🏛️💀 SCREAM EMPIRE 💀🏛️

A HORROR JAM BY SCREAM CATALOGUE AND CAVEWARE DIGITAL

IT IS NO SECRET THAT MOST EMPIRES ARE FORGED WITH BLOOD. HOWEVER, THE LEGENDS SPEAK OF SOMETHING MORE TERRIFYING...A HORROR THAT HAS PLAGUED SOCIETIES SINCE THE ANCIENT PAST. ONE BY ONE, IT TOPPLED GREAT CIVILIZATIONS, LEAVING NO TRACE BUT DEATH IN ITS WAKE, NOTHING FOR THE HISTORY BOOKS TO RECORD. LYING DORMANT IN WAIT, THIS EVIL RESTED UNTIL IT WOULD AWAKEN CENTURIES LATER, READY TO UNLEASH TERROR ONCE AGAIN...

THE OPTIONAL THEME FOR THIS HORROR JAM IS EMPIRE - WHETHER IT BE EPIC CIVILIZATIONS OF HISTORY, SCHEMING BUSINESS CONGLOMERATES, OR EVIL SPACE ADVERSARIES, FEEL FREE TO EXPLORE WHATEVER HORROR GAME IDEA FITS YOUR INTERPRETATION BEST! 

🏛️💀 ABOUT THE JAM 💀🏛️

SCREAM EMPIRE IS A JAM FOCUSED ON HORROR GAMES - ALL THINGS SPOOKY, SURREAL OR JUST PLAIN WEIRD. FEEL FREE TO MAKE A GENERAL HORROR GAME, OR ONE BASED THE OPTIONAL THEME FOR THE JAM!

SCREAM EMPIRE GOES FROM 10AM AEST JULY 19 TO 10AM AEST JULY 29, WITH THE VOTING PERIOD ENDING ON 10AM AEST AUGUST 8 . FOR ALL YOU AMERICAN FOLKS, THAT'S EITHER 3PM PST OR 5PM EST! 

🏛️💀 THE SCREAM SCENE 💀🏛️

JOIN ME ON @SCREAMCATALOGUE ON TWITTER OR THE DISCUSSION BOARD FOR ANY UPDATES! 

THERE'S ALSO A SCREAM DISCORD THAT YOU CAN JOIN HERE: https://discord.gg/vMVysVJ

🏛️💀 THE RULES 💀🏛️

ABOUT SUBMISSIONS

• SUBMISSIONS FOR THE JAM SHOULD BE ORIGINAL AND BASED MOSTLY ON SOMETHING YOU'VE MADE IN THE JAM PERIOD, PREFERABLY FOR THE JAM ITSELF . HOWEVER, USING PART OF EXISTING ASSETS/PROJECTS TO MAKE SETTING UP EASIER IS FINE! PREMADE/BOUGHT ASSETS ARE COOL IF YOU HAVE PERMISSION TO USE EM TOO! 
• SCARY AND DISTURBING CONTENT IS WELCOMED, BUT ANYTHING THAT COULD BE PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE TO PLAYERS SHOULD BE FLAGGED IN A SUBMISSION DESCRIPTION! TO MAKE SURE THE JAM IS A POSITIVE AND INCLUSIVE EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYBODY, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REQUEST MODIFICATION OR REMOVAL OF REALLY NASTY STUFF :)   

ABOUT VOTING

• THERE IS A BEST GAME CATEGORY,  AND A PRIVATE HOST'S CHOICE CATEGORY FOR THOSE GAMES THAT WERE THE HIGHEST QUALITY OVERALL! ALSO, THERE'S A SCARIEST GAME CATEGORY, FOR THE GAME BEST FITTING THE HORROR GENRE, AND A BEST THEME CATEGORY, FOR THE GAME THAT TACKLED THE THEME BEST! THESE ARE ALSO VOTED BY PARTICIPANTS. 

🏛️💀 FAQ 💀🏛️

Q. DOES MY GAME HAVE TO BE A CERTAIN TYPE?

A. NOPE! WE WELCOME GAMES FROM ANY PLATFORM, USING ANY ENGINE, FOR ANY OS. THIS ALSO GOES FOR FORMAT - YOU COULD WRITE A STORY USING TWINE, OR SUBMIT RULES FOR A TRADITIONAL GAME IF YOU'RE FEELING UP FOR IT!

Q. DOES MY GAME HAVE TO BE A CERTAIN THEME?

A. THE JAM HAS A LOOSE FOCUS ON HORROR-THEMED SUBMISSIONS. HOW YOU INTERPRET THAT IS UP TO YOU! THERE IS ALSO THE OPTIONAL THEME AS DESCRIBED ABOVE!

Q. DOES MY GAME HAVE TO BE FINISHED/POLISHED? CAN I WORK ON THE SUBMISSION AFTERWARDS?

A. NO STRESS! SUBMIT WHATEVER YOU'VE GOT. OF COURSE, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO KEEP WORKING ON THE GAME AFTER THE JAM HAS ENDED, HOWEVER THE JAM WILL BE CLOSED TO NEW UPLOADS UNTIL THE VOTING PERIOD IS OVER.