Welcome to the RPG Developer Bakin Easter 2023 Game Jam!

I am Companion Wulf and, with Easter just around the corner, I figured I'd host a game jam to celebrate my favourite time of the year. The reason: CHOCOLATE! That's the only reason, right?! Oh, and cute little bunnies!

The additional purpose of this game jam is to bring the RPG Developer Bakin community together - both veteran jammers and those new to the engine - to get their creative juices flowing.

So, let's move onto the essentials.

The Theme

The theme must be Easter, of course!

Anything that involves or revolves around Easter. It can be any genre, from modern to fantasy to horror.

Prizes

Yes, there are prizes, which are yet to be finalized.

At the moment, the prizes (subject to change) are:

GRAND PRIZE WINNER

• A Mixx Chargemat wireless charging mouse mat (approx. $25 value)¹
• 2 official DLCs (winner's choice)²
• 2 of my Bakin assets packs (winner's choice)

FIRST RUNNER-UP

• 1 official DLC²
• 1 of my Bakin assets packs
• Mixx Air Point Wireless Mouse (approx. $12 value)¹
• $15 Steam gift card or PayPal payment

SECOND RUNNER-UP

• 1 official DLC²
• 1 of my Bakin assets packs
• $10 Steam gift card or PayPal payment

Every participant will also receive an exclusive "trophy" model recognizing participation in the game jam, with additional versions for the winner and two runners-up.

¹ No cash alternative is available.

² Recipients of official DLCs can redeem keys for existing or future DLCs.
  ¶ I will keep track so there's no cheating! But you must let me know which ones you'd like.

Official Rules

These are the rules for submission. Please read them carefully to avoid ineligibility.

1. Submissions MUST be created in RPG Developer Bakin. Submissions NOT created in Bakin will be disqualified.
   
   ¶ If a game does not appear to be made in RPG Developer Bakin it will be disqualified during the judgement period (we are/will become aware of any "suspect" ones).
2. The theme must contain something to do with Easter - whatever that is! - and it must be noticeable.
3. Sumissions must be new, created for the game jam, not previously published or submitted to other game jams. The intention behind this is to ecourage NEW games.
4. Submissions must NOT contain copyrighted materials or resources you don't have permission to use. Things like official DLCs or others' resources are fine (but read their EULAs if there are any).
5. Submissions must be in English. (Unfortunately, we can't speak other languages.)
6. Submissions must not contain NSFW content (such as sexual scenes). Mature content may be acceptable but let me know either by putting "(18+)" in the title or by messaging me in Discord.

SUBMISSION DATES

The gam jam will start on 6 April 2023 at midnight GMT and will end on 30 April 2023 right before midnight GMT.

JUDGEMENT!

AmalgamAsh, Flawmore and I will judge each submission and we will decide on the winners, which I will announce in live-stream on or around 14 May 2023.

I will be live-streaming gameplay of submissions to announce the winner and the prizes will be distributed the week following the announcement.

Winners will also be notified in the Discord server via message.

Prizes needing to be mailed will also have a tracking number and may take a bit longer than cash or DLC prizes (depending on country and postal service).

Criteria

The criteria for judging submissions will be based on the following:

• Easter Theme - How obvious the Easter theme is in your submission.
• Game Design - How well-designed is your submission? How well are the cameras implemented? Is the game enjoyable to play? The style of the assets doesn't matter.
• Story/Plot - How much of a plot does the submission contain? Is the storyline consistent?

Questions

If you have any further questions, you can ask in Discord and I'll update this page accordingly.

Happy Creating!