This jam is now over. It ran from 2022-05-20 06:00:00 to 2022-05-22 07:00:00. View 32 entries

Join Game Jam Aotearoa, a fun and informative game creation event for people from any creative or digital sector to 'get involved and see what you can create in just one weekend'! 

You don't need to be a coder to take part - writers, artists, animators, musicians, designers and more are all welcome. Learn and contribute any way you can to help build something fun.

Game Jam Aotearoa 2022 is a nation-wide, virtual, collaborative event to inspire and grow innovation, experimentation, and collaboration in games. 

Beginning on Friday evening at 6pm, with video keynotes and advice from leaders in the game development industry, the fun really starts with the announcement of this year's theme, kept secret until the last second!

These events are awesome for fostering friendships, increasing confidence and creating opportunities within the game dev communities. You get to challenge yourself and your creativity, while you explore new roles, and develop and refine your skills.

Please note: This is primarily a virtual event that encourages collaboration across the country, however teams can meet up to collaborate in person if they choose to.

In addition to the fun of making a game, we also have over $3000 in prizes to give away!

In order to be eligible for the prizes you must be currently residing in New Zealand and be 18 years or older.

Register for Game Jam Aotearoa!

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A game about becoming your dad.
Visual Novel
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When a substance changes from a solid, liquid or gas to a different state.
Puzzle
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Turns out running a two-sided shift isn't easy...
Door 9 is a short horror experience made for the Aotearoa 48h Game Jam 2022.
Simulation
A platformer about an ice cube that melts.
Platformer
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Make your way through the Dungeon by transitioning colours to move.
Puzzle
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An overworked Capybara transitions through emotions and realises they don't "have it all under control".
Platformer
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A fast paced multiplayer detective game with wolfs, sheep and shooting
Shooter
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Move through time as a bounty hunter from the future! Try your luck - Are you Targeting the correct bounty?
Adventure
Hope you enjoy!
Platformer
Get to the end of the level before you finish evolving! Made for Game Jam Aotearoa 2022.
Platformer
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A cute little carrot muncher acquires a taste for revenge
Platformer
In the name of change you must feast. With each delicious tasting, your final transition looms closer​...
Action
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Eat leaves, Metamorphasise into a beautiful butterfly
Platformer
Submission for Game Jam Aotearoa 2022
Platformer
Transition to Jet Power!
Puzzle
Space farming platformer for Game Jam Aotearoa 2022
Platformer
Switch between zones to either shoot enemies or dodge hazards!
Life is shorter than you think it is.
Interactive Fiction
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A disgruntled witch curses you to face your conscience
Interactive Fiction
Team switching tag with giant mechs and lasers
Welcome to Heavenly Helper. For those who need that little extra push!
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You're our last hope! Danny Default
Action
A game about the transition between child and elder, strength and weakness, safety and fear, and echoes of memories.
Interactive Fiction
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Shark the dog wants to collect bones!
Platformer
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A narrative about oil, politics and the future of our world.
Interactive Fiction
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Platformer
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Aotearoa Game Jam 2022 entry
Puzzle
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The TV News Studio where you're in control... of nothing!
Simulation
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