ANNUAL HOLIDAY & NEW YEARS EDITION!
Instead of the normal 8-day jam, this one's extended to a full month from Dec 23rd to Jan 23rd.
Kick off the new year with Alchemy Jam!
Recap from previous jam:
Ecaroh’s Alchemy Jam is a laid-back jam which encourages you to recycle bits & pieces from your previous projects and transform them into something new!
This jam revolves around a unique pixel art ✨theme asset✨ created by the host and voted on by the community!
This is a quarterly jam held on the 23rd every 3 months, and runs for 8 days 31 days (this time!) — each jam will have a different starting day of the week, but is guaranteed to cover at least one weekend. And this New Years jam covers 4!
Each jam gets its own unique ✨theme asset✨!
There is a community vote to pick the winner.
Theme Vote Results #7:
This jam's winning theme asset is...
Our trusty old friend, the BOMB! 
✨Theme asset✨ download here:
https://ecaroh.itch.io/alchemy-jam-asset-collection
Previous Themes_______________________________________
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#3 
#4 
#5 
#6 
Use the asset however you want! Be creative!
You can even remake it in your own style if you prefer!
▪ Feature the ✨theme asset✨ in your game.
▪ You may reuse/recycle art and code from your previous projects. (example)
▪ Third-party assets are allowed with proper credits.
▪ AI may assist you in generating concept art and finding code solutions
but not in creating final artwork or music, including thumbnails.
▪ Work solo or team up!
▪ Development starts when the jam begins on the 23rd.
Brainstorm and sketch as much as you like before then!
▪ No NSFW content, extreme violence, or discrimination.
Aim for an ESRB rating of “E” for “Ecaroh’s Innocence is Preserved”.
GG WP!
After the jam phase ends, everyone gets to play, review, and rank each other's games!
Rating phase: ~7 days after the jam ends.
RATING CATEGORIES:
- Gameplay
- Graphics
- Audio
- Theme
CATEGORIES FOR WINNERS
- 🏆 #1 Participant's Choice — Best overall score from fellow participants in the rating phase.
⭐ Bonus Categories (chosen by host) — You get a gold star!
- ⭐ Most Wizardly — Best character design & animation of a character wearing a wizard hat.
- ⭐ Most Imaginative — Unique and creative game worlds, environmental storytelling, background art, etc.
- ⭐ Most Engaging — Challenging, fun, or addicting game loop.
- 🍞 Kuro's Homemade Bread — Awarded to games made from scratch without an engine!
Q: Game engine requirements?
A: Use any game engine or framework you want, as long as it can be uploaded to itch.io for us to play!
Web builds are highly recommended.
Q: The ✨theme asset✨ is pixel art... do I have to make a 2D game?
A: You can remake the jam's pixel art asset in any style you want!
Just make sure it's still recognizable and has a similar vibe.
Q: Can I submit my game to multiple jams?
A: Check with other jam rules to be sure.
As long as the jam phase overlaps with Alchemy Jam (give or take a couple days), you can submit it here.
Q: Do I have to rebuild, remix, or reimagine?
A: Nope! It's not a requirement, just an option!
