The (optional) inspirational vibe for Falling Block Jam 2025 is:

📼Analog Memory📸

Pop in your favorite mixtape because we're taking a nostalgia trip to the pre-digital era. Tune in to the frequencies of the analog past and put your own spin on it, or invent a future where the cathode ray tube never died. Send us a snapshot of what the phrase "Analog Memory" means to you.

Falling Block Jam celebrates the combination of blocks and gravity in video games. Think Tetris, Puyo Puyo, Panel de Pon, Dr. Mario, and Lumines. For just over a week in September, participating developers will be dropping, rotating, matching, and clearing in tribute to this classic genre.

The jam will be held online, and anyone is free to join. Teams are welcome! There will be no voting or ranking. We are doing this for love of the game.

Submissions should be games that involve blocks and falling. Take that and be as traditional or as wild as you please.

An inspirational vibe will be revealed at the start of the jam. Feel free to use it as a jumping off point or ignore it as you see fit.

Use of pre-existing code and assets is fine, but we don't take kindly to generative AI around here.