Hi, I'm hosting a jam on itch.io and hope it takes off. The idea is it's broken telephone between artists and musicians. The first one will be for artists, so this seems like a good place to announce this :P Check it out and please share!

https://itch.io/jam/broken-telephone-jam-1-art

Scarlet Game Jam – De 31/01/2025 a 03/02/2025! É com grande entusiasmo que anunciamos a Scarlet Game Jam, um evento desafiador com 72 horas de duração, reunindo desenvolvedores talentosos e apaixonados por criar jogos únicos. Durante esse período, ideias inovadoras tomarão forma, explorando tanto o tema principal quanto o contra-tema, desafiando a criatividade e habilidade dos participantes. Destaques do evento: Dois caminhos desafiadores: [Tema] e [Contra-tema]. Entregas inspiradoras no itch.io, com GDDs detalhados e histórias criativas. Avaliações criteriosas nas modalidades de Criatividade, Jogabilidade, Conexão com o Tema, Design Visual e Apresentação. E os vencedores serão: Categoria Tema: O jogo que melhor explorar o tema principal. Categoria Contra-tema: O jogo que subverter o tema de forma criativa. Ferramentas e plataformas mais usadas: Unity: Favorita para prototipagem e jogos 2D/3D. Godot: Destaque pela eficiência e facilidade de uso. Unreal Engine: Escolhida por quem aposta em gráficos de alta qualidade. itch.io: Nossa plataforma principal, conectando desenvolvedores e público. Tecnologias que serão destaque: Pixel Art: Ideal para estilos retrô e visuais marcantes. Game Design Document (GDD): Um diferencial estratégico para organização e execução. Como participar: Submeta seu jogo até o prazo final, com link no itch.io, na aba “Jogos Prontos Jam” do nosso Discord, junto com o GDD e uma explicação sobre sua obra. Participe e mostre sua criatividade! Os vencedores terão a oportunidade de ver seus jogos desenvolvidos profissionalmente pela Scarlet Games Studio, além de sessões de mentoria para aprimorar suas habilidades. Marque na agenda: 31/01/2025. Está pronto para o desafio? Confira os detalhes no link oficial: https://itch.io/jam/scarlet-jam

https://itch.io/jam/eureka-mystery-module-jam

Eureka: Investigative Urban Fantasy is a groundbreaking TTRPG that revolutionizes mystery investigation of all kinds! The rulebook is available at this link for free! This community event gives long-time fans and newcomers alike a chance to flex their mystery-writing muscles. 

Leave behind the days of "We walk into the room and roll Investigate." Eureka: Investigative Urban Fantasy is a TTRPG all about investigation, and its purpose-driven mechanics let players take initiative, use their characters' unique strengths to find clues, and deduce conclusions themselves. This game jam will bring the community together to write more mysteries for their characters to solve, put together in adventure module form.

 You can find a helpful guide to writing Eureka mystery modules in Chapter 7 of the Eureka: Investigative Urban Fantasy rulebook linked above.

This game jam is non-competitive, but the developers' favorites will be linked on the Eureka: Investigative Urban Fantasy store page so everyone can play through your creation! You can work alone or in a team, as long as you follow the basic rules.

While you're working, and especially if you have questions, join us on the A.N.I.M. TTRPG Book Club Discord Server. It's a club for discussing and playing all kinds of RPGs, not just Eureka, run by the creators of Eureka. You can also join our "Top Secret" Patreon Discord server and further support the A.N.I.M. team by subscribing for any amount to our patreon. We'll be happy to answer your questions about this game jam or Eureka: Investigative Urban Fantasy either way.

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Join the NobodyWho Game Jam!

We're excited to announce our first game jam taking place on February 7th for an entire weekend! This is your chance to showcase what you can create with local LLM’s.

The timing couldn't be better - we've just released NobodyWho 4.4 (https://github.com/nobodywho-ooo/nobodywho) with awesome new features:

• Enhanced sampler configuration for fine-grained control over token selection
• Context shifting
• Improved stability and performance
• Comprehensive built-in documentation
• Various bugfixes and improvements from the last month

With the plugin's stability increasing rapidly, we're thrilled to see what creative games and experiences our community will build.

