Organized by Game Makers Myanmar
Hosted by the Institut francais de Birmanie (IFB) (IFB)
Hello and welcome! GameStorm Game Jam 2025 is a friendly, fast-paced two day in-person event held during Global Entrepreneurship Week. The jam runs from 8 to 9 November 2025 at Institut francais de Birmanie (IFB), Yangon and invites solo developers and teams of up to five to design, prototype, and deliver playable games around a surprise theme revealed at kickoff.
Whether this is a first jam or a regular habit, expect hands-on collaboration, rapid learning, and lots of playful experimentation. The event celebrates creativity and entrepreneurship in game devlopment, and gives local Burmese talent a platform to share work with both local and international audiences. Mentors and staff will be available for support, and there will be dedicated spaces for playtesting and feedback.
GameStorm Game Jam 2025 will honor exceptional participants through 2 major awards with the accumulating amount of 1100 USD:
- GameStorm Award – 600 USD
- People’s Choice Award – 500 USD
The jam theme will be unveiled live at the in-person kickoff at 1:00 PM on 8 November 2025 at the French Institute in Myanmar (IFB). Rather than an online webinar, we invite you to join us in person. As this is a physical event, prior team sign-up is not required; just arrive with your team, solo or up to five. See the Submission section below for full details.
All submitted games will be rated across five core categories, representing key pillars of game development:
THEME ADHERENCE: How effectively and originally the game reflects the announced theme.
GAMEPLAY: How engaging, smooth, and fun the mechanics are.
AESTHETICS: How visually and auditory cohesive the game is.
INNOVATION: How the game introduce fresh ideas, mechanics, or storytelling approaches.
EXECUTION: Overall game completeness & how polished the game is.
🏆GameStorm Award
- THEME ADHERENCE (20%)
- GAMEPLAY (20%)
- AESTHETICS (20%)
- INNOVATION (20%)
- EXECUTION (20%)
🎖️People's Choice Award
This evaluation for this award is voted urgently at the time of November 9 (Ends at 4:30PM MMT) by the Game Jam participants and contributors.
- Login/ Sign up your itch.io account and click "Join Jam" from our GameStorm Game Jam 2025 page.
- For team formation, you can either recruit your team members from both our
- After the team formation, please fill up your/ your team info in our Google team submission form for email invitations and award certification. - Link
- Game Makers Game Jam theme will be announced on 8th November 1:00 PM and your/ your team can upload your game build starting from that date.
- Upload your final build before 4:30 PM on 9th November:
- Formats: .zip or .html (max 200 MB)
- Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux, WebGL (HTML5)
- Complete all required form fields: Team Name, Game Title, Engine, Platforms, Short Description (≤ 200 words), Asset Confirmation. Optional fields collect social handles, portfolio links, and marketing consent.
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All code, art, and audio must be original or properly licensed and credited.
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No NSFW, offensive, or AI‑only content. Refinement and attribution of AI tools is required.
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Comply with itch.io Terms of Service.
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No external download links—host on itch.io.
By submitting your game, GameStorm Game Jam 2025 claims no rights to your IP.
- You retain full ownership of your game
- Submitted entries (including screenshots and page content) may be featured on our social media and partner channels
We reserve the right to remove or disqualify any entry that violates these rules or our community standards.