Submissions open from 2025-09-30 23:00:00 to 2025-10-31 23:59:59
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Analogue game jam on folklore (including myths, urban legends, etc.) from your own culture or a place you belong.

Previously held in 2019, 2020 (also secretly in 2023), and 2024, Folklore Jam is back for 2025!

Make a TTRPG, LARP or boardgame inspired by folklore from your culture! It can be a spooky game for Halloween, or a cosy game about the local cryptids having a tea party.

Rules

  • Write an analogue game that incorporates elements from folklore (including myths, urban legends, etc) of your own culture or a place you belong.
    • An analogue game is a game that can be played in physical space (but with the advance of technology, can also be played online), such as tabletop role-playing game, LARP and board game.
    • Games about folklore of your own creation is allowed.
    • Games about folklore creation is allowed.
  • Old games are allowed, as long as they are updated during the jam period.
    • Revisit your old games and see what you can learn/improve from it.
    • The update can be trivial, such as fixing typos.
  • It is recommended to mention RPG safety tools within the game text or in the description.
  • No gen AI content! Entries containing them will be removed.
  • No hate speech or bigotry!
  • We may remove any submissions that are against the spirit of the jam.

Community

Join us on the Paper Jam Discord server, for discussions on the game jam and game design in general: https://discord.gg/jv65S5ER53

Notable entries from previous Folklore Jams