Listen to the Kick-Off Minisode to get your creative juices flowing and kick-off your jam!
THE THEMES
This year we have 3 themes to choose from, all pulled from our most recent podcast titles. Feel free to mix and match multiple themes - just make sure to note which one guided your creativity on your game’s page.
The Achievements
These are extra constraints you can throw onto your game to earn bonus game-making cred. They’re totally optional and tons of fun. Pick as many or as few as you like, or use them in your brainstorming session to push you toward a game concept. Be sure to note which ones you included on your game page once you upload!
- Iron Triangle - Your game primarily uses triangles for its art.
- INNOVATION! - Your game is a battle royale
- Tis the Season - Your game has a season pass, makes fun of seasons passes, or has seasons.
- Gameboy - Your game only uses 8-bit soundfx and is in the classic gameboy 4-color green palette.
- Levelhead - Your game lets players build their own levels, maps, etc.
- Sweet 16 - Use the standard 16 color pallete
- Split Brain - A multiplayer game where everyone controls the same character.
- Healthy Living - Sleep for 8 hours per night, get an hour of exercise, and only eat healthy food for the duration of the jam.
- Buttersmooth tools - Make games the bscotch way: inkscape for art, gamemaker for game.
- Mozart - compose your own music.
- Totally Ethical Surprise Mechanics - The primary means of progressing through the game is lootboxes.
- Ultimate Idle - The game plays itself on boot-up, and if the player does nothing the game will just keep playing itself.
- Persistent Universe - Something about your game lives online, and every player can affect it.
- One Punch Man - Your game is controllable with a single input.
- Seal Approved - Some aspect of your game is controlled by the sound of claps and/or screams.
- Franchise - Make a sequel or shared-universe game to your previous Shenanijam entry (must still incorporate the theme and be a whole new game)
- Fourwheeler - Your team size is 4.
- Tripod - Your team size is 3.
- Tango - Your team size is 2.
- Maverick - Your team size is 1.
