SPECIAL HOLIDAY & NEW YEARS EDITION!

Instead of the normal 8-day jam, this one's extended to a full month from Dec 23rd to Jan 23rd to give some flexibility around the holidays. Enjoy time with family & friends, then kick off the new year with a new game project at any point during the month!

 

Ecaroh’s Alchemy Jam is a laid-back jam which encourages you to explore the art of alchemy, repurposing bits and pieces from your previous games like ingredients in a new magical recipe!

This jam revolves around a unique pixel art asset voted by the community!

This is a quarterly jam held on the 23rd every 3 months – so each jam will have a different starting day of the week, but is guaranteed to cover at least one weekend.

[Theme Vote Link] ⬅️ Check back on Dec 16th!

You can be creative with how you use it, and can even remake it in your own style if you like!

Previous Themes
#1:#2:

Rebuild, remix, reimagine!

▪ You may reuse art and code from previous projects. Please include a list of your starting ingredients with your jam submission.

▪ Feature the theme asset in your game.

▪ Third-party assets are allowed with proper credits. AI may assist you in generating concept art and finding code solutions, but not in creating final artwork, including thumbnails.

▪ You may gather your resources ahead of time, but development starts when the jam begins. Brainstorm and sketch as much as you like before then!

▪ Work solo or team up! (Max team size = 4)

▪ No NSFW content, extreme violence, or any form of discrimination.
Aim for an ESRB rating of “E” for "Ecaroh’s Innocence is Preserved” :)

RATING CATEGORIES:

• Gameplay
• Graphics
• Audio
• Theme

CATEGORIES FOR WINNERS

• 🏆 #1 Participant's Choice - Best overall score from fellow participants in the rating period. Congrats on your win!

⭐ Bonus Categories (chosen by host) — You get a gold star! 

• ⭐Most Marvelous Wizard - Best character design & animation of a character wearing a wizard hat.

• ⭐Most Creative World - Unique and imaginative game world, environmental storytelling, background art, etc.

• ⭐Most Intense Gameplay - Engaging and challenging gameplay!!

Q: Any requirements for our game engine?

A : Use any game engine or framework you want, as long as it can be uploaded to itch.io for us to play!
Web builds are highly recommended.

Q: Do I have to make it a pixel art game with the theme asset?

A: You can remake the jam's pixel art asset in any style you want!
Just make sure it's still recognizable as the theme asset.

Q: Do I have to start my game from scratch?

A: Remakes and remixes are allowed, but so is fairness to other participants — The spirit of this jam is for your codebase and existing assets to be a springboard to creativity, not just a shortcut to the finish line. ✨

Q: Do I have to make a remix from old projects?

A: Nope! It's not a requirement. It's merely an option you're allowed to take for this jam.✨ If you're new to game dev and making your first game, stop by the discord if you need any help getting started!

Come join us in the Alchemy Jam Discord Server!

Feel free to stop by if you have any questions! 

 

gl hf!

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Past Jams:

✨Alchemy Jam #1✨
✨Alchemy Jam #2✨