It's that time of year... the scariest time of all... time for the annual Fall-O-Ween Game Jam!

The first GDS Game Jam of the year, over the next week you can work either solo or in a team to create any sort of game. You can submit an unfinished game or prototype as well as a full game, so long as it was made within the 1-week period.

The jam's theme is ALONE. The theme is technically optional, but if you don't follow it you may miss out on votes in the theme category.

Rules

• Any sized team is allowed, including solo teams.
• The submission deadline is 4:30PM on Wednesday the 30th of October, half an hour into that week's session.
  
• The voting period will last from 4:30PM to 5:30PM on the same day, with voting open to anyone.
• The majority of the game should be made within the week period, however using pre-made libraries and general code is allowed.
• Using pre-made assets (art & music) is allowed so long as you have the rights to use them.
  • A good place to get free artwork & music is OpenGameArt.org
  • A good place to get free artwork is Kenney.nl
  • A good place to get free sound & music is Freesound.org
  • A good place to get free fonts is Google Fonts

Rating

Submissions will receive an overall rating based on 4 equally-weighted criteria. It is up to the voters to decide what each criteria means to them:

• Theme
• Enjoyment
• Game Polish
• Style & Atmosphere

Hosted by the UoB Games Development Society

Assets from the Fall-O-Ween 2020 Art Kit by frecklebars