The theme of the jam is a Puzzle game containing "We Must Go Deeper" and "Running Out Of Space".
The aim of this jam is to make a game that fits within the confines of the theme and gets the most number of views/plays/downloads on itch.io over 1 month.
Outside of theme constraints, there are no additional constraints like what engine, programming language, and style (2D, 3D, VR) can be used; this is entirely up to the developers.
People can form teams, though there can only be one submission for that team.
Finally, a game's success is not all about how good it is, but also down to people hearing about or seeing it. Devlogs, blogs, vlogs, or good old fashioned marketing is allowed. This can be done after the submissions close.
Games are rated based on 3 things:
- Does it meet all the criteria for the jam and theme (not containing all elements will disqualify the game)
- Number of plays (web) + downloads (windows/mac/linux/android/ios) * 3 - downloads are multiplied by 3 as a person might download your game and play it multiple times and there's no way to confirm play count
- Number of view
The overall prize is awarded based on the following calculation: (views / 2) + (plays + (downloads * 3)). This will weight plays and downloads more than just views.
The other 2 prizes are for most played (plays + (downloads * 3)) and most viewed.
- All jam criteria (including all themes) must be followed for the submission to be valid.
- Games should not be modified after the submission period except for bug fixes and patches - think of it like a Beta, the game design shouldn't change, but bugs can be fixed and elements can be polished. This will be down to group discretion.
- If the game can go on Itch.io, then it's allowed. This includes NSFW games if you want, but Itch.io requires you flag NSFW and generative AI usage for assets (music/art/fonts/etc).
- No stat manipulations by opening up the game in incognito mode/other browsers or telling others to view/play it multiple times. Let's keep it organic. Feel free to share with friends/anybody, but don't bias anybody by telling theme about the jam win conditions.
