JAMFERENCE HACK 1 / THE WINNERS
Cats, robots and one movement-only rule: Jamference Hack 1's winners
A cat's stretching paw, a robot vacuum carrying stolen breakfast, and a mech with a feline passenger: Jamference's first AI game jam turned one theme into very different games. The challenge paired Cat and Robot with Movement Input Only. Its results list 36 entries and 349 ratings across 32 games. These are the jam's results, rather than awards selected by AIM.
These are browser games on itch.io. Each featured game includes a link to the organizer’s original playthrough.
First overall
Neko Night Market
By sykoramade
A stretchy paw reaches around a crowded shop to collect orders and deliver them before customers leave. Carrying more items raises the stakes: the page allows up to five, while shelves, clutter and the restocking robot complicate the route. The developer credits Claude Code and Suno with execution, and sykoramade with the concept, sketches, design and music editing. It is a browser score-attack game controlled with the mouse.
Second overall
RoombaCat
By Santo
Lupin the cat rides Otto the vacuum to collect breakfast crumbs. A fuller bag is more valuable and harder to steer, but only food returned to the stash counts. That makes a short run a choice between another drift around the room and banking what you have. Santo credits Claude and Codex with scripts that generate the sprites, floor, portraits and audio, while retaining direction, design and playtesting. The project uses a software Mode 7 floor and deliberately constrained retro graphics.
Third overall / first for Polish
MEOWCHA
By funkyApe
The cat can leave its robot through a rear hatch, reach places the heavy machine cannot, then climb back aboard. Parking the robot matters: it can hold a plate or block a hazard while the cat moves elsewhere. The current page describes nine levels and requires a desktop keyboard; gamepad support is experimental. Claude Code handled code, text, levels and programmatic pixel art under funkyApe's direction and testing. The credits also identify generated images and music alongside third-party audio and effects, so this is not a claim that every asset was AI-made.
Two category leaders beyond the overall top three
Kitty Kingdom
Kitty Kingdom, by jam host David Geisert / dg, led Fun and tied fourth overall. Move the king to build and defend a cat kingdom against robots. Its submission credits Claude for art, code and sound effects, and Suno for music.
Sudo Meow
Sudo Meow, by QuantumWhisker, led Use of AI and also tied fourth overall. A cat walks on a keyboard to give a robot instructions. Its production disclosure describes Claude-assisted design, code, SVG art and synthesized audio; a small locally running classifier is an additional gameplay system, not the sole AI contribution.
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Sources, dates & editorial disclosure
Results and the three featured developer pages checked 23 October 2026. Additional production-credit evidence includes the official submissions checked 22 October. Sudo Meow’s short category mention uses the official result and production credits checked 22 October; current creator-page availability is not confirmed.
- Official jam results: overall and category rankings
- Neko Night Market — creator page
- Neko Night Market — official production disclosure
- RoombaCat — creator page
- RoombaCat — official production disclosure
- MEOWCHA — creator page
- MEOWCHA — official production disclosure
- Kitty Kingdom — official production disclosure
- Sudo Meow — official production disclosure
Jamference's organizer requested this feature. No payment, positive-review requirement or reciprocal placement has been agreed. The rankings above belong to the jam, and the games and recordings remain credited to their creators.