About

Welcome to Hedgejam! At the beginning of every month (for now), I hold a game jam that commences for two weeks! Afterwards, there is a one week rating period where people try each other's games for fun and feedback, followed by a week of nothing so everyone can relax! Whether you’re a programmer, artist, and/or designer, the jam is open to everyone and anyone who wants to make a game in two weeks!

Theme

Vote on the theme in the Discord!

Rating

After the jam, there is a 5 day voting period. The criteria your game will be rated on are the following:

• Enjoyment - Was the game innately enjoyable?
• Theme - How well does it fit the theme?
• Presentation - This includes graphics, audio, UI, etc
• Creativity - Was the game clever enough to surprise you?

Rules

• You can team up with anyone of any age from anywhere, or work alone if you prefer
• It starts the first week of every month and runs for two weeks!
• The community votes on potential themes, which is then randomly chosen from!
• You can use any engine and any tool as long as it exports to a Windows build OR an HTML5 build. Mac and Linux are optional if you’d like.
• Once the voting period begins, you cannot change the game or link to other versions. Only what’s available on itch will be played and judged
• If you use the programming language, Rust, in the development of your game, I will play your game on stream and highlight it in a Rust jam video by default!
• No racism, sexism, or any form of discrimination in the jam or submissions!

FAQ:

Why HedgeJam?

I started a project called Brontefy Me this past year, which was mildly unsuccessful. The goal was to get into the rhythm of constantly making games whether that was weekly or bi-weekly. A viewer noticed that I was more productive with game jams and suggested I hold my own jam instead, and here we are!

Are there prizes?

Only the glory of being the winner! Plus, the top 3-5 getting highlighted in my post-jam video!

What can I use?

Anything! From Unity or Unreal, to Godot or Pico-8. As long as it exports to a Windows or HTML5 build, you're good to go! BUT, there is a built-in incentive to use Rust, as we are mainly a Rust community! If you use the language Rust in your game, I will make sure to play your game on stream and highlight it in another YouTube video by default.

What counts as using Rust??

If more than half the code is written in Rust, that will count as a Rust submission! BUT, scout's honor here as we cannot check all the code in every entry!

Can I use pre-existing code?

Yes! You can use pre-existing code for general purposes, plus libraries and functions of that sort. But please don't write code beforehand that's specific to this jam, aka write the majority of your game within the given timeframe!

What about assets?

Use any assets you have legal right to. If you use external assets (music, art), please credit where appropriate!

I need a team!

Not to fear! Join the discord below and look for teammates on the server!

Where do I vote on themes?

In the Discord server!