This jam is now over. It ran from 2023-10-08 23:00:00 to 2023-11-05 00:00:00.

*Not an Official Unreal Engine Game Jam*

So in case you didn't know, the Unreal Engine Marketplace has been giving away select content for free every month since about 2017. I've been collecting it all (save for a few months missed here and there) and probably amassed over £5000 worth of assets over the years. A while ago I was looking at the assets and thinking to myself "could I create 'something' using just the free for the month assets?" And so here we are.

You can find the free assets for each month here: Free For The Month Content

What is Free For The Month Jam?

First off, it's not a game jam (but you can make a game if you want!) It's mainly about experimenting and creating something that accomplishes a singular objective. 

An example. The March 2023 assets contained a shader pack, a internal modular house set, an opera house set, a forest creator set and a multiplayer vaulting system. Therefore your objective could be:

  • Mess around with the shader pack and create a level where if you stand on certain blocks, the screen changes to that shader.
  • Use the forest pack to create "random forest generator".
  • Make a horror game about being in a forest.
  • Make an interior house generator where if you walk through a door, a different living room is produced each time.

The aim of the jam is to not focus so much on game creation but rather a mechanic or understanding how something works.  For those of you looking to bolster your portfolio, it should produce a nice little project that you can easily talk about; like what you added, why you did it, what you learnt etc.

My primary reason for wanting to do this is because I have all of these content packs now and they never get used; I want to use them! Also, it will give me more editor experience (as I'm usually just a behind the scenes C++ dev).

The Rules:

  • You must use at least 1 pack from the Free For The Month content.
  • Anything else used must be free or created by yourself. 
  • AI generated content from Bing Image creator, Dall-e and Midjourney are allowed but should not be the main focus. 

The Theme:

  • There is no theme! 

Time Limit:

  • You have from the day the assets are released till when the next months assets are release.

The logo may look odd if you stare at it too long. Bing Image Creator made it for me and I added the UE logos.