This jam is now over. It ran from 2022-11-16 20:24:56 to 2022-12-16 08:00:00. View 6 entries

There's a lot of game jams that focus on artistic ideas or genres; but almost all of these focus on something entertaining. The closest thing to enjoyment or a message the games in this bundle have are to make the player go “You know, I only have one life, and I'm doing THIS”. Whether through how uninteresting the core conceit is, or how incredibly monotonous, or some secret third thing, submissions should prove that there really are a lot of options for things to do; whether that's a good or bad thing is up to the player.

Core inspirations for this are games such as “Desert Bus” or the minigames in “Work Time Fun” (particularly “Caddy's Quest” where you find golf balls from a close top-down view, and “Pendemonium” where you put caps on pens).

RULES:

-No nazi or prejudiced shit
-Nothing that had a proper publishing deal; I want eyes on stuff people don't know much about
-Commercial games over free; I want indies who are trying to make it here for the long haul to get some copies MOVED
-No sex games please; it's fine if your game has adult theming, but the honest reason for no sex stuff is I'm ace as hell and I don't want to have to vet that stuff or have any conversations regarding it.
-I don't care if the game is good, how pretty it is, or how long it is. I do ask that it's something that is complete (updates and bug fixes happen, but the core experience needs to be there) and that you're proud of, in one way or another.
-You can submit multiple games, but you'll get the same revenue split as someone who submits one.
-You can submit tabletop games, video games, whatever; just as long as someone somewhere can in fact call what you submit a game, throw it in here.

Also if there's enough submissions I'd like to put together a bundle of games for the start of the year. The bundle would be on sale for $20, will have 20 or 25 developers, with an even revenue split between all participants. Submitting will prompt you to put in your email address and Twitter (or other social media) handle. Email is required for communicating about the bundle; twitter handle is not required but is helpful for an alternate communication channel and for when I put threads about the games together on there. If you don't put either and just want to jam, feel free to!

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Unlock the power of the cosmos with SPACE / MECH / PILOT - THE UNIVERSE DRIVE!
Role Playing
An AI on a giant bomber in a senseless and cruel working environment.
Visual Novel
An uneasy game about data entry
Simulation
Welcome to S.E.R.C. Comms Tower 7 - Please listen and report any unknown frequencies during the night!
Interactive Fiction
Horror game where you Play as an old-school hacker getting people's information, and deal with the consequences of that.
Role Playing
Ultra realistic QA training program game
Simulation