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At this time, I can’t offer cash prizes or gift cards, only codes to digital goods and trial services. Maybe if I am able to make more money in the future, though! 🙂

Congrats on winning my Game Jam! I look forward to seeing what else you’ll make in the future!

To clarify, @ThankGodItsFriday@vivaldi.net is the correct format for my username, but it doesn’t mean my posts reside on vivaldi.net. Vivaldi probably took a shortcut in adding the server name to the end of usernames because you do need a Vivaldi account in order to use their Mastodon instance. Even so, the correct domain for Vivaldi Social is social.vivaldi.net.

I’m having trouble adding my Mastodon instance from Vivaldi Social. It keeps directing me to a dead page:

I think it’s because it goes to https://vivaldi.net/@ThankGodItsFriday, and NOT https://social.vivaldi.net/@ThankGodItsFriday. The domain vivaldi.net is NOT the Mastodon instance, while social.vivaldi.net IS. That mistake needs to be fixed.

VOTING IS NOW OPEN! Go vote for each one of the submissions!

Basically, it’s a hide-and-seek game. That’s what it is, pure and simple.

It has a story, which is not really relevant to the game, but it is interesting. Taking place during the same time period as the Salem Witch trials, you are a stereotypical witch, who owns a black cat that must find the villagers trying to attack the witch so she can escape the village. It’s extremely short, and I only played three levels before it was over.

Visually, the art is pretty good. The music is tolerable, as it’s basically just piano music, but it’s the only track in the game AFAIK. I was not pleased with it being fullscreen-only, as I literally had to change the resolution of my widescreen monitor in order to play the game properly. If it ran in a window, or had the ability to change the game’s resolution, I would not have knocked off a star on “Ease of Playability”.

Overall, not a bad game. I would not mind seeing more of this in the future.

Please either join my Discord server or supply a Discord handle I can reach you by. I can’t give out prizes to you if I don’t have some way to DM you.

It’s not bad for a simple shooter game. It reminds me of some basic Flash games I used to play back in the days when MiniClip, Armor Games, and Newgrounds were big on that sort of thing. It’s quite rudimentary, but it shows that you did take some time to put something together, as I don’t recognize those assets from any other game I’ve run across.

It’s very unfortunate that you can’t make it work without linking to an external website, which is why I subtracted a star from “Ease of Playability”. While the game itself is easy enough, I would think most people don’t want to have to go to another site just to play the game.

Even so, it’s a funny little game, one I wouldn’t mind seeing more of in the future, especially if you can find out how to make them either by tricking JavaScript to use a local server for verification, or using some other code base entirely.

It’s an interesting concept where you run across a mythical creature of unknown origin. It’s almost like it’s both sci-fi and fantasy, incorporating traditional Halloween tropes while also messing with portals of some sort.

I gave the graphical detail a rating, even though no graphics are being shown, because it’s intended to paint a picture of what is happening, and it does it well enough to count as a proper game. There’s no music or sound, which is understandable considering it’s an HTML5 game, and such elements might make it harder to maintain and guarantee playability across different browsers.

NGL, it’s pretty good, even despite the typos in programming. It’s very short, however, as you can finish it in mere minutes, but if this is a taste of your typical writing style, it’s a pretty decent morsel.

Have you joined Discord? I don’t know what your Discord handle is.

@chapankorn You’ve joined a little late, didn’t you? Unfortunately, unless you have a game already ready for submission, you won’t be eligible for getting one of the three games. Also, you absolutely HAVE to have Discord, as I can’t send you gifts any other way.

What would you guys be genuinely interested in? Let me know in the comments!

THE FINAL EXTENSION. I added one more week.

Submissions end November 14th. Judging ends November 21st.

The message was for others who would run across this game.

To other players: The downloaded game doesn’t work, due to a JavaScript error. Please use the included web link for now.

To other players: This game has some unclickable links, which are because of a typo in the HTML. Before launching, open the HTML document in a text editor, search for each instance of herf and replace them all with href. Some text editors have the ability to batch-replace, and I recommend doing that.

