Overview

Strap your games into HYPLAY, a free and rapidly growing network of games within a shared ecosystem of 1M+ players. HYPLAY provides access to a robust identity system and a suite of developer tools that streamline your app's distribution, growth, and development.

In order to submit, you must join the jam on Itch AND register for the Jam in the HYPLAY Discord.

Existing Games are Welcome:

Developers can use their existing games or create a new game from scratch. Must be web / playable in-browser / mobile (no downloads). There is no limit to the number of games you submit to the jam — as long as the game is "indie" and has not received external funding or prize money.

Integration with HYPLAY:

Using HYPLAY auth flows ("Login/Register to HYPLAY") is very similar to building with "Log in with Discord" or "Log in with Facebook. View the Dev Quickstart in Our Discord

- *Required* Implement HYPLAY's single sign-on (SSO) and authentication flows, making it easy for players to log in and sign out with HYPLAY

- *Optional* HYPLAY also offers a free JSON Database Storage system that simplifies a number of complexities, like handling persisted user data.  This is a quick go-to option that replaces the need in many cases for spinning up your own database for game or app data! It's very fast and designed to be highly scalable.

Grants, Funding, and Publishing Support

Submissions ranked from 1st to 5th Place will split a $25,000 prize pool and all submissions will be considered for dedicated publishing and featured distribution opportunities, grants and funding, and access to our 1M+ player community. Additionally, every judge is offering a 1-1 strategy call to hand-selected games or talent

Among the judges are VC/Fund managers, content creators, and executive game leaders, such as Kevin Lambert whose games have reached 1,000,000,000+ players (not a typo), including his role as head of design for Microsoft Solitaire Collection, which was inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame in 2019. View Kevin's Tweet

Dates

- Submission Due By: Jun 05

- Voting Period: Jun 05 - Jun 12

- Winners Announced: Jun 12

Theme and Limitation

Interpret the "gamify" theme as you see fit. The key is to integrate the theme "gamify" meaningfully through elements like leaderboards, progress tracking, points, achievements, badges, or any other way you interpret the theme! Your submission must be playable in the browser or a mobile app (or both). Your game must allow players to log in and sign out with HYPLAY. 

FAQ

What are the voting categories?

1. Fun / Replayability / Addictiveness

2. Gameplay/Controls/Performance

3. Overall Quality (Graphics/audio)

4. Theme, Limitations, and Originality

Who is judging the event?

A core judging panel will be announced, and winners and submissions will be collected and decided collectively based on their original comments and a broader community play/voting period.

What is the theme?

The theme = "Gamify". Ideas Include visibly capturing progress and achievements using leaderboards, points, badges, and more. You are free to interpret the "gamify" theme as you see fit.

What are the Jam Limitations?

Your submission must be playable in the browser or a mobile app (or both).

Your game must allow players to log in and sign out with HYPLAY.

Can I submit an Existing Game?

Yes, you can submit existing games as long as you own the code and IP and have not received funding for your game from external sources or other prize pools / events!

Can I submit Multiple Games?

Yes, you can adapt and submit multiple games to the jam! Keep in mind we are looking for quality over quantity.

What are the other Jam Rules?

- The game must not include any: Profanity, Nudity, Racism/sexism, Homophobia/hate speech, Drug/alcohol use

- The game must be playable and free of major game-breaking bugs or crashes

- You are free to submit existing games as long as you are the owner of the code and IP. Do not use substantial core code (beyond boilerplate code) from existing projects that are not yours.

- You are free to use royalty-free/free-to-use assets (and all assets that you have the rights to use) such as sound effects, music, fonts, 3d/2d models, textures, and user interface elements/icons.

- The game must use HYPLAY authentication and allow players to log in / sign out of the game using a HYPLAY account

- You are more than welcome to compete as a team and there is no limitation on team size.