The Historically Accurate Game Jam is a friendly video game-making competition with historical themes, generally taking place twice a year.

In previous jams, we've covered themes such as the Famous Assassinations, Cold War, Your Country's History - and you get to decide what comes next! Challenging yourself to make a game that has historically accurate roots can be surprisingly fun.

Why don't you give it a try?

WINNING PRIZES

Maestro Cinetik will be sponsoring HAGJ10 - giving each teammate from the winning team a free copy of their game, Cauldrons of War - Stalingrad! Winners will also receive bragging rights with the "Guests of Honor" (temporary, until the next jam) and "Cross of Valour" (permanent) server roles on our Discord community!

Join us on Discord if you would like to exchange ideas/thoughts on historical themes in games, or want to find teammates for the next HAGJ!

All rounds and events will begin/end at 16:00 GMT +1 by default.

HAGJ10 THEME

Theme Suggestion and Theme Voting Rounds ran throughout 21st of January - 20th February. 

Related Jam Wiki Posts: 

• What Kind of Themes Can I Suggest?
  
• How is the Game Jam Theme Chosen?
• How do I Research the Theme for my Game?
  
• How Do I Find Reliable Material On My Game Topic?

GAME RATING

After the submission period ends (21st of February - 2nd of March), all participants of submitted games are encouraged to play, rate and leave constructive criticism for other HAGJ9 entries. This paves the road to decide the winner and help us all learn from the experience.

The rating period will end on the 16th of March, and the results of the game jam will be released the next day on the 17th of March.

Games are rated on six categories:

• Overall - your average rating, based on the other criteria.
• Gameplay - How well does the game play? Consider fun factors, difficulty scaling and options.
• Graphics - How does the game look? Do the visuals match the gameplay?
• Audio - How were sound effects and music? Did sound match the gameplay and the theme?
• Thematic Relevance - How relevant is the game is to the current theme? How well was the theme applied to the overall game and gameplay?
• Historical Accuracy - How similar the game is to actual historical events and process

Related Jam Wiki Posts: 

• How Historically Accurate Does My Game Need To Be?
• Who Needs To Be Credited?
• How Do I Submit My Game?
  
• How Do I Rate Other Submissions?

RULES

Browse through any of the links, to read further on the topic:

• Video games must be created within the jam period.
• Entries containing sexual content, or games irrelevant to the theme of the jam will be disqualified.
• Pre-made/free/AI-generated code/assets are allowed within discretion, but may require you to opt out of categories depending on usage.
• Teams can only include up to 6 core members. Contributions from people outside the limits of the team are allowed within reason. Everyone must be credited on the team’s submission page.
• Use self-made but verifiable engines, or publicly accessible/free game engines.

CODE OF CONDUCT

Applies to both the jam, and the HAGJ communities on itch.io and Discord:

• Please be polite and treat others with respect.
• No sexual content/derogatory or racial language that is out of context - We'd like to keep the jam friendly to all ages and people. Please add a trigger warning if you think you have content that may include disrespectful or sensitive material.
• The jam wiki on our official landing page has more wiki posts for you to browse through, including this one about what happens when receiving a warning/disqualification!

Related Jam Wiki Posts: 

• What Kind of Games am I Allowed to Submit?
• Can I get Disqualified/Banned from Participating in HAGJ?

THANK YOU!

• Maestro Cinetik, for sponsoring the winning prize for HAGJ10!
  
• Cabbitat, for designing the jam page banner and logo components.
• Tuile, for designing the splash screen, server logo, and other announcement graphics.
  Additionally, for her efforts towards managing the jam, and for writing and posting server/community announcements.
• Sengkala, for connecting us to our sponsors for HAGJ10.
• Sam Scribbler and Jubal Barca, for providing their unique insight and fulfilling some moderator duties.