Mark your calendars and join us at https://itch.io/jam/nobodywhojam 🫥

Hey everyone :D

I've always liked the idea of game jams that have a very specific style given as a requirement, usually connected to the location/environment. I think it's the level designer in me, or a worldbuilder, or both. I could never find a jam that focused specifically on that, so I went ahead and made one myself.

https://itch.io/jam/orceard-jam-1

🍋 Orceard Jam will be a 10-day game jam that focuses on themes, styles, aesthetics. Whether it be an overgrown greenhouse, a wooden castle, a skeletal trainyard, a dark bunker, an aquatic library, or a simple lemon orchard, this jam is all about the bizarre environments - vertical slice, asset creation, walking sim, anything playable is allowed. For the first edition the theme is: lemon orchard.

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I could use some feedback as this is the first ever jam I'm trying to host and have no idea what I'm doing. Of course it isn't helping that I have no community behind it, just a few of my friends that joined it to help me with numbers initially. I want to make my game for the jam for sure, without participating in the ranking for the prize of course.

I am New to Game dev i have created 3 ,4 mini game not full-scale game . i am interested in a game but i want that if i should join a game as beginner.

I'm currently a student learning game animation and unreal engine and I'd like to start doing game jams. I've never done one so I'm a little bit confused as to how to go about it and have a couple questions.

Do people even make 3D games in unreal engine for jams?

Do you get assigned a team or do you form one on your own?

How do I go about finding a jam for my skillset?

I know this stuff probably gets asked a lot but I haven't been able to find anything about 3D animation specifically

The 2nd Annual Aviator™ ARCADE Game Jam kicks off on February 10, 2025, and we want YOU to join the fun. Whether you’re a seasoned developer or a beginner, this jam is your chance to showcase your creativity and compete for cash prizes!

What Is Aviator Arcade?

Aviator Arcade™ is an online platform where developers can host their games for free, with or without our proprietary blockchain technology. It’s a flexible platform that lets you build and share games your way whether you want to earn or just get new eyes on your projects.

Game Jam Details

• Start Date: February 10, 2025
• End Date: March 3, 2025
• Requirements:
  • Include a competitive scoring or timing system.
  • Upload your game to Aviator Arcade, with our Unity 6 plugin.

Prizes

With a total prize pool of $5,000, awards will be given across these categories:

1. Best Overall Experience
   • 1st Place: $1,000
   • 2nd Place: $700
   • 3rd Place: $500
2. Most Innovative Scoring System
   • 1st Place: $350
   • 2nd Place: $250
   • 3rd Place: $100
3. Best Artistic Design
   • 1st Place: $350
   • 2nd Place: $250
   • 3rd Place: $100
4. Most Addictive Gameplay
   • 1st Place: $350
   • 2nd Place: $250
   • 3rd Place: $100
5. Community Favorite
   • 1st Place: $350
   • 2nd Place: $250
   • 3rd Place: $100
6. Honorable Mentions
   • 5 Random Humble Bundle codes

How to Participate

1. Go solo or form a team of up to four members.
2. Develop your game using Unity 6 game engine.
3. Ensure your game includes a scoring or timing system.
4. Submit your game on itch.io and upload it to Aviator Arcade using our Unity 6 plugin within 48 hours of submission.

Why Join?

• Win cash prizes and exclusive rewards.
• Showcase your game on Aviator Arcade for free.
• Explore blockchain integration, or stick to traditional game development—it’s up to you.
• Join a growing community of developers and gamers.

Important Links

• Game Jam Page
• Aviator Arcade
• Discord Community

Unleash your creativity, win prizes, and become part of an exciting gaming community starting February 10, 2025!

For full details and official rules, visit the Game Jam Page.

Though I am a game localization specialist, I am accepted in a game jam and I will be attending my first one as a game designer and 2d artist to experience and fully grasp the game developing process. I am confident with my story writing and drawing skills but since they are not my main professions I also feel a bit anxious. What was your game jam experiences like and what are the tips you would give me?

A reminder that Bracket Jam is still accepting people. In case you don't know, it's a tournament-style jam where you compete against each other in pairs (as in, each person in the pair is competing against the other). Each round except the first one, since there's no game to improve, you improve upon whatever game you made in the previous rounds whilst also incorporating a randomly-generated theme (courtesy of whellofnames.com).

https://discord.gg/68WvXu83

^ Go here if you want to compete.

We already have 6 of 16 people willing to compete. We need 10 more.

Also, if you want to judge, DM me on Discord. My Discord username is Edward_Z. We already have 1 confirmed judge. We need 2 more at least. If you're judging, you can't compete. The judging is anonymous so people are judged on the game that was made and not who made it. I'll explain the judging system if you decide to judge.

