Credit: Tuile

Once the submission period begins, you’ll find entry pages filling up the “Submissions” tab on the HAGJ event page. As a participant, if you’re credited on your entry page, you can rate other entries—and we encourage you to do so! Jam results are entirely based on participant ratings.

Never Played/Rated Games on Itch Before? Start Here >>

Ready to try some games? Head to the “Submissions” tab and pick an entry. Once inside, you’ll see information about the game, including any descriptions and disclaimers, as well as comments from others who may have already played it.

After reading as much of it as you think is prudent, go to the game’s page and try the game! Before you start, consider taking notes or recording yourself to capture your experience. This can help you leave constructive feedback and provide a more thoughtful rating. After you’re done playing and are ready to rate, head back to the game’s submission page. (You will get to read more about how to judge what rating to give to an entry, in an upcoming wiki article)

You’re ready to rate the entry, just don’t know where? Start Here >>

You can navigate to the page on the Submissions page for any entry using two methods:

• Find the entry in the “Submissions” tab, right next to Overview on any ongoing jam page.
• If you’re already on a specific entry page, navigate back to the Submission page by clicking on “Submission to Historically Accurate Game Jam”.

On any entry’s Submissions page, you’ll see a section below the game’s description where you can rate it. Just click the stars to rate from 0.5 to 5 stars.

• Note: If the rating period has ended, your rating will count as an itch.io store rating, not a jam rating.

How do I know what to rate the game with? Start Here >>

Things to keep in mind while playing and rating the game:

During any ongoing rating period, you can rate a game on 5 categories.

• Overall - your average rating, based on the other criteria.
• Gameplay - How well does the game play? Consider fun factors, difficulty scaling and options.
• Graphics - How does the game look? Do the visuals match the gameplay?
• Audio - How were sound effects and music? Did sound match the gameplay and the theme?
• Thematic Relevance - How relevant is the game is to the current theme? How well was the theme applied to the overall game and gameplay?
• Historical Accuracy - How similar the game is to actual historical events and process?

Important Note: If someone disclaims AI/usage, or relies heavily on free assets, consider adjusting their scores to be fairer to those who make assets from scratch.

Is this wiki incomplete? Please feel free to suggest changes or let us know at historicallyaccurategamejam@gmail.com