So I have this idea, and I don't even know if it will work, and I have no clue where to start, but like...

Do you know Geodesaurus on TikTok? She does Spooky Lake month. And those are just some of the coolest videos, so my idea is to have the players be people who are exploring a lake that may or may not be spooky (it is). The players will use dice(?) to try and study and discover as much about the lake as they can.

The lake will be determined by a deck of cards (I'm currently debating between tarot or 52 player cards or what). Which is part of what I'm figuring out: how to instigate things... I think it'll be similar to journaling? Related to nights? I don't know... we'll see!

So yeah, will the scientists discover what's spooky about the lake? Will they survive? Or will they simply be another thing that makes the lake spoooooky?

I have just sat down to properly start work on my game so thought it'd be a good time to jump in. I'm starting a new project from scratch for the jam. I needed a push to finally start, finish and publish something so I'm hoping this is it! My game isn't going to be particularly spooky (but who know where it'll go). The current plan is for it be a solo journaling RPG where the player completes a variety of task to be initiated into and progress within a cult. I think the main mechanic will be card based but I'm open to just seeing where it goes... Don't have masses planned out beyond that, just kind of jumping in and seeing what happens!

I'm working on a MotW mystery set in a village that has a contract with a forest spirit they worship as their god. In exchange for either 5% of the town's harvest or a human sacrifice (the villagers choose each year), the spirit keeps the village safe from dangerous monsters that roam the woods and ensures the success of the village's crops and livestock. Most of the village is happy with the arrangement. There are a few who are against it as they've seen no evidence of dangerous monsters in the woods in their lifetimes and caring for the soil keeps crops and livestock healthy.

When a late season blight begins spreading through the fields, livestock is brutally slaughtered by unnatural beasts, and villagers begin disappearing from nighttime walks, the voices of those opposed to the arrangement get louder and it's up to the hunters to figure out what exactly is going on and put a stop to it before the village has no food to survive the winter.

Hi everyone. I'm finishing up another jam and just saw this on. I was thinking a game about trick or treating at first, but I'm wondering if I should try and make a Halloween supplement for my game nowpunk (a game about playing through more mundane stories).

What do people think? What would be more interesting?

So many cool ideas here! I can't wait to see what all comes of it!

I'm theoretically working on a sort of sequel to my solo game Village Witch, but I haven't done anything on it this month and only have some plans and ideas written out. I'm hoping to start on it tonight, so hopefully I can get it together in time!

Hi there ! Such a cool jam idea ! I can't wait to see all your spooky submissions.

My partner and I are entering the jam with a solo "Descended from the Queen" card game about talking to your reflection in a mirror.

The game is inspired by creepy rituals like Bloody Mary or the Three Kings game.  The player stands in front of a mirror ( in a dimly lit room for more thrills ! ) and asks questions to their reflection. They then answer the questions aloud, embodying the voice of the person in the mirror.

We're very excited to work on this project, even though we are too afraid to playtest it ourselves... 😅

I think I'm going to submit a game I've been planning called "Kids With Candy." It's a collaborative game where players complete quests to earn candy before halloween is over. I'm still working out the kinks, but I'm hoping to have at least a sample of the game finished for this jam.