Good morning all,

I am a mod at PlayMyGame and wanted to let people know that our 100k Game Jam is currently running. Design phase is from 1/6 - 1/13. Judging phase is from 1/14 - 1/28.

I should note that 100k does not refer to the prizes offered (Sorry), it is a celebration of reaching 100k members on the sub.

https://www.reddit.com/r/playmygame/comments/1huz8tv/the_game_jam_is_on/

Calling all game developers! The 2nd Annual Aviator™ ARCADE Game Jam is starting on February 10, 2025, and we’re inviting YOU to join. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned developer, this is your chance to showcase your skills and win big!

👉 Sign up now on itch.io: https://itch.io/jam/arcade2

What Is Aviator Arcade?

Aviator Arcade™ is an online platform where developers can host their games for free, with or without our proprietary blockchain technology. We provide flexibility so you can create the game you want, your way.

Game Jam Details • Start Date: February 10, 2025 • End Date: March 3, 2025 • Requirements: • Include a competitive scoring or timing system. • Upload your game to Aviator Arcade, with or without blockchain integration.

Prizes

A total prize pool of $5,000 will be awarded across these categories: 1. Best Overall Experience • 1st Place: $1,000 • 2nd Place: $700 • 3rd Place: $500 2. Most Innovative Scoring System • 1st Place: $350 • 2nd Place: $250 • 3rd Place: $100 3. Best Artistic Design • 1st Place: $350 • 2nd Place: $250 • 3rd Place: $100 4. Most Addictive Gameplay • 1st Place: $350 • 2nd Place: $250 • 3rd Place: $100 5. Community Favorite • 1st Place: $350 • 2nd Place: $250 • 3rd Place: $100 6. Honorable Mentions • 5 Random Humble Bundle codes

How to Participate 1. Go solo or form a team of up to four members. 2. Develop your game using any engine. 3. Include a scoring or timing system in your game. 4. Submit your game to https://itch.io/jam/arcade2 and upload it to Aviator Arcade (with or without blockchain integration) within 48 hours of submission.

Why Join? • Win cash prizes and exclusive rewards. • Showcase your game on Aviator Arcade for free. • Explore blockchain integration or stick to traditional game development—it’s up to you. • Join a thriving community of developers and gamers.

Important Links • Game Jam Page • Aviator Arcade • Discord Community

Unleash your creativity, compete for amazing prizes, and join the excitement starting February 10, 2025!

For full details and official rules, visit the Game Jam Page.

Happy New Year's all!

It's public domain day here in the US which means another year of works are now free to use and remix without permission.

We are running the 7th year of our "Gaming Like It's 19XX" game jam on Itch.io to celebrate. Come make something! Digital, Analog, it's all good.

https://itch.io/jam/gaming-like-its-1929

There are plenty of interesting works to draw on, including:

• Written works by Agatha Christie, William Faulkner, Mahatma Gandhi, Dashiell Hammett, Ellery Queen, Virginia Woolf
• Art by Salvador Dalí, Edward Hopper, Frieda Kahlo, Tamara de Lempicka, René Magritte
• Films including Blackmail, The Cocoanuts, The Skeleton Dance, St. Louis Blues
• Music by Irving Berlin, Noël Coward, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Cole Porter,  Bessie Smith, Thomas "Fats" Waller
• Other characters including Buck Rogers, Popeye, Tintin

Check out the Duke roundup for more!

Our first-ever game jam is starting tomorrow! The goal for the jam is to be flexible, so the submission period is the entire month, but we recommend spending only about two weeks on the actual work. We're hosting the event on Itch, and communication is through our Discord server (you can join temporarily only if want).

Itch link here --> https://itch.io/jam/popped-corn-jam

What does this have to do with Popped Corn? Popped Corn Bytes is a growing game development club where we host co-working sessions weekly, so you're welcome to join those throughout the month and network with fellow creators/teammates.

Looking forward to seeing what games you create!

In this experimental game jam, you're paired up and given a random theme to make your game around. Then, submissions are fed to the judges for anonymous voting based on certain criteria, and the highest score for each pair moves on. We then choose another random theme that you incorporate into your game whilst improving it. Once that round ends, another anonymous judging is held. Again, the highest score for each pair moves on. So on and so on until only one person remains, who is the winner.

https://discord.gg/zn46CHxv

^ Feel free to join here if you're interested in competing.

If you're interested in judging, just hit me a DM. My discord username is Edward_Z.

We have 6 of 16 people willing to jam. We need 10 more to start.