That's a wrap on our first image jam of 2026!
We received and reviewed 28 entries and the amazing Synty community have given more than 570 ratings on Itch. We had four judging categories for this jam, and the winner in each will receive a $50 USD Synty Store voucher and special Discord role.
The categories were:
🤩 Best Visuals – The most visually striking screenshot
📖 Best Story – Conveying the best narrative in a single screenshot
⭐ Best Innovation – The most innovative use of assets
🫶 Community Choice – The highest rated image on Itch.
All the entries were viewed and judged by a panel of Synty Staff, and winners were selected based on the best interpretations of the criteria above. Without further ado, we're excited to present the four winning entries for this jam!
Best Visuals - Vision of What is to Come by Nemoreid206
Best Story - The Peculiar Case of the Correct Prophecy & the Wrong Arthur by East West Infiniti Game Studio
Best Innovation - The Last of the Prophecies by Total Noob Curiouser Kate
Community Choice - The Prophecy by Benners
Congratulations to all the winners and a big thank you to everyone who entered our first jam for the year! We had so much fun seeing how everyone interpreted the theme and focused in on the judging criteria. We truly appreciate all your hard work in producing such high quality images, and hope you had fun, or maybe even learned something new in the process!
If you haven't had a chance to check out all the entries for this jam on Itch, we highly encourage you to pop over and take a look.
If you’d like to take part in a Synty Image or Game Jam in the future, be sure to join our amazing Community of 10,000+ aspiring and professional developers over on Discord! And be sure to stay tuned for announcements over on our social channels – Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky and Reddit.
