🌍 A playful experiment connecting creators worldwide – remote-first, with optional in-person events in London – where music and movement create new worlds.
✨ Welcome
The FRAY World Game Jam is where game developers, musicians, and dancers come together to build something new.
What happens when a track sparks a mechanic? When rhythm becomes gameplay? Let’s find out.
This year’s creative prompt is EMOTIONS IN MOTION — an open invitation to explore how feelings move us, and how movement creates feeling.
Whether that’s rhythm in gameplay, emotion through sound, or the physicality of play itself — let it move you.
The live Kickoff with Jade Leamcharaskul has already taken place — but the jam is still open!
If you’ve just discovered us, now’s the perfect time to jump in. You can catch up on the recap in Discord, explore Jade’s music stems and start creating anytime.
👉 Join the FRAY World Discord to meet jammers, find teammates, and share your progress. Whether you’re building something brand new or polishing an existing work, this is your moment to create — not crunch.
âś… How to Take Part
- Join our Discord — this is where all collaboration, feedback, and updates happen. Join here.
- Register free on Ticket Tailor — for prize eligibility, updates, and optional in-person events. Register here.
- Join this jam on itch.io — this page is where you’ll submit your game.
🎮 What Is It?
A global game jam celebrating audio, emotion, and movement in games — where feelings become mechanics, and rhythm tells a story.
- Remote-first — jam from anywhere via our Discord community and online support.
- Optional in-person — co-working, mentoring, showcase, awards, and afterparty in London (capacity-limited).
It’s all about creativity over perfection. You can start fresh or improve an existing project. Whether it’s a prototype, a playable loop, or a polished demo — every spark of movement counts.
🗓️ Key Dates
⏰ Feedback Friday – 10 Oct 2025
Jam Day (11:00am – 6:00pm, London) — pop-up co-working studio where jammers can create side by side.
Friday Night Feedback (6:30pm – 8:30pm) — get professional insights from music and movement-focused games industry mentors, both in person and on Discord.
Careers Clinic (3:00pm-5:00pm) — one-to-one advice sessions for emerging developers, artists, and composers.
In-person places are first-come, first-served for Ticket Tailor-registered jammers.
⏰ Showcase Saturday – 11 Oct 2025
Industry Day & Showcase (11:00am – 5:00pm) — games that put sound, music, and movement centre stage.
Careers Clinic (3:00pm-5:00pm) — portfolio and pathway guidance from seasoned professionals.
Submission Deadline — 6:00pm on itch.io.
Awards Ceremony + Afterparty — celebrate with music, play, and connection.
In-person attendance capped; open to all online.
🎧 Who Can Join?
- Game developers of all levels — students, hobbyists, indies, pros
- Musicians, dancers & performers who want to spark play
- Global participants — remote-first by design
- London attendees — optional IRL extras for registered jammers
No coding experience required — jam solo or team up via Discord.
🛠️ How It Works
- Respond to the prompt — EMOTIONS IN MOTION — in whatever way moves you.
- Build your game in any engine or platform you like. Unity, Unreal, Godot, Construct, Twine, Roblox, Pico-8 — all welcome.
- Create something new or refine an unfinished piece — this jam celebrates both fresh starts and beautiful revisions.
- Share your progress — post in Discord, exchange feedback, and connect with mentors.
- Submit on itch.io by 6:00pm Saturday 11 Oct.
Just discovered us? You can still join now, get feedback on Friday, and have your game seen by movers and shakers in the industry.
🏆 Judging & Prizes
All submissions will be viewed by our judging panel of creative leaders from across games, sound, and performance. Entries are judged for originality, emotional resonance, theme-fit, and collaboration — not polish. Prize pot: ÂŁ1000.
Our judges include:
- Tara Mustapha (Code Coven)
- Alyx Jones (Silver Script Games)
- Shaye Poulton Richards (Stage Interactive)
- David Monteith (Actor, Podcaster, Producer)
- Symoné (Performer & Game Designer)
They’ll be awarding:
- Most Creative Response
- Best Collaboration
- First Flight — standout entry from a first-time jammer
- Finisher’s Spotlight — a WIP polished into a portfolio-ready piece
- Judges’ Choice
✨ Unfinished, experimental, and rough-around-the-edges projects are totally valid — FRAY is about sparking creativity, not crunch.
🤖 AI Policy: AI tools may be used (for art, code, sound, or writing) if you’re transparent about how. Judges will prioritise imagination, theme-fit, and collaboration over polish or tool choice. The spark must come from you.
đź’ˇ Tips
- Keep your scope small — weird, heartfelt, and half-finished welcome.
- Let the theme guide you — how do emotions move you, and how can motion evoke emotion?
- Share progress in Discord — cheer each other on.
- Reach across skills — unexpected teams spark magic.
🌟 Why Join?
Because games thrive on improvisation, rhythm, and play — and so do we.
Together, we’ll build connections, find our crew, and make something no one’s seen before.
🤝 Partners
FRAY World 2025 is powered by CandyBomber in partnership with mayamada, ustwogames, Code Coven, and friends across the creative community. The IRL events are supporting GamesAid.
Together, we’re building bridges for emerging developers, lowering barriers to access, and celebrating the joy of collaboration.
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👉 Register free on Ticket Tailor
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