COME ON AND SLAM!

AND WELCOME TO THE JAM!

Goal

• Build a playable pixel art game in 72 hours!
• Doesn't need to be polished, just functional.

Rules

• Follow the theme (announced at the start, see below)
• Pixel graphics (8 or 16-bit eras is fine)
• Create your own assets
  • No pre-generated assets
  • Make your own art
  • Make your own sound effects
  • Make your own music
• No 18+ content, keep this safe for work
• No copyright infringement
• Your game must be free to play or download until the voting period has ended
• Your game must be Windows or Browser playable.
• Maximum team size is 4
• Make something awesome and have fun!

Voting

• 4 judges and all submitters and contributors can vote on your game
• There are certain voting categories to vote on:
  • Mechanics - How does your game feel to play?
  • Originality - Is this a clone of an existing game or something weird and unique?
  • Replayability - One and done, or do you give players a reason to come back and keep playing?
  • Retro Graphics - How awesome does your game look?
  • Retro Sound - How awesome does your game sound (this includes music)?
  • Fits the Theme - How well does your game fit the theme?

Prize

• Winner gets bragging rights!

Theme

The theme is speed running. Make a game where players can compete to finish your game as fast as possible!

GOTTA GO FAST!!

Jam Theme Song

Questions?

Ask in our Discord, we have a #game-jam text channel.

Make a topic in the community.

If you're looking for an engine, check out Pico-8 and TIC-80.

Good luck and have fun!