This jam is now over. It ran from 2025-04-11 18:30:00 to 2025-04-21 18:30:00. View results

THEME: Follow the Trail Something — or someone — left a trace. It’s up to you to find it, follow it, and figure out where it leads.

Rules

  • Engine: No matter as long as you can export a build

  • Teams: solo or duo

  • Controls: keyboard/mouse required, gamepad optional

  • Max play session: 10 minutes

  • Your game should be playable without a tutorial, even if it’s minimal

You’re free to use pre-made or free assets for:

  • 3D Models (Kenney, Sketchfab, PolyPizza, etc.)

  • Sound Effects & Music

  • Animations

You can reuse your own scripts or code snippets, as long as you built them yourself (not entire game projects or full systems).

🎯 Goal

Create a fun, playable, finished game in one week based on a surprise theme revealed at the start. Focus on:

  • Gameplay feel

  • Style / Ambience

  • A strong identity even with minimal mechanics

🧠 Theme

The main theme will be revealed on Monday, April 11th at 20:30 AM sharp.
No early brainstorming — everyone starts at the same time.

💡 Recommended structure for your game

  • Quick setup or intro scene

  • 1–3 simple core actions (move, pick up, use, throw, etc.)

  • One unexpected or escalating twist

  • A clear ending (timer, goal reached, failure...)

🎨 Suggested visual style

  • Lowpoly / flat shading / stylized

  • Limited colors, bold atmosphere

  • Visual effects are a plus if you have time

  • Prioritize readability over detail

🛠️ Useful tools

  • Bfxr / Sfxr (make simple sound effects fast)

  • Unity UI or UI Toolkit

  • Git / GitHub for source control

  • Trello / Notion / Google Docs if you want a taskboard

  • Microphone + mouth noises = sound design king

🏆 Post-jam awards (voted among participants)

  • 🎨 Does the game look cool?

  • 🎮 Is the game fun to play?

  • 🔊 Do the sounds, animations, and UI contribute to the feel? Is it satisfying?

  • 💡 How well does the game embrace the mystery theme?

  • 😄Is the game memorable? Funny? Immersive? Clever?

  • 🧠Big brain award

  • 💀  wtf?? Award

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