Welcome to Level Zero: September 2026
Level Zero is Levelstair's monthly weekend game jam. Build a game solo or in a team of up to 3 during the September 2026 weekend. The theme and mechanic are revealed when submissions open, and the community votes on the entries.
Jam Starts
✓ Sep 11, 06:30 PM
Submissions Close
✓ Sep 13, 06:29 PM
Voting Ends
✓ Sep 15, 06:29 PM
Theme & Mechanic
One Tool, Many Uses
Mechanic: Multi-purpose Grappling Hook
Jam Duration
Sep 11, 2026 – Sep 13, 2026
Voting Window
Sep 13, 2026 – Sep 15, 2026
Entries So Far
2 submitted
Submission Rules
- Your entry must demonstrate genuine creativity or innovation. Reused, unmodified, or previously published projects will not be accepted.
- The submission must clearly relate to the announced theme.
- You may enter solo or as a team of up to 3 members.
- If your project uses third-party assets (art, audio, code, or otherwise), you must credit the original creator.
- Complete the submission form accurately. The details you provide are used to generate your certificate. Any attempt to abuse the system, submit prior work as new, or include offensive or NSFW content will result in disqualification and may lead to removal from the community.
- Submissions lock automatically at the deadline, and entries can no longer be edited or withdrawn once submissions close.
Voting & Winner Selection
Once submissions close, community members review and score each entry against the criteria below on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest. Final rankings use an adjusted average that accounts for differences in how many votes each entry receives, so no project is penalized or favored simply for attracting fewer or more voters. Scores and rankings are revealed once voting closes, and the top 3 highest-scoring entries are recognized as the jam's winners.
Rewards
For accepted submissions only
Every member of an accepted team is awarded a participation badge on their Levelstair profile, applied equally across the whole team.
The top 3 highest-ranked projects will be featured on the EXE by Levelstair YouTube channel.
Results
Submissions
Last-Semicolan
by SYNAPSNEX
WASD — Move Shift — Sprint Space — Jump Mouse — Look Left Click — Throw grappling hook Q — Climb/reel toward hook E — Interact Use the grappling hook to navigate the facility and reach the server. Objective: Reach the server and repair the corrupted system.
Tethered Depths
by punisher
### CONTROLS: • Cable 1 (L1): Left Mouse Button / Key 1 (Fire / Detach) • Cable 2 (L2): Right Mouse Button / Key 2 (Fire / Detach) • Cable 3 (L3): Middle Mouse Button / Key 3 / Spacebar (Fire / Detach) • Winch In / Ascend: 'W' / Up Arrow / Scroll Wheel Up • Pay Out Slack: 'S' / Down Arrow / Scroll Wheel Down • Slingshot Eject: Left Shift (Instantly severs the highest-tension cable to fling you across massive chasms!) • Aim: Mouse Cursor (Dynamic 360° directional aiming)