Welcome

Welcoming all game devs, from beginners to professionals, to take part in the first ever Fireside Jam!

Hosted by the GameDev Fireside community, we hope to make this a relaxed 9 day jam where everyone can have fun and learn to create better games. The theme will be announced in the discord and on HelperWesley's youtube channel at the beginning of the jam.

Want to join the jam, but don't want to do it solo? Head over to the Fireside discord and check out our "find-a-team" channel!

Theme

The theme of this jam is "Rejuvenation". Watch HelperWesley's theme announcement video for more info!

Standards

Entries which have no clear relation to the theme, or break one or more of the following rules will be removed without notification.
If you want clarification on why your game was removed, please contact HelperWesley in Discord.

Rules

1. You may participate in the jam alone, or in groups of up to 4 members. (All team members and entrants MUST be 13+)
2. Answer all submission questions honestly.
3. Game text MUST be written in English.
4. Game MUST work in browser. (Or on windows 10  if browser version is unplayable. Brownie points for a Linux version too.) 
5. Game MUST be controlled with a keyboard/mouse.
6. You MUST credit any assets you use, as well as credit team members and yourself. (Somewhere obvious within the game)

Permitted

• General code, i.e. character controller, project template, menu functionality, AI library, etc.
• Freely available assets including open general-purpose source code.
• Any engine or programs including what you would normally use for creating your games.

Not Permitted

• NSFW content.
• Hateful Content.
• Real world political or religious themes.(Fictional ones are fine)
• Code or assets made by you or your team prior to the jam.

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Rating System

You'll be rated from 1-5 stars based on the following criteria.
(Deductions of 1 point will be made in each category for using freely available assets)

1. Fun/Engagement - How invested players get in your game.
2. Audio/Music - The quality and implementation of the sound.
3. Art/Graphics - The quality and implementation of the visuals.
4. Theme - How obviously tied to the jam's theme the game is.
   
5. Overall - The overall feel and impression of the game.

Bonus Point

You'll be given 1 extra point if you:
Try something new - Make something other than your typical platformer.