Welcome!

Knitweave Jam is a monthly game jam where you take a "base" theme and weave it with a randomly chosen "embroidery" theme!

Three embroideries are chosen from a roulette wheel spin!

Weave one embroidery with the highest-rated base theme into your game! (Hardmode: Weave all of them!)

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Base

The base theme consists of core genres, such as: platformer, shooter, puzzle, etc.

Well before the jam starts, the base theme is voted upon by the community on our Discord and on the "Vote Here" Discussion thread.

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Embroidery

The embroidery theme(s) are the twist(s) that spice up the design of the game, such as: rhythm, metroidvania, and politics. You only have to weave one, but you are welcome to add two or all three.

Spun right before the jam starts on YouTube, the three additional "embroidery" themes will be posted below, and on our Discord and Twitter.

Want to suggest a new base or embroidery? Click here!

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Tips & FAQ

• Having trouble weaving the themes together?
  • Start with the base theme, and build a game that revolves around that. When your core game is built, then sprinkle in one of the embroidery themes. It is perfectly okay if a game is 99% base and 1% embroidery!

• How literal should I take these categories/words/genres?
  • Not literal at all; redefine a genre or interpret a word as loosely as you want! The idea is to create something unique and original, and your own!

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Rules

Please, read! Any game that do not follow these rules will be removed.

• The team-size limit is 4.
• Release your game for any platform, but remember, players can only vote for games they can run on their computer.
  •  (WebGL has high-access to players, followed by Windows)
• Must be appropriate for all ages. No offensive content. 
• You can use pre-made or borrowed assets. During the submission form, you are required to give credit/kudos for any assets that do not belong to you.
• No harassment, foul-play, or discriminatory remarks in any posts, comments, threads, etc.

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Judging

Submitters will judge other submitted games by the following five criteria.

Theme	How well were the categories weaved? Did your game showcase both or all themes in some capacity?
Fun	How much did the player genuinely enjoy the game? Was there nothing frustrating or subtracting from the enjoyment?
Originality	Was your game not too cliché? Was what you accomplished rarely or never done before?
Presentation	Are the sounds boppin'? Are the effects poppin''? Are the graphics not floppin''?
Feel	How are the controls? Are the collisions nice?