• itch.io Recommends: More Ludum Dare 56 Games
  October 15, 2024 by itch.io

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  #itchio-recommends, #ludum-dare

  Ludum Dare 56 wrapped up on October 7th, 2024, challenging developers to create games around the theme “Tiny Creatures” in just 48 or 72 hours. With over 800 games tagged Ludum Dare 56 on itch.io... Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: "Tiny Creatures" for Ludum Dare 56
  October 10, 2024 by itch.io

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  #itchio-recommends, #ludum-dare

  Ludum Dare, the bi-annual event where developers spend 48 or 72 hours creating a game from scratch, took place this past weekend from October 4th to October 7th. In Ludum Dare 56, developers created g... Continue reading

  

2019

• Need even more Ludum Dare? Here are more picks from the competition!
  October 17, 2019 by SPNKr

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  #ludum-dare, #itchio-recommends

  With over 1000 games developed as a part of Ludum Dare 45, it’s more than a little tough to sort through all of them. Last week we highlighted a couple of our favorites but I took a look through mor... Continue reading

  
• Over 1000 new games are on itch.io courtesy of Ludum Dare 45! Here are some of our favorites
  October 10, 2019 by SPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends, #ludum-dare

  The dust has settled on Ludum Dare 45 and there are over 1000 new games on itch.io because of it. As is always the case with the week after Ludum Dare, the stack of new games is an intimidating Evere... Continue reading

  
• Ludum Dare 44 wrapped, and we have tons of new games
  May 02, 2019 by SPNKr

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  #ludum-dare, #itchio-recommends

  Gather around everyone, Ludum Dare 44 just wrapped up which means we have thoughts! The crew here have been busy checking the submissions for gems and we’ve been working on a collection that feature... Continue reading

  

2018

• itch.io Recommends: Ludum Dare 43 Games!
  December 06, 2018 by SPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends, #ludum-dare

  It’s the most wonderful time of the year: Chr- Ludum Dare! If you somehow missed one of the biggest jams of the year… welcome back! Last weekend thousands of developers descended upon their keyboa... Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Ludum Dare 42 games!
  August 21, 2018 by SPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends, #ludum-dare

  Ludum Dare was the weekend before last and the team over here has done basically nothing but play entries from the jam since then. This year we’ve had more than 1800 games uploaded to the Ludum dare... Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Ludum Dare 41 Games
  April 26, 2018 by SPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends, #ludum-dare

  In case you hadn’t heard, last weekend was Ludum Dare 41 which means --once again-- we’re flooded with awesome jam games on the site. This compo’s theme was “Combine 2 incompatible genres” a... Continue reading

  

2017

• itch.io Recommends: Ludum Dare 39 games for the week of 8/3
  August 03, 2017 by SPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends, #ludum-dare

  If you don’t check itch.io often you would be forgiven for not knowing how much we love game jams. After all, we’ve only posted about it twice in the past week . Well strap in for a 3-peat because... Continue reading

  
• Want to get into game jams? Here's how
  August 01, 2017 by SPNKr

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  #ludum-dare, #guides, #game-jams

  Game jams. They’re here, they’re important, and you should take part. It’s not a secret that we love jams at itch.io. We host them, write about them, consult on them, and track them. Many member... Continue reading

  
• Get ready for Ludum Dare: Game development tools
  July 28, 2017 by leafo

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  #ludum-dare, #guides

  Ludum Dare 39 starts today! I previously wrote about Ludum Dare  with tips for completing your game along with getting the most out of itch.io, so check that out if you haven’t already. Ludum Dare... Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends Beautiful Games for the week of 5/4
  May 04, 2017 by SPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends, #ludum-dare

  It's Thursday and you know what that means! Taco Tues- a fresh crop of games for you to play! That's right, your good friends at itch.io are here to fill up your weekend with great new games. Strap in... Continue reading

  
• Intimidated by Ludum Dare 38? Let itch.io give you a place to start
  April 25, 2017 by SPNKr

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  #ludum-dare, #itchio-recommends

  Ludum Dare 38 , one of the most influential game jams, concluded its 15th year anniversary this past Monday. 2,936 games were completed over 48 or 72 hours, with about 1,100 uploaded to itch.io as of... Continue reading

  
• Get Ready For Ludum Dare
  April 21, 2017 by leafo

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  #ludum-dare, #guides

  Ludum Dare is a 48 hour and 72 hour game jam. The jam takes place this weekend (April 21st to 24th). The “compo” portion takes 48 hours and is for solo participants. The “jam” portion starts a... Continue reading