This jam is now over. It ran from 2024-06-30 14:00:00 to 2024-08-31 14:00:00. View 33 entries

Yaoi Game Jam is a two month long jam running from July 1st  to September 1st (AEST), dedicated to making games featuring male-identified characters in queer relationships.

Traditionally, the term "yaoi," also known as "boy's love," refers to female-oriented works from Japan, or works inspired by those works, that feature two or more male characters in a romantic relationship. However, this game jam is open to stories about all kinds of relationships between queer-identified men, from platonic to romantic, and everything in-between!

This jam was first inspired by Yuri Game Jam, which first ran in Fall 2015.

You can view games from previous years here: YaoiJam2023, YaoiJam2022,  YaoiJam2021,  YaoiJam2020,  YaoiJam2019YaoiJam2018YaoiJam2017YaoiJam2016 

Rules for YaoiJam2024

  1.  Your game must focus on queer relationships between men OR the queer male experience. This includes: gay, bi, trans, non-binary, aro, ace, pan, any male-identified LGBTQIA characters.
  2. This is an inclusive jam and anyone can join. Although uncomfortable subjects can be explored, please be considerate of the themes/material used, and fellow creators/players. Remember to appropriate tag your games.
  3. You may begin working on projects before the jam starts, but all submissions MUST be new games created for YaoiGameJam2024. To ensure this, you must state 'Made for YaoiGameJam2024' on your game's page. 
  4. The following types of entries are prohibited: games promote bigotry (i.e transphobic/racism), games using AI-generated assets

FAQ

I'm already working on a game that has a demo released, can I submit that to YaoiJam? 

  • No, you may only submit new games. 

Do I need to make my assets from scratch, or can I use pre-made/CC/paid assets?

  • No, you don't need to make your assets from scratch unless that is something you wish to do.  You can use pre-made, recycled,  CC, newly commissioned, paid etc assets. If using CC/paid assets, be sure to abide by the asset's licensing.

Can I submit my Yaoi Jam entry into multiply jams?

  • Yes. As long as your project abides by all the rules in each game jam you wish to submit to.

Can I submit more than one entry?

  • Yes. 

Can my entry be about characters that aren't male or in queer relationships?

  • Although your entry may have a plethora of diverse characters, it must have a primary focus on queer relationships between male-identified characters (the nature of the relationship can be romantic, platonic, or anything in between). Or it may focus on the experiences of queer males. 

Can I submit a NSFW entry?

  • Yes. All games should be properly tagged and labelled, if your entry is not appropriate for minors, you must label that in the game's description.

Does my game need to be a visual novel?

  • No. As long as your game focuses on queer relationships between men OR the queer male experience, your game could be anything.

Is there a discord?

  • Yes. There is a dedicated YaoiJam channel in the Boys Love VN Development server, found here.


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Something seems different about your boyfriend…
Visual Novel
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We're just dudes being bros, right?!
Visual Novel
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Resurrected corpse ruined my perfect life!
Visual Novel
Bound by Secrets, Torn by Fate: A Love That Could Destroy Them Both. (18+)
Visual Novel
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Isekied in full cosplay, will you fake it till you make it or die trying?
Visual Novel
A BL/Otome game about regret, redemption, and retrograde amnesia.
Visual Novel
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Stuck in a dungeon with your crush!
Visual Novel
R18 Omegaverse BL Game starring two salarymen
Role Playing
In which an eldritch monstrosity stalks a fed-up-with-life student.
Visual Novel
"Keep your heart on your sleeve but remember to keep your name to your chest."
Visual Novel
An 18+ Omegaverse Yaoi/BL office affair
Visual Novel
A dating sim where you find a cute guys phone on the ground and he texts it hoping you'll give it back to him!
Visual Novel
Two gangsters and a lake
Visual Novel
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Corporate bastards ruining each other
Visual Novel
Melancholic BL VN about a ghost haunted by the living
Visual Novel
A cute yaoi romcom featuring two couples!
Visual Novel
A collection of cute slice of life BL stories featuring Yuel and Tavi from Unluckily in Love.
Visual Novel
A witch and a prince meet for the first time in the middle of a dark, rainy forest.
Visual Novel
A shadow looms as darkness takes over. Choices matter, but so does your luck.
Visual Novel
Side scroll RPG
Role Playing
fake it 'til you make it. text-based.
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Fed up with office life, you decide to run away to Italy and become a monk.
Visual Novel
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Alpha Version Available! ♥. BLgame fantasy mystery and... revenge?
Visual Novel
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How much Lust can you take in a world full of kink?
Role Playing
Maybe this time it'll be your time
Interactive Fiction
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English in proccess. Story contains 3 scenes and retellings based on events from the Stranger's plot.
Visual Novel
a vn made for the yaoi game jam of 2024
Visual Novel
Trans guy depression enlightenment speedrun world record
Role Playing
The adventure continues! (18+ ONLY)
Role Playing
A small yaoi TTRPG about spies, secret crushes, and awkward conversations.
Kiss your man!
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You get trapped by a slightly obsessed priest
Visual Novel