Welcome to the GDC

🎉 Start Of The Year 2025-2026 Game Jam 🎉

Theme

Toybox!! 

*As in a box for storing toys

Rules of Entry 📖

An eligible participant is the following:

• Student at the University of Delaware

Design Constraints 📐

All entries must adhere to the following rules:

• The game doesn't need to have a completion system; however, there should be a way to move around in the world. You can not show off a scene/level
• Start/Menu screen
• Must incorporate some level of mechanics
  • i.e. sound, ambience, sfx, particle effects, etc.
• All game engines are allowed
• Team sizes must be 4 or less
• Game must be feature complete
  • Free and playable on submission
• Must adhere to the theme
  • Does not need to be specifically one level, it can be multiple levels or multi-sceens! Feel free to include story as well!

Rating 🏆

Entries may be ranked by anyone on the following criteria:

• Gameplay - Is it fun, unique?
• Theme - Does it adhere to the theme?
• Graphics - How nice is it to look at?
  • Sometimes less is more
• Completeness - Can you play start to finish?
• Audio/Effects - Is the environment immersive?

Each criterion will receive a score out of 5.

Rewards💲💲💲 

1st Place

• $100 Gift Card (split across team members)
• Special role in the GDDC Discord

All Participants

• Role in the GDDC Discord

DUE ON October 12th!! SHOWCASE October 13th!!!