Gamedev.js Jam celebrates Web games - build an HTML5 game within 13 days of the jam on a given theme, it runs between April 13th and 26th. Also, there are prizes!
Theme
Theme this year is Power. Remember that your entry will be judged based on how well you implement the theme, but you can interpret it however you like.
Participating
Join us no matter your skill level - this game jam is a perfect opportunity to create your very first game, or build a prototype for your next commercial hit. Almost two weeks of development time should be more than enough!
You can use #gamedevjs hashtag on Twitter to share your progress, ask for feedback, see what others are building and hopefully help them out if they need it. There's also a Discord server for direct communication!
Submitting
Submit an HTML5 game between April 13th and 26th 2024. It can be a solo submission, or a team effort (no hard limit on the team size). You can even submit more than one entry if you want to. Submitted games should have English as the default language.
Voting
Voting will be open to all who submitted a game, and will happen for 13 days right after the submission period ends - between April 26th and May 9th. Overall winners will be announced on May 10th, and challenges on May 11th.
Games will be voted on based on a given criteria: Innovation, Theme, Gameplay, Graphics, and Audio. The Overall ranking will be based on the summary of those.
Partners
- Platinum: OP Games
- Gold: GitHub, Phaser Studio, Arcadia
- Silver: AddictingGames, Poki
- Bronze: Enclave Games, js13kGames
Challenges
There are optional Challenges in the Jam - entries submitted to those will be judged separately by the panels of dedicated experts, and each offer unique prizes for the best games.
- Open Source by GitHub
- Build it with Phaser by Phaser Studio
- NPC by OP Games
- js13kGames by Enclave Games
You are free to take on any of them, or even multiple at once.
Prizes
There are two levels of prizes: for all the entries, and for given Challenges.
Overall prizes
Those prizes will be given to the best entries of the overall ranking:
- 5 × GDevelop Gold license for 12 months
- 5 × Jsfxr Pro Solo lifetime license
- 10 × Jump Tracks game license
- 10 × PlayCanvas Personal plan for 12 months
- 10 × Pyxel Edit editor license
- 5 × Athena Crisis game license
- 2 × Construct 3 Personal license for 12 months
- 5 × WebStorm IDE license for 12 months
- 5 × How to Make a Video Game All By Yourself ebook
- 5 × Zenva Academy subscription for 12 months
- 5 × CodePen Pro Starter account for 12 months
- 13 × CSS Battle Plus account for 6 months
- 5 × Kronnect individual asset
- 10 × World of Turtle game license
- 10 × Aseprite editor license
Open Source Challenge prizes
- 10 × GitHub Copilot for individuals for 12 months
- 10 × $60 GitHub Shop voucher
Build it with Phaser Challenge prizes
- 4 × $250 cash from Phaser Studio
- 10 × Vampire Survivors bundle (game + 3 DLCs each)
NPC Challenge prizes
- $1000 and potential publishing deal with Arcadia
js13kGames Challenge prizes
- 13 × Badlucky t-shirts
- 5 × Sticker Mule framed posts
Winners will also be promoted via our Twitter, on the gamedevjs.com website, and in the Gamedev.js Weekly newsletter.
Experts
Panel of experts giving feedback to your entries (with their top5 picks each), or judging games from given Challenges.
Engines
You are free to use any game engine or library as long as the build/export is playable in the browser (so Unity, Unreal, or Godot are absolutely fine). We recommend using Phaser, Defold, or GDevelop, you might also consider Cocos or 8XR, if you'd like to aim for multiplayer you can check Colyseus or Modd.io, and if you need an extra challenge, you can try the js13kGames-specific size-constraint ones like Kontra, Goodluck, or LittleJS.
Rules
The short version is: anything that can run on the Web in a browser without extra plugins is considered a valid jam entry. It's highly advised you create new content for the jam - submitting your old demos or already finished projects makes no sense.
If you have any questions or concerns please ask at the Community forums or join our Discord server.