This jam is now over. It ran from 2018-12-09 18:00:00 to 2018-12-16 18:00:00. View 47 entries

(-I-) What are we here for?

CREATE GAMES NEEDING JUST TWO BUTTONS TO BE PLAYED!!!


(-II-) WAIT...

Didn't you ask for "one button" games already?

Yes! The 1-Button Jam is here :
https://itch.io/jam/1-button-jam

And there probably won't be a "three buttons" jam :p
I just think that "one button" and "two buttons" games are two interesting way to make games playable by a majority of people. Not everyone can use a gamepad or a mouse!

So... BACK TO THE ALL CAPS!!


(-III-) WHY DO WE WANT TO DO THEM?

1. BECAUSE SOMETIMES ONE BUTTON IS NOT ENOUGH

2. BECAUSE THOSE GAMES WILL STILL BE ACCESSIBLE TO MANY PEOPLE

3. BECAUSE THREE BUTTONS ARE WAY TOO MUCH

4. BECAUSE WE CAN



(-IV-) DO WE WANT TO FOLLOW RULES?

ONE RULE TO BIND THEM ALL: TWO BUTTONS TO PLAY, AS IN "ONLY TWO BUTTONS".
It's NOT left, right, up, down "and" two action buttons.
It's NOT "mouse move" and its usual two buttons.
It's litterally JUST TWO buttons.

I guess you got it by now.


Also, YOU CAN WORK ALONE OR AS A TEAM!
And if you want to join/create a team, you can use the crowdforge page of the jam, it's made for that:
https://crowdforge.io/jams/2-buttons-jam-2018
And/or come and discuss about it on the itch.io forum or on the jam discord (link below).

(-V-) IS THERE A THEME?

Here are the themes for this jam:

1. MIDNIGHT

2. STAKE

3. LEAVES

You may use one or several of them to inspire you. If you don't, that's fine too.


(-VI-) CAN WE GO FURTHER?

COS' WE'RE READY TO ROCK THE WORLD!!

WELL, YOU CAN...

By following those optional guidelines:

A. Even the menus of your game can be used with only two buttons (easyyyyyyyy).

B. Your game has good contrast and can be used by colorblind people.

C. There's almost no text in your game, to make it playable by people from all over the world!

D. It's possible to play your game online (it could have an online and an offline version).

E. There's a MuLTIPLaYeR mode in your game!!!!!! Coop or versus... as long as it's two buttons per player.

F. The game has difficulty settings! Two buttons games can be really easy to play or very challenging. It's up to you! But if there's a way to customize the difficulty level, it's even better.

G. Any new rule or guideline you may add to make your game easily playable.
You may want to browse the wonderful "game accessibility guidelines" website here:
http://gameaccessibilityguidelines.com/


(-VII-) THANKS

Yeah, thank you for considering a participation in this game jam!

GO, PEOPLE, AND MAKE WORTHY GAMES. And unworthy ones, too. It's still a good way to learn.

--- Feldo
GAMES 4 OWL

GAMES 4 OWL

Contact : I'll answer questions on itch.io, on twitter at @asaurat or on Discord at https://discord.gg/F33HJ3e

PS : A few years ago, a nice (I can only hope) dude called ProfessorMunchies was hosting a "One Button Jam" which, as you may guess, was pretty close to what's being launched here. It seems dead by now (the jam, I mean), but you can see the previous entries here:
https://itch.io/jam/one-button-to-rule-all-jam

Submissions(44)

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A story driven game about resurgence
Interactive Fiction
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You make multiple astral projections, duh!
Visual Novel
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A side-scroller game set in space having a Dragon fighting and eating monsters!
Action
Collect leaves before nightfall
Survival
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Two-Button Multiplayer
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Blaze into the void, with just 2 buttons!
Action
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2 Button Jam - 3D survival, crafting and exploration game
Survival
Jump and grind, as a slime!
Platformer
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Two button decision game! Prove Noita is innocent of witchcraft or she will burn at the stake!
Interactive Fiction
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it's bat country here
Action
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You are a ninja, who is also a square, you're on a quest to reach a series of green circles, it's pretty abstract.
Action
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Simple roguelite game, UI designed for mobiles
Role Playing
Drop presents from your sleigh!
Platformer
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Bullet Hell Anime game for 2 button gamejam!
Shooter
Rogue like where you have to kill bats with a stake. Try to get to the end of the maze and defeat the Midnight Lord!
Adventure
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You duck, you jump
Platformer
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Must. Terminate. Leaves!
Action
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Action
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Survival
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Life is tough as a small fish in a big pond.
A 3D retro space shooter!
Shooter
Shooter
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Space Spaceship Cosmos Planet Meteor Laser
Action
2 Button Game Jam 2018 submission.
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The snake game, but 3D
Puzzle
2 players game , with 2 button per player.
Collect as many gems as you can before time runs out!
Puzzle
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2-Buttons Jam
Fighting
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dash and slash thru slimes!
Action
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Use only two buttons to move the ball to the flag!
Platformer
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Escape the maze
Platformer
Run.
Shooter
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an endless battle
Action
jump and slide game
Platformer
play as e-coli, make it to the 'gate' without being eaten!
Survival
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Jogo feito para Game Jam 2-Buttons Jam 2018 / Game made for Game Jam 2-Buttons Jam 2018
Action
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Windows Application. Check README for controls.
Adventure