I'm fairly new to how these work, and I don't make games, but I'm really interested in seeing what people make, I clicked "Join Jam" so that I can see the games that are released at the deadline but I don't know if there's a penalty for not submitting.

Howdy!

Itch jams are fairly laid back. Of course lots of people join to keep tabs on jams, or join but never really get around to making a game, or forget about it entirely. It's totally cool to join and not do anything  - I'm just glad you're interested in the jam and the games! I can't wait to see what comes out of this either!

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