Here's what we're looking for:

Most specifically, we want games that feel like they were made at home by some guy (or girl) hobbiest that sat fown and made a game in the 90's

We want the best show of your engine.

Who can enter? - Anyone! Of any skill level. Work solo or in teams- anything you'd like!

What's the theme? - No specific theme outside of making a 2d game engine and a game that shows it off. Make what comes into your head.

What tools can I use to make the game? - As the game jam states, you need to create a game engine. Please try to make your gamee playable in Windows without needing to install another program to run it. If you can't build to Windows, consider building for in-browser (webGL) play.

Am I allowed to use asset packs? - Certainly! If you have them and they fit your theme and can use them in your game engine, go for it!

How to make a game engine? - i will leave a link to a github page where all the basic files you will need are there and there are a good few good tutorials out there also the absolute best book ever i will leave a link to.

What are the details on voting? - Voting is up to the judges, and will last from the end of the jam until August 9th! Entries will be voted on the following criteria: Controls, Graphical Presentation, Audio Design, Fun, Overall Rating, and game engine.

What type of game should I make? Is there a specific genre? - Make anything you want! Outside of making the game out of your own personal game engine.

The most important thing is that you have fun while challenging yourself. Study some game engines and cool idead you would like to implement. think about what you want to do, and have fun!

Please when submitting your game also submit your engine, it can and will partially determin the winner