sure Is Dark In Here

by milimorjaria

Zoom around as a Galaxy Forest Spirit called Luna to find the sunlight..... switch..... spell......thingy?

Scratch 32 XP (coding experience points)

lost items in the dark

by Djay7

it sure is dark in here! i made this game in like an hour so it will be buggy. added cheat codes so good luck.

Scratch 30 XP (coding experience points)

CHEESEEEEE

by DaisyPrescottSmith

Just have FUN

Scratch 26 XP (coding experience points)

the backrooms

by SillyCat

smiler alert! smiler alert!

Scratch 23 XP (coding experience points)

defend yourself

by maxslowey

defend yourself from zombies

Scratch 23 XP (coding experience points)

It Sure Is Dark In Here

by OtisCraft

Explore the map and find various tools to enhance your vision. Space to pick up. WILL BE UPDATED-WORK IN PROGRESS

MakeCode 21 XP (coding experience points)

It Sure Is Dark In Here

by Lewis the Mentor

i didn't want to actually code anything so here's the entire first version of the sequel to jqfhcoj

Scratch 21 XP (coding experience points)

It Really Is Dark In HERE!!

by VINCENTG

Just search around the void. if you find a flashlight, Use it. There will be Red flies attemping to destroy your…

MakeCode 20 XP (coding experience points)

PEPO

by PiggletonUltra

Scratch 20 XP (coding experience points)

figgy game

by Samson.EVOV

This is my game so far... dont hit the walls! When you press start, get ready

Scratch 12 XP (coding experience points)

naw bro

by HugoCoding

Scratch 10 XP (coding experience points)

shadow clicker!

by TorinB-H

this is just a completely norma l clicker game. note: unfinished

Scratch 9 XP (coding experience points)

It Sure Is Dark In Here

by Tasha

(If the text UI doesn't appear, restart the game until it says "Get the ruby")

Scratch 8 XP (coding experience points)

Hunt The Haunters

by Gengar

Pls give xp, tutorial in game Finished at 9pm on sunday

MakeCode 7 XP (coding experience points)

Mime jr.'s Anxiety

by TSD145

Move WASD Watch out for secrets And remember... It sure is dark in here.

Scratch 4 XP (coding experience points)

Minecraft Cave with DIAMONDS

by Little_beani_17

a minecraft cave adventure where you use the arrow keys to move and mine the diamonds(pickaxe and torch included)

Scratch 4 XP (coding experience points)

star wars

by BillySnow jr

play as s ship and play stare wars my the fors be with you

Scratch 3 XP (coding experience points)

Ghostly

by Tobias.CUGU

Scratch 1 XP (coding experience points)

It Sure Is Dark In Here

by CameronLouisJean

Please click on "Try hacking it yourself" button, press the green flag, play, enjoy and leave xp .Oh, and don't scare…

Scratch 1 XP (coding experience points)

It Sure Is Dark In Here

by CameronLouisJean

Collect diamonds and whatever you do...DON'T scare the bat.

Scratch

It Sure Is Dark In Here

by SillyCat

you fell through the floor escape entity ##o (also known as smiler

Scratch

LIMON game

by MaxAttax

Hey guys! Welcome to the LIMON game. If you get the reference then your a legend. This game is surprisingly funny, so…

Scratch

It Sure Is Dark In Here

by Nicolas2

One day a glitch bat bit the zonebot and he glitched. Find enough chaos emeralds so that the zonebot gets his revenge.

Scratch

It Sure Is Dark In Here

by Sidney Reynolds

You go mining in a dark cave for diamonds something small and purple runs across the floor you ignore it and carry on…

Scratch

It Sure Is Dark In Here

by Basto

colect the cristahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Scratch

Reds Cave Exploring

by TommyWalker417

red is lost in a cave, i mean obviously he is... get energy souls and yeah thats really it

About our game jams

A game jam is a themed build: we announce a theme, and children across the clubs spend a few weeks making something from it. There is no brief beyond the theme and nothing to finish by a deadline you can fail. Children share what they made on our own platform, where chat and sharing between members is moderated by mentors.

Jams run alongside the ordinary weekly clubs rather than instead of them. A Game Dev Club session is one hour a week, in a group of no more than six, with the same DBS-checked, STEM-certified mentor each week.

Children build their own games rather than working through a set course, starting in Scratch or MakeCode and moving to Python and TypeScript when they are ready.

Past themes have included Evolution, Elemental Powers, The Wall of Doom and Strange Sports, and the results range from a two-screen platformer to something genuinely strange that only makes sense to its author. Both count. A jam is the one point in the year where the brief is deliberately loose, which is when children who normally follow instructions carefully surprise everybody.

Mentors write a note on every child after every session, which is how we know when somebody is ready to move up a level, or would rather stay where they are. Levels move down as readily as up, so the work always fits.

More than a third of our members are autistic or have ADHD, based on what parents tell us when they join, and in 2025 we received the Autism Inclusion Award from the National Autistic Society.

Children can keep the camera off, type instead of speaking rather than being put on the spot, take a break without it disrupting anyone, and step away and come back.

Jams tend to be where that matters most: a deadline nobody set and a theme nobody has to interpret the same way is a much easier place to take a risk than a classroom is.

Live clubs run online across the UK and in person across Essex, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Suffolk. Over 1,000 children are enrolled. In 2026 we were ranked second in the UK in Club Hub UK’s Top 100 Children’s Activity Providers, scored by five independent judges on safeguarding, inclusivity and community impact.

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Club news is the other half, and it is where posts like this one live: game jams, Minecraft builds and weekly roundups, written up by whoever ran the session. Neither is marketing. If you want to know what an hour actually looks like before you book anything, club news is the more honest read of the two.

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