Current stats: We have a little over ten days left, and I still have only two participants. They’ve each submitted a game, which you can go try out now!

Not impressed? Think you could do better? Well, then, Mr. (or Mrs.) Smarty Pants! Prove that YOU can make a better game! Join my jam, and whip up something awesome!

My offer of a free game to each of the next five joiners still stands!

I see what you mean about it not loading on itch. The issue here, I think, is that it is attempting to bypass a cross-origin request (CORS) policy and failing because it doesn’t have the proper permissions, mainly due to a missing server.

I get these errors in my console:

Access to fetch at ‘project.json’ from origin ‘null’ has been blocked by CORS policy: Cross origin requests are only supported for protocol schemes: chrome, chrome-extension, chrome-untrusted, data, http, https, isolated-app.

Failed to load resource: net::ERR_FAILED

Access to XMLHttpRequest at ‘project.json’ from origin ‘null’ has been blocked by CORS policy: Cross origin requests are only supported for protocol schemes: chrome, chrome-extension, chrome-untrusted, data, http, https, isolated-app.

Failed to load resource: net::ERR_FAILED

The problem with JavaScript is that it requires some sort of server to connect to, which is why your game doesn’t work as a local file, but does work on Cocrea. You can bypass this restriction in your web browser, but this is not recommended. I would either redirect to an available HTTPS server, or even supply your own.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/48362093/cors-request-blocked-in-locally-opened-html-file

You could kind of work around the issue. There are ways to get JS to function locally without going to much trouble to set up a local server or make it connect online each time you launch the app.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19902538/loading-local-files-with-javascript-without-a-web-server

All this said, it’s an interesting little game, but a broken download might not bode well for your overall score. Don’t let that stop you - even if you don’t win, I look forward to see what you make next! 😊

I can’t click on “Question Creature” when I find myself on its back. Was that intentional?

UPDATE: I checked the HTML code, and I found several errors which prevented me from continuing. I fixed them manually; you’ll have to double check your work.

I initially stated that it wouldn’t count against you, but considering how many fixes I’m having to do, it may indeed affect your overall score. I find it easy to fix, so I’ll probably rate your game favorably, but others may not be so savvy about doing these fixes themselves.

Current stats: Twelve days. Two participants. No submissions.

…Seriously? After a week and a half, that’s all I get? 😒 Aren’t you guys interested in making games?

Okay, you know what? I’m gonna make this more interesting. The next FIVE JOINERS will receive random games from yours truly, all redeemable on GOG.com! I’m not even kidding!

Make sure to join my Discord server so I can send you the codes.

I did it. Submissions period end November 7th - judging ends November 14th.

You could create a hyperlink document which is executed when you press the “Launch” button in the itch client or when clicked on in the file list. That should instigate the default web browser opening up the HTML5 document.

However, you can make a standalone HTML5 app using some tools on the internet. Here’s an example: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29686011/how-do-i-convert-web-application-into-desktop-executable#38620323 (The next few answers have some others that might be more your preference.)

If your game won’t work with the itch platform, you might want to resolve this by posting a thread in the Community. Someone might be able to help you.

Having visited your profile, I see you work mainly in HTML5 games. IIRC, itch.io just recently changed how web games work on their site, so that may contribute to your problem there. I have some knowledge of HTML5, CSS, and JS, so feel free to share bits of code either here or on Discord if you need help. (I will not develop your game for you, as that wouldn’t be fair to other participants, but I can point you in the right direction so you can code it properly.)

Regardless of whether it will run on itch’s website or not, please make sure you have a downloadable version of your game ready as per the rules of the Game Jam (it’s okay if you cheat a little by making it need a web browser to run, but if you can make it a game without the need for a browser, meaning it runs in its own window, that’d be even better).

If I find that not enough submissions are available, I might extend the Jam by up to a week longer. Might.

