This event will give you 48 hours to create games using GDevelop, the free and open-source game engine. Once the submission period is over, your game will get rated by other participants, and you will also get to rate other games.

The GDevelop Game Jam promises to be an exciting, diverse, and inclusive event where you can challenge your skills. Participants from around the globe will join, giving you the chance to connect with fellow developers, share your games, and most importantly, create a game from scratch to completion!

You need to register for the event right here on itch.io in order to participate. Please also join our Discord server for all informations and notifications regarding the jam, and to meet the other participants. 

Whether you finish your game or not, you'll have an amazing experience, learn tons and meet cool people from around the world!

Theme

The theme will be revealed at the start of the jam. And it will be announced here during the premiere on YouTube, with the video below:

Rules

Here are the rules for participating in this event:

• You must use the GDevelop game engine to make your game. The engine is free and open-source. You can find it on our official website.
• The games must not include offensive, discriminatory, or