Did you know there is a total eclipse on Monday, April 8th?  The eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada. This game jam takes place leading up to the eclipse in April. After the eclipse, we will play and rate the submissions and determine winners!

This jam is RANKED and has PRIZES . Must be apart of the discord community to be eligible to win.

The 32Bit Jam series was created in order to get more people excited about making games inspired by late 90s aesthetics. This jam is for any project that looks like it belongs in the PS1 era. It's the perfect opportunity for developers and artists interested in 3D to have their first stab at it, as simple 3D visuals are part of the aesthetic. Full 3D, 3D mixed with 2D, Full 2D submissions are ALL allowed, as long as they feel like they belong in the same graphical era.

Join our Discord Server to team up, or just to chat and share your work!

OPTIONAL THEMES

These themes are totally optional. They are not apart of any voting criteria.

 SUBMISSION RULEZ

1. You can use assets from pre-made asset libraries or create your own, just make sure to give due credit.

2. 3D mixed with 2D, Fully 2D, Fully 3D games are all allowed. For fully 2D games we encourage submissions that feature sprite transformations, transparency, full color sprites and other features that were not yet possible with (most) 16 bit consoles!

3. You can use whatever game engine you like, as long as the final result looks like it could run on a Playstation 1, Sega Saturn, or the Panasonic 3DO if you're feeling fancy. Think 240p, 4:3 aspect ratio, extremely lowpoly, low rez unfiltered textures!

4. While not strictly 32-bit, N64 games are also allowed as long as they feel authentic to the era.

5. Homebrew entries (Entries that run on actual classic hardware) are also allowed.

6. Working in teams is allowed. Working on multiple projects is also allowed.

7. This jam is ranked, and voting is not open to the public. Participants and Judges only.

8. There are prizes in this jam! 1st, 2nd and 3rd places will be eligible. Hosts may deem any participant ineligible for any reason.

9. No AI generated work 

 STREAMERS

Anistal Bastion AKA RookRules on YouTubeand Twitch.

Check our Rheia  Gaming on YouTube!

Hendo's Box of Mystery on YouTube!

PRIZES

1st, 2nd and 3rd places will be eligible. Hosts may deem any participant ineligible for any reason. You must be a member of our discord to be eligible.

This is NOT winner takes all. 1st place gets to pick a title from the 1st place tier. 2nd picks from 2nd place tier. 3rd from 3rd. 1st will pick a prize from 1st place tier of prizes. 2nd will pick from 2nd tier, 3rd from 3rd. Prizes that are picked will be replaced with new titles.

1st place prizes:

• Racoo: VENTURE (Steam)
• FEZ (Humble Bundle)
• Darksiders Warmastered Edition (Steam)
• Megaman Legacy Collection (Steam)
• Pac-Man Museum (Steam)
• Hitman Blood Money (Steam)

2nd place prizes:

• Ghostbusters Remastered (Steam)
• Castlevania Anniversary Collection (Steam)
• Batman Arkham Asylum (Steam)
• Slipstream (Steam)

3rd place prizes:

• Wolfenstein 3-D (Steam)
• Duke Nukem Forever (Steam)
• Children of Morta (Steam)
• Thirty Flights of Loving (Humble Bundle)

Coolness Challenge

Coolness points are calculated by how many submissions you have rated and commented on. The Coolness is an attribute in the JSON on itchio.

You get up to 3 extra "coolness" points for doing the following:
- Write a devlog for your submission.
- Share our jam on social media
- Make video(s) about submissions other than your own.

Coolness Challenge prizes:

    - Guacamelee Gold Edition (Humble Bundle)
    - Pseudoregalia (Steam)
    - Psychonauts (GOG)
    - A Virus Named Tom (Steam)
    - Ultimate Chicken Horse (Steam)

What is next?
https://itch.io/jam/32bit-summer-games-2024