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About the jam

Every year, countless aspiring game developers set a New Year’s resolution: “This year, I’ll make my first game.” However starting can be difficult — where do you begin, and how do you stay motivated? This is where the Coco Code Game Jam comes in. This year we are turning that resolution a reality! This jam is created with beginners in mind, providing a beginner friendly environment to help you take the big first step in to a world of game development. This is your opportunity to design a game, complete it, and share it with the world. No matter for how long you’ve been learning for or just picked up your first tutorial last week. With a clear theme, resources, and encouragement, this is the perfect way to start the year strong and make your first game a reality. Let’s make 2025 the year you achieve your game dev dreams!

Theme

The winning theme will be revealed on February 1st when the jam begins. Your task will be to create a game inspired by this theme — how you interpret it is entirely up to you! Be creative, think outside the box, and most importantly, have fun bringing your vision to life.

Vote here: https://tally.so/r/n9pxDX

Key Details

  • Jam Duration: February 1st to February 8th, 2025
  • Submission deadline: All games must be submitted to itch.io by the end of the jam.

Creating a Team

Game development is more fun with the right team! Join the #game-jam-teams channel on the Coco Code Discord Server to connect with other developers. Need an artist, sound designer, or just want to brainstorm and share ideas? Find your dream team on our Discord! (The team max size is 5 contestants!)

Discord Link: https://discord.gg/hNnZRnqf4s Prefer to go solo? That’s great too! This jam is all about making your game your way.

Winners

The Top 5 Games will be featured in a special video on the Coco Code YouTube Channel! I’ll showcase your games, give feedback, and credit the creators for their amazing work. This is your chance to shine and share your creation with the world!

Rating

After Jam ends, games will be choosen by the participants based on following criteria:

  1. Fun: Is the game enjoyable and engaging?
  2. Theme Integration: How creatively and effectively does this game use the choosen theme?
  3. Visuals: Are the graphics well made and appealing
  4. Gameplay innovation: Is the gameplay innovative and interesting

Rules

  1. Every game engine is allowed: Use any game engine or tools you prefer to create your game
  2. All code and assets should be created during the jam, pre made assets are allowed if you have the rights to use them and they weren’t made specifically for the jam
  3. You can participate alone or as part of the team. Team maximum size is 5 people
  4. Respect community guidelines. Keep your game free of explicit sexual content, hate speech or anything that violates itch.io policies.
  5. Submit game to itch.io before game jam deadline (February 8th 2025)
  6. Have fun, This jam is about learning, creating and connecting with others, enjoy the process and learn!

Channel

Are you feeling lost or unsure where to start? Coco Code has you covered! Helpful resources:

Check out the Coco Code YouTube Channel for endless game development tutorials, tips, and tricks. From designing User interface to developing awesome game mechanics, you’ll find everything you need to level up your skills. And remember to check out Coco Code Learn, a hub of helpful tools and resources like free and paid courses, blogs that might help you on your game dev journey.