This jam is now over. It ran from 2021-07-02 00:00:00 to 2021-07-05 00:00:00. View results


GDL - July 2021 Jam

Welcome to the 32nd GDL Game Jam! (Please read below as some things have changed)

Thanks to everyone who gets involved with our jams, we love seeing the stuff you create and are so happy to be encouraging developers to just make something exist. One of the hardest parts of Game Developing is just making something, Putting it out there for all the world to see, it can be so daunting, But remember developing games is a skill just like any other, It can be learned, It can be repeated and you will improve over time.

The fastest way to improve is to train! Make something every chance you get and that's where these game jams come in. The purpose of the GDL Game Jams are not about the prizes, I put those up just to create an extra incentive for those who need that extra push, The point is just to get you making something. Dreaming up an idea, Putting those ideas into actionable steps and following through. Only by first creating something, can we then make a hypothesis on how to improve it and take steps to implement those improvements. So what are you waiting for? Register for the Game Jam and start improving your skills.

Theme

Size does matter... Make a game where size really does matter!



Rules

  • Contestants will have 3 Days of development time.
  • All Game engines are welcome.
  • Teams are allowed (prize will be split)
  • You have full creative freedom to make what you wish, However the spirit of the jam is to follow the theme and make the best game you can, If you don't you probably won't get disqualified but people tend to vote for the best game true to the theme.
  • You can use any artwork, code or audio that is open source and free for all to use.. Free assets, paid assets and open source is ok, Previous projects are not.. reusing previous made games is not.
  • Voting is handled by Itch on a 1-5 star scale in 4 categories.voting is open ONLY TO ENTRANTS / CONTRIBUTORS
  • GDL Moderators are welcome to participate but cannot earn prizes. if a moderator places in top 3, the next person in line will receive the prize. The moderator will earn the role only.
  • Once submissions close, submissions are locked! you cannot edit them once voting has begun. You have been warned.

Submissions

  • Submit your game to Itch.io and to the submission page and be sure to fill in all fields.
  • Submissions must be made available to Violent Crumble (Upon request) before prizes will be awarded.
  • Submissions must be either playable online eg. WebGL(Preferred) or Windows / Mac / Linux playable.
  • Please be sure to link your Discord Username as that is where i will contact you regarding, prizes entries and anything else relevant to the jam!
  • Fake submissions to increase submission count will be removed and scolded.


Prizes

Now I don't like to make these jams about the prizes as i think you are a winner just for getting involved and making something.

However sometimes we need that little extra push, This jam has been long overdue to the GDL kitty is overflowing. On top of that we have received some very generous donations to make the prizes beefier!

Top 3 places will be rewarded with awesome special roles in the Discord Server!

This is the minimum prizes, They may increase if we receive donations!

As well as: If there are more than 10 Submissions Prizes are:

  • 1st – Steam Gift Card (or equivalent) (Valued up to $120AUD) + Special Role!
  • 2nd – Steam Gift Card (or equivalent) (Valued up to $60AUD) + Special Role!
  • 3rd – Special Role!

If we get more than 20 submissions, I'll double the prizes!!!

  • 1st – Steam Gift Card (or equivalent) (Valued up to $240AUD) + Special Role
  • 2nd – Steam Gift Card (or equivalent) (Valued up to $120) + Special Role!
  • 3rd – Steam Gift Card (or equivalent) (Valued up to $50) + Special Role!

Donation receive by https://gib.games/ THANK YOU! Prizes are increased!
Donation received by kybe#5942 THANK YOU! Prizes are increased again!

That's right for the first time we will offer up any sort of gift card I am able to buy online and send to you. I don't mind whether it is Amazon or what have you. The only requirement is that I can actually buy it online using paypal and send you a code or whatever. Steam is also valid but see below.

Steam has introduced a 3 day waiting period on sending gift cards to friends, So the winners will need to friend me on steam and after 3 days i can send them their prize!

How Do I Enter This Amazing Jam?

Simple!, Join the discord and get hyped!- Or simply go to http://discord.gg/gamedev

Depending which engine you are using you can find help in GDL:

  • Unity => #unity-dev
  • Unreal => #unreal-dev
  • Gm / Gm 2 => #gm-studio-dev
  • Cryengine => #cryengine-dev
  • Love => #löve-dev
  • Monogame / Lib GDX => #monogame-and-libgdx-dev
  • Godot => #godot-dev

And for all your gamejam discussions head to => #gamejam-chat

type /gamejam register anywhere in the discord server to register for gamejam notifications.

You will receive pms from the server bot when i send out messages :)

How do i begin?

When the GameJam starts, Tiny Rick (The discord server bot) will change his message to let people know the theme, and i will update the details on the Itch page (Here). I will also try to update the twitter but it's also best to hang out in the discord and get tiny ricks message.

How do I win it?

All submissions will be posted to Itch and open to public vote and the top 3 || 4 will be chosen.

Good luck! "May the odds be ever in your favor"

Note: The game jams are funded by donation, If you would like to donate and help out, You can do so below.

Donate here

Submissions(56)

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Browser playable (36)
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Windows (30)
macOS (5)
Linux (9)
Android (1)

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Kill people and crash police cars!
Action
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In Mother Russia, matryoshka stack YOU!
Platformer
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Small roguelite shooter where you decrease in size as you take damage.
Action
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Get Enlargement Pills to kill your evil brother.
Action
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Ride the snowball, pick up snow to expand and cosy up to the fire to melt. There are 2 endings, try to find both!
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GDL gamejam submision
Puzzle
GDL Jam 32 entry - enemeal. Eat your enemies to grow.
Action
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An improved version of tic tac toe where larger pieces can replace smaller pieces
Puzzle
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Survival
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Platformer
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3D Running game made for GDL game Jam
Action
A Truck Packing Simulation Game
Simulation
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A survival adventure game about a father protecting his son in a vicious snowstorm.
Survival
A cute puffer fish game.
Get those Nuggetz! But watch out for da Rubba ducky!
Survival
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Stay in the ring! Local multiplayer fighting game for two players.
Fighting
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Bring the size to the desired size with mathematical operations and pass the section
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A size-based, rage, highscore game. Have fun!
Action
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Be a good feeding Buddy and feed the little boar so it becomes a big boar!
Shooter
This is for mi first Game Jam The July 2021 Game Jam enjoy the game and remember: the size matters.
Platformer
Jump between platforms at break neck speeds!
Platformer
Stretch through obstacles in the kitchen to connect yourself to the toaster
Puzzle
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Eat things that are smaller than you
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A block puzzle platformer for the 2021 GDL Game Jam
Puzzle
Puzzle
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This cool hard game.
Size matters
Platformer
A small, badly made 3d platformer
Platformer
Change your size to traverse the level and reach the goal.
Platformer
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Charge is a physics based 3d platformer
Platformer
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A Maze Like Puzzle Game
Puzzle
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Action
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Crash through rocks and kill evil ghosts to get points as your travel down this endless grave.
Action
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IronBullet: Return of the Soldiers of the Reckoning and DeadStorm: Battle Night
Puzzle
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A woman's daily war.
Platformer
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Puzzle
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Watch out for the little guys!
Adventure
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Puzzle
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Tower of Hanoi style puzzle game with some VN elements for instructions.
Puzzle
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try to survive the zombies as long as possible
Shooter
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survive the black holes
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Defend the sacred gem as long as you can with the help of your giant blade
Action
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Play as a spaceship saving the solar system
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Pinball game trying to be as high as possible. Things change the higher you are.
Action