Come see Run Jump Dev at LexPlay 2026!

We are hosting LexPlay again this year on Saturday, May 9th from Noon-7PM at The Hill (Hub for Inovative Learning and Leadership) in Lexington, KY. Join us for local video games, special guests, merch and artist vendors, food trucks, and more! We hope to see you there!

LexPlay

LexPlay Returns: May 2026!

LexPlay is a free showcase of video games made in Kentucky. It’s a family friendly event, located at Eastside Technical Center in Lexington, KY. There will be indie games from local developers and students, table top games, flight and police car simulators, cornhole, giant Jenga, cosplay, food trucks, and free on-site parking. Learn about the game development program for high school students at Eastside Technical Center and talk with the game developers.

LexPlay some games!

Visit LexPlay!

MAGFEST

Short for “Music And Gaming Festival,” MAGFest is a four day-long event dedicated to the appreciation of video game music, gaming of all types, and the gaming community. The event runs 24 hours a day, and offers consoles, arcades, tabletop, LAN, live video game cover bands, chiptunes, vendors, guest speakers, and much much more.

Visit MAGFEST!

Local Game Harvest

IT IS AUTUMN. That means it is time once again to harvest our local and organically-made video games and interactive artworks, and you are invited to come and play them all!

Local Game Harvest is an event by Louisville Makes Games in partnership with RunJumpDev and features local artists, game developers, and musicians!

Local Game Harvest Facebook

Monthly Meetings

RunJumpDev is a people-powered nonprofit created to grow and cultivate the local game development community in Kentucky. We help people create games, host meetups, talks and game jams as well as other super awesome gaming activities. We’re a non-profit that works on raising local awareness of game industry concerns. We also are working to help bring greater video game education to the area through local initiatives and are working with video game art. We are committed to educating, promoting, and retaining local talent, as well as bringing new people to the area. We want to create a strong game development community that will make lots of cool games and create successful companies.

Find us on Meetup!

Follow Events on Meetup

We have some really amazing events that happen regular, from LAN parties to monthly meetings with industry leaders. The best way to keep track of these events is through Meetup.

Join the Conversation

The Kentucky Games Discord is a great place to network with other developers from the state

Become a Member

Help support us and become a member of the RJD organization through Patreon! Organizations and individuals can become members of RJD, and there are free as well as paid tiers for membership.

How can we help?

Need help teaching students about game development? Looking for an internship? Not sure where to start? Reach out to us!