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Games for a Better Future - A game jam focused on games that envision a better tomorrow
A game jam from 2025-04-26 to 2025-06-09 hosted by Crystal Game Works & Ironnori. While tech overlords want to burn everything to the ground, we understand that our current crisis can only be prevented by working together to build a...
Down2Jam 1 - The community centered game jam
Been working on getting a game jam set up with a bunch of other organizers for the past bit. At some point in the future I should be adding in activitypub support (for the microblog side of the fediverse) so that posts mentioning the jam show up in the jam main page (that wont be for this iteration of the jam though since I primarily focused on getting the base jam functionality up)
D2Jam is a community centered game jam with a emphasis on supporting things constructed by the community! We wanted a jam which celebrated post-submission events, encouraged discourse and reflection, and provided tools for developers to find and share games.
D2Jam is an online game jam that anyone is free to join and that lasts for 3 days (Somewhere between Friday and Monday depending on timezones). There is a 2 hour submission window at the end as a time to make sure you get your game submitted before the jam fully ends. After the jam there is a 2 week rating period to play, rate, and give feedback to ot
Mystery Game Jam 2025
A game jam from 2025-04-04 to 2025-05-26 hosted by Mystery Gamedev. Welcome to the Mystery Game Jam! The Mystery Game Jam is an annual event hosted by Mystery Gamedev where developers form teams (or go it alone) to mak...
A game jam centred around creating a mystery game in one month, hosted by Mystery Gamedev, a community of mystery game developers.
Sign-ups for NaNoRenO are open!
cross-posted from: https://goblin.band/notes/a4cqtf3fg2nxdy0k
Sign-ups for NaNoRenO are open! [March 1st - April 2nd]
It's a yearly month long visual novel game jam inspired by NaNoWriMo!
Signups for the Otome Game Jam 2025 are open now!
cross-posted from: https://goblin.band/notes/a44a17xygz4rxl19
Signups for the Otome Game Jam 2025 are open now!
The game jam will run from May 1st 2025 until July 1st 2025.
Make Visual Novel Assets! Jam
Make Visual Novel Assets! Jam
A game jam all about creating assets and resources for visual novel developers.
It starts on February 1st and ends on February 15th (two weeks)
Help me spread the word for our 4th annual blind accessible game jam!
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21788467
The fourth iteration of a game jam all about accessibility is now open for registration, a month long jam about creating blind accessible games that starts in February! The page was just created today, so if you want to join a team they are just starting to form so you have plenty of time!
Sign up here!
https://itch.io/jam/games-for-blind-gamers-4
Over the last 3 iterations we as a community have created over 70 blind accessible video games, and we would love if you all signed up and helped make this the most successful jam yet!
https://itch.io/jam/games-for-blind-gamers-3/entries https://itch.io/jam/games-for-blind-gamers-2/entries https://itch.io/jam/games-for-blind-gamers/entries
Never considered making a blind accessible game? Join the discord linked in the jam pages, where not only do we have accessibility veterans, but blind community members who are happy to help people putting in the effort to make
Study Buddy Jam 2024 - A casual Game Jam to learn something new
(Scroll down a little for the English translation) This is a casual jam with a focus on trying out new stuff. The only requirement is to disclose what exactly you were trying to learn. New projects only.
Videotome Jam - A Game Jam for the Videotome IF/VN Engines
Videotome Jam - A Game Jam for the Videotome IF/VN Engines [November 16th - December 1st]
The goal of this non-competitive jam is to create an IF/VN game with one of @[email protected] 's game engines. The theme is "Waiting", adhering to it is not mandatory, though.
Notable Upcoming Game Jams in October 2024
Notable Upcoming Game Jams in October 2024
GB Pixel Art Jam 2024 (October 5th - October 7th)
Note: This is a jam for pixel art made for the Game Boy
PlayJam 6 (October 12th - October 15th)
A Jam where you make a game for the Playdate console over a weekend
Scream Jam 2024 (October 16th - October 23rd)
A horror-themed game jam without a specific theme
OST Composing Jam [Sandbox] (October 18th - October 20th)
A jam for composing OST using a specified provided element
ProcJam / Procedual Generation Jam (October 26th - November 5th)
A jam to create things (not necessary games) that create things.
