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Northern Forge Studios and Runaway Play lead Green Games Jam Awards 2026
The 2026 Green Games Jam Awards recognized achievements in sustainable game development and environmental storytelling. Northern Forge Studios and Runaway Play each won two awards, with Northern Forge receiving Best Small Studio and UNEP's Choice for Orna: The GPS RPG, while Runaway Play won Best Storytelling for Flutter: Butterfly Sanctuary and Google's Choice for Splash – Fish Aquarium. CD Projekt Red received the Changemaker award, and Maria Sayans of Ustwo Games won the Champion accolade.
70 GAMES RELEASE EXCLUSIVE CONTENT AS GREEN GAME JAM 2026 GOES LIVE GLOBALLY
The 2026 Green Game Jam has officially launched, featuring 70 games that are introducing exclusive in-game content focused on coral reefs and rainforests to celebrate World Environment Day. This initiative, organized by Playing for the Planet, aims to raise awareness and funds for environmental causes through partnerships with Oceana and Rainforest Alliance. Participating games will roll out content across mobile, PC, and console platforms throughout June and September, with the HTML5 platform Poki rallying 20 of its titles to support the cause.