Ctrl+Alt+Disinfo
The 2025 United with Ukraine Game Jam: Ctrl+Alt+Disinfo was a multi-stage, international game jam/hackathon to create high-quality, engaging video games focused on teaching media literacy and critical thinking to increase skepticism around propaganda and disinformation.
Top 20 Games
See the top 20 games created to tackle disinformation and build critical thinking skills as selected by an international jury of judges.
CONTINUING TO SUPPORT CTL+ALT+DISINFO
Over the course of the 2-day and 2-week game jam rounds, we had nearly 1,000 participants from the project’s 27 countries create over 175 games tackling the topic of disinformation and shaped by perspectives from around the world. We are inspired by all of our jammers, organizers, judges and partners who helped make Ctrl+Alt+Disinfo happen. Building upon the 2022 United with Ukraine game jam, 91 of those Ctrl+Alt+Disinfo games and 541 of those jammers were from Ukraine.
But, by no means, do we want to create an impression that everything is back to normal. Everything is not normal. During the fourth year of a full-scale war against Ukraine, our work was interrupted by air raid alerts multiple times. We had to keep the place and time of our gatherings secret for safety reasons. Every night our sleep is interrupted by an alarm. Every day we learn of new strikes and destruction of civil infrastructure. We are jamming to demonstrate our unification with the worldwide gamedev community.
Please, keep supporting these games and these developers.
Additionally, you can support organizations that are supporting these developers, such as Gamedev under Bombs.
4 March 2025, we received the following notice:
The U.S. Department of State hereby notifies the recipient that this award is immediately terminated as of March 4, 2025. This award no longer effectuates agency priorities and is terminated in accordance with the U.S. Department of State Standard Terms and Conditions, 2 CFR 200.340, and/or Award Provisions as applicable.
Effective immediately upon receipt of this Notice of Termination, the Recipient must stop all work on the program and not incur any new costs after the effective date cited above.
This news came at the end of the second round of Ctrl+Alt+Disinfo; and as a result, the jam’s third round will not be able to proceed as planned.
We were able to recognize the top 20 games created to tackle disinformation before the Department of State cancellation. We will continue to look for ways to support this project’s games and jammers.
березня 2025 року, ми отримали таке повідомлення:
“Державний департамент США цим повідомляє одержувача, що дія цього гранту негайно припиняється з 4 березня 2025 року. Цей грант більше не відповідає пріоритетам агентства і припиняє свою дію відповідно до Стандартних положень та умов Державного департаменту США, 2 CFR 200.340 та/або Положення про грант, залежно від обставин.
Одразу після отримання цього повідомлення про розірвання контракту Реципієнт повинен припинити будь-яку роботу над програмою і не нести жодних нових витрат після дати набрання чинності, зазначеної вище.”
Як учасникам і партнерам джему, нам було важливо, щоб ви дізналися про скасування проекту безпосередньо від нас. Ми розуміємо, що у вас можуть виникнути питання, але наразі ми не маємо жодних додаткових деталей. Ми попросили про зустріч з нашою грантовою командою. Ми поділимося додатковою інформацією, як тільки отримаємо її.
Making a Game About Disinformation Guide
There is no secret “formula” the perfect media literacy game, but this research-based guide offers steps you can take, brainstorming ideas, and specifics to consider as you build a game.
Judging Criteria for Ctrl+Alt+Disinfo Games
We strongly recommend jammers review the scoring system that will be used to measure games to ensure they are addressing the necessary elements in their submissions.
Are You a Registered Jammer Looking for a Team or a Team Needing a Skill?
Are you a solo jammer interested in connecting with a team? Are you a team looking for an additional member with specific skill sets? We’re here to help make those connections!
SUPPORT CREATING GAMES FOR GOOD
Join as a Jam Partner!
In addition to jammers, we’re looking for industry leaders, experts and other organizations interested in being involved.
Sponsors
Contribute funding to support at the global, regional or national levels.
Mentors
Provide 1:1 feedback and group office hours throughout the iterative process.
Government & NGOs
Support from local, regional or national policymakers and advocates.
Game Publishers & Investors
Guide devs as they work to launch and market their games.
27 Participating Countries
Disinformation is a global issue. Teams from Ukraine and 26 other countries from around the world will create games to tackle this topic.
Training 2,000+ Game Devs
Online resources. Webinars. Office hours. Mentors. Get access to the educational materials needed to create quality games.
Engaging 70,000+ Players
Games are only effective in informing the public if people play them. Ctrl+Alt+Disinfo seeks to create media literacy games that people want to play.
Join Us!
Calendar of Events and Key Dates
Ctrl+Alt+Disinfo will run in three phases:
A 2-day jam in 17-26 January.
A 2-week hackathon in 27 January – 9 February.
A 2-month accelerator.
As of 20 February, the 2-month stage has been delayed until further notice.
DELAYED
Until Further Notice
Stage 3: 2-Month Accelerator
Participants will revise and refine games to take them from the prototype phase to publicly playable.
GET INVOLVED IN THE JAM
Become an Organizer
We’re looking for individuals interested in helping plan and run in-person and/or hybrid Ctrl+Alt+Disinfo jams sites during the 2-day, 2-week or 2-month phase – or all three! – at national and local levels in participating jam countries.
Country Organizers
Serve as a national lead helping to coordinate across jam sites.
Site Organizers
Organize a local site during any or all three phases of the jam.