GameJam [#GameJam
FediJam is back - A Game Jam exclusively for Fediverse Users!
A game jam from 2024-08-31 to 2024-10-07 hosted by njamster & vacuumbeef. The FediJam is a month-long game jam for users of the Fediverse . Make a game (analog or digital, any tools, but no AI) in as little or as much time a...
The FediJam is a month-long game jam for users of the Fediverse. Make a game (analog or digital, no engine restrictions) in as little or as much time as you consider sensible, and post about it on your Fediverse presence(s) under the jam's hashtag #FediJam.
Theme
The theme of this jam will be voted on via a Mastodon poll, going live 24 hours before the jam starts.
Following the theme is optional! However, ignoring it will result in a lower overall score, since "Theme" is a rating category. You'll be given the chance to explain how your game fits the theme when submitting it to the jam.
Rules
Monstrous Desires - a horror jam for monsters!
cross-posted from: https://mementomori.social/users/vsitante/statuses/113025285858929441
Monstrous Desires - a horror jam for monsters!
A little late in posting this to the group, but if anyone is interested, Monstrous Desires, a horror game jam starts in (checks calendar) one day!
It will run from August 28, 2024 to October 28, 2024, ending at 11:59 pm/GMT+8.
Monstrous Desires is an unranked Visual Novel Jam dedicated to the love of entities, horrors, and monstrosities. Participants are tasked with creating a romantic Visual Novel (VN) that heavily focuses on a monster may it be original or from classics, folklore, modern media, etc.
More here: https://itch.io/jam/monstrous-desires-2024
Use #MonstrousDesiresVNjam on Twitter or Tumblr (unfortunately) for retweets or reblogs!
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Notable Upcoming Game Jams in September 2024
Notable Upcoming Game Jams in September 2024
Spooktober 6th Annual Visual Novel Jam
September 1st - October 1st
https://itch.io/jam/spooktober-2024
Brackeys Game Jam 2024.2
September 8th - September 15th
https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-12
GBJAM 12
September 13th - September 23th
https://itch.io/jam/gbjam-12
1-BIT JAM Nr. 4
September 26th - October 11th
https://itch.io/jam/1-bit-jam-4
Voting for the GMTK Game Jam 2024 has started!
Voting for the GMTK Game Jam 2024 has started!
The theme was "Built to Scale", and there are a whopping 7708 entries! You can check them out here:
https://itch.io/jam/gmtk-2024/entries
Voting is public, so everyone can participate by going to the submissions page and opening their personal randomized queue of games to play and rate:
Official SoloDevelopment Game Jam Starting on Aug 23!
A game jam from 2024-08-23 to 2024-09-08 hosted by Solo Development, Captain Coder & Practical NPC. Welcome to the SoloDevelopment Game Jam , hosted by our amazing community and co-hosted by the renowned Educator and Streamer, CaptainCoder ! Overview...
🎮 Official SoloDevelopment Jam!
A 72-hour game jam designed for solo developers of all skill levels. It’s a fantastic chance to push your creativity and showcase your skills!
🗓️ When?
Start: August 23, 2024, at 3:00 PM EST
End: August 26, 2024, at 3:00 PM EST
💰 Prizes:
Over $300 in prizes! Compete for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, and get your game played live on Twitch by our special judges.
👥 How to Join:
Work solo, get the theme at the start, and submit your game before the deadline. Winners are chosen by both community votes and special judges.
Be sure to join our Discord for more info!
Come join me for the Super Nintendo Style Graphics Jam
A game jam from 2024-08-30 to 2024-10-11 hosted by StoreBoughtRocketGames. The Super Nintendo (SNES) was a beloved console for many kids in the 90s. For many of us, it was our first console. The charming pixel art, and 16 bit...
I usually do 3D retro jams, like N64, but decided to do an SNES one this time. Hope to see you there!
Tales to Thrill Jam will start in 1 week (August 7th - September 1st)
Tales to Thrill Jam will start in 1 week (August 7th - September 1st)
It's an unranked visual novel game jam in which you can pick one of the following themes:
Possessive Possessions
Lost & Found
Forgotten Promise
The 32bit Summer Games Jam is now open for voting!
The 32bit Summer Games Jam is now open for voting!
There are 21 entries and voting is public! You can find the submissions here:
