What's the jam about?

CSU GDC Halloween Game Jam 2024

is a two-week game jam hosted by Colorado State University’s Game Development Club!

This jam is themed spookily and subject to all manner of horrific (or not) submissions from game developers both on and off campus.

Theme:

Welcome to the playbook

How long should the game be?

Any amount of time you want! Might be good for at least two minutes of gameplay?

Which game engines can I use?

If it makes games then it's good for this jam!

Who can participate?

Although this Game Jam is officially put on for the Colorado State University Game Development Club's members, anyone who's reading this and has an idea is eligible and welcome to join!

How many peeps per submission?

Limit of 4 per team. Anything in between or even choosing to strike it on alone works too.

Can I use premade assets?

Nah. Unless you're a solo dev! Even so, attempt to do so limitedly; we love to see originality for the specific project at hand!

Can I/we use generative AI?

Nah.

Can I submit games from prior jams or projects?

Nah.

Other need to knows and information

Is this a competitive Game Jam?

Though most Game Jam's are strictly competitive with a rating system,  you can think of it more like a “make and submit anything you can within the time period" type o' jam. Get out there, have fun, and show us what you can do without the worry of final standings!

Is there a place where results will be discussed?

Results will be shown during the club session held on October 30th, 2024 at 5:30 P.M. MST. 

Any and all submissions are eligible to be featured on the Colorado State University's Game Development Club's Itch.IO page in a collection, the original jam submissions page, and or as a main title if the submitter is willing to add the club as a collaborator. All of this is optional of course! Please indicate in the submission whether or not you would like your title to be featured in any capacity.
Note: this is the club's first official use of Itch.io, so there may be some kinks in terms of where certain games are shown where. We'll do our best to work through this bit appropriately as initial results come in!

Got questions?

Feel free to send any and all inquiries to:

csugamedevelopers@gmail.com