This jam is now over. It ran from 2023-11-11 23:00:00 to 2023-11-18 16:00:00. View 30 entries

The seventh Itch.io Desert Bus for Hope Game Jam is taking signups now! This game jam is both for fans of the charity run, and those who are only now hearing about it, help raise awareness for Child's Play charity while making some wonderful jam based on an awful game.

For those who have not heard of it before, Desert Bus for Hope is a charity run in support of Child's Play.  Done every year, it runs for about a week while the cast and crew perform for chats amusement in the pursuit of donations. Last year it raised over a million during it's run, and at time of this post it has raised well over eight million total for charity and still going strong!

This game jam is run by fans, for fans. If you are interested in joining, or just have questions, please visit our Discord channel here (hosted by Loading Ready Run.) All submissions will be backed up by the masters of archiving, the VideoStrikeTeam.

I want to remind folks as well that this is a nearly week long jam that takes place, and no one is expected to be around the entire time. If you spend just a day, or the whole week working on your project, it's all fine. Only rule is that it relates to the Desert Bus/Child's Play in some way shape or form.

This year's prompt (Given by wonderful bus ally Serge Yager) is "Coffee Quest!" Good luck and godspeed jamming.

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A coffee-related reality dating show game? Loosely Desert Bus for Hope related.
Visual Novel
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Game jam entry for Desert Bus for Hope 2023
Simulation
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Alter reality with your morning coffee order
Rom available
Racing
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(with a half-destroyed wagon)
Simulation
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The (unofficial) Desert Bus for Hope ttrpg
A game where you wait on the bus. In real time.
Survival
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Short gay narrative experience.
Visual Novel
Dready
Puzzle
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A cooperative print-and-play cardgame of being the only braincells in a volunteer getting food orders for Desert Bus
Brew shifts to keep the bus going as long as possible!
Simulation
Coffee Pong (kind of)
A scathing political satire for ages 5-12
Adventure
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A Bowling game based on Desert Bus, Now in 3D!
Simulation
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Deliver beans for chairty before they all fall out!
Survival
Simple platformer where you collect all the coffee spilled in Coffee Canyon.
Platformer
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Desert Bus For Hope 2023 Game Jam
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It's like a certain classic game of yore
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A caffeinated delirious adventure.
Action
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Avoid breaking objects while experiencing "High Caffeinated Gaming" for charity!
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Try and serve good coffee on no sleep
Simulation
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Driving 'Game': entry Desert Bus for Hope 2023 Game Jam
Racing
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A reinterpretation of Desert Bus as an interactive fiction.
Interactive Fiction
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Race buses fueled by coffee
Racing
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Made for the 2023 Desertbus Game Jam
Platformer
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