Gamedev.js Jam celebrates Web games - build an HTML5 game within 13 days of the jam on a given theme (revealed at the start), it runs between April 13th and 26th. Also, there are prizes worth ~$30k!

Theme

Theme for this year's jam is: RAW. Remember that your entry will be judged based on how well you implement the theme, but you can interpret it however you like.

Participating

Join us no matter your skill level - this game jam is a perfect opportunity to create your very first game, or build a prototype for your next commercial hit. Almost two weeks of development time should be more than enough!

You can use #gamedevjs hashtag on Twitter to share your progress, ask for feedback, see what others are building and hopefully help them out if they need it. There's also a Discord server for direct communication!

Submitting

Submit an HTML5 game between April 13th and 26th 2022. It can be a solo submission, or a team effort. You can even submit more than one entry if you want to.

Voting

Voting will be open to all who submitted a game, and will happen for a week right after the submission period ends - between April 26th and May 3rd. Winners will be announced on May 4th.

Games will be voted on based on a given criteria: Innovation, Theme, Gameplay, Graphics, and Audio. The Overall ranking will be based on the summary of those.

Partners

• Platinum: NEAR, IPFS, MPL
• Gold: 4Everland, Flux, Poki, Ionic, Colyseus, Grant for the Web, Filecoin
• Silver: GitHub, The Sandbox, 🏗️, CrazyGames, Coil

Categories

There are two categories in the Jam: Web Monetization and Decentralized. Both are optional, and the entries submitted to those categories will be judged separately by the panels of experts.

Take part in the Web Monetization category if you'd like to implement Web Monetization API in your jam submission.

Take part in the Decentralized category if you'd like to implement any of the decentralized technologies in your jam submission. Those could be from NEAR Protocol, IPFS/Filecoin, or Martian Premier League if you'd also like to complete any of the challenges, or it can be something else entirely. 

Challenges

Challenges are part of the Decentralized category - there are three to pick from, and you are free to take on any of them, or all at once.

• NEAR Challenge - build your game jam entry using NEAR Protocol
• IPFS/Filecoin Challenge - use any of the Protocol Labs technologies (IPFS, Filecoin, etc)
  
• MPL Challenge - align with Martian Premier League Universe (Mars/Football/Exploration)

Each and every challenge offers unique prizes, so make sure to check those out.

Prizes

There are three levels of prizes: for all the entries, for specific categories, and for challenges.

Overall prizes

Those prizes will be given to the best entries of the overall ranking:

• 10 × Phaser Editor lifetime license
• 10 × GitHub Team plan for 12 months
• 10 × PlayCanvas Personal plan for 12 months
  
• 5 × Zenva Academy subscription for 12 months
• 5 × Aseprite editor license
  
• 5 × WebStorm IDE license
• 5 × Making Money with HTML5 ebook
• 5 × GDevelop Pro license
• 100 × 100 GB IPFS storage for 12 months from 4EVERLAND

Web Monetization category prizes

Those prizes will be given to the best entries selected by a panel of experts:

• All entries: 6-month Coil subscription and $10 tip credit
• Top 5: Coil swag: t-shirt, power bank, stickers

• 1st place: $300 cash
• 2nd place: $250 cash
• 3rd place: $200 cash
• 4th place: $150 cash
• 5th place: $100 cash

Decentralized category prizes

Those prizes will be given to the best entries selected by a panel of experts:

• 3 × 4EVERLAND business plan for 6 months
• 1 × Flux deployment for life
• 1 × Genesis Hero NFT and 3 × Party Crown in Kingfall MMO game

NEAR Protocol Challenge prizes

• 1st place: 160 NEAR (~$2500)
• 2nd place: 80 NEAR
• 3rd place: 40 NEAR
• 4th place: 20 NEAR
• 5th place: 10 NEAR

IPFS/Filecoin Challenge prizes

• 1st place: 120 FIL (~$2500)
• 2nd place: 60 FIL
• 3rd place: 30 FIL
• 4th place: 15 FIL
• 5th place: 10 FIL

MPL Challenge prizes

• 1st place: 1000 USDC + 1 MPL Genesis Character NFT
  
• 2nd place: 750 USDC + 1 MPL Genesis Character NFT
• Up to 3 runner-ups: 500 USDC each

Winners will also be promoted via our Twitter, on the gamedevjs.com website, and in the Gamedev.js Weekly newsletter.

Engines

You are free to use any game engine or library as long as the build/export is playable in the browser. We recommend using Phaser, Defold, or GDevelop, if you'd like to aim for multiplayer you can check Colyseus, and if you need an extra challenge, you can try the js13kGames-specific size-constraint ones like Kontra, Goodluck, or LittleJS.

Rules

The short version is: anything that can run on the Web in a browser without extra plugins is considered a valid jam entry. It's highly advised you create new content for the jam - submitting your old demos or already finished projects makes no sense.

If you have any questions or concerns please ask at the Community forums or join our Discord server.

Survey

Gamedev.js Survey 2022 is open! Fill the form between March 18th and April 18th, so we can learn the current state of Web Game Development in 2022. Help share it with your community, thanks! Ps. There are prizes as well.