Current stats: Eleven days, two participants (only one joined Discord), no submissions. Come on, guys! We can do better than that! 😤

Let me know what kinds of prizes and other things you’d like to see before the Jam’s end. If you have codes you don’t want or can’t use, DM them to me through Discord so I can give them away on the Game Jam! I’ll even give you a credit on the Jam page for code submission! 👍🏻

That’s an unusual request. I would prefer it if I could just give it to you if you win, and then you give it away to whoever you’d prefer would have it.

I mean, I could give it to someone else, but you’d have to specifically tell me whom you want to be the recipient. I can only give it out via Discord, so if you have their Discord handle (and their permission), please share.

@VexedAxolotl2984 Please join the TGif Gamer Discord server in order to participate in this Game Jam. The purpose of this is so you can receive your prizes, should you end up in the top three slots.

If you don’t have Discord, making an account is easy - all you need is an unique username, an email, and password. That’s it.

I don’t use email or phone numbers, as I do not want spam. I also am not on major social media platforms. I promise not to spam you, either - I just need you to join Discord so you can potentially claim free Nitro and the game code. After that, it’s up to you whether you want to stay in my server or not.

Actually, it was already the case, but I forgot to tell you all - if you submit any games to the Game Jam, I will assume that it is the way you want it submitted. In other words, ALL SUBMITTED GAMES WILL BE LOCKED AS THEY ARE UNTIL AFTER THE JAM IS OVER. That means you can’t update or modify the game until after November 6th, so make sure you have it the way you want it. You can submit a game that you haven’t finished (i.e. a demo), but please let others know that it is incomplete, and what to expect in future updates.

Either that, or I’ll announce it earlier. I didn’t give enough notice, did I? 🤔

I’ve now added a new one - the top three will get two weeks of FREE DISCORD NITRO!

I’ve been having the same bad luck. I’ve had mine going for about a week, with no takers. https://itch.io/jam/timothy-greens-game-jam

A guy in music, eh? I have a Game Jam waiting for submissions and collaborators - come check it out! https://itch.io/jam/timothy-greens-game-jam

Is there something you don’t like about my Jam? Or, is there something I should add? Let me know, please!

Comment below your suggestions and complaints!

I just added a prize. A code to redeem a free copy of Bioshock Remastered on GOG.com will be awarded via DM on Discord.

(This sounds worse than it really is, because… dumb idea of mine. I’m looking for more participants - please consider joining!)

Here it is. It probably isn’t worth looking at, because it kinda sucks, but… I dunno. If you guys think it’s okay, then let me know. 🥺

https://itch.io/jam/timothy-greens-game-jam

NGL, I actually am proud of myself for doing this. How pathetic; I need to get a life. 😜

…Okay, all joking aside (wait, that was all joking?), this really is my first Game Jam, and I have no idea what I’m doing. Feedback would be nice! Also, don’t forget to join my Discord; it’s literally one of the requirements; k thanx.

The top three winners will receive one code of either BioShock Remastered, Tomb Raider Legacy, and Stray Gods - all redeemable on GOG.com! DRM-free and price-free! 🤑 They’ll also receive a two-week trial of Discord Nitro (restrictions apply)!

Let me know what kinds of challenges you’d like to participate in down in the comments, and I might just do this again real soon!

BTW, here’s that TGif Gamer Discord link again, if you didn’t know where it was on the front page: https://discord.gg/JFA5zkBSrc

If it can’t run on your system, have you made sure it can run other games made with Unreal Engine 4? If you can, check that your drivers are up to date. If not, maybe your hardware doesn’t meet the minimum specs required to run such games.

Okay, now I’m a little stuck. What do you do with the black hole looking things?

Yeah, now I see why Rittz recommends a controller. Wall-kicking is a little bit easier with my Logitech F310, although it’s still difficult in some areas.

This actually is a pretty decent game; too bad the simps have to ruin the experience. 😔

I’m currently trying this game before I attempt the paid version I got on Steam. I now remember how much I hate to wall-kick in games.

Of course, I’m doing this on a keyboard. Maybe I should try a controller and see if that fares any better, but it looks like I’ll be stuck in Sansa Keep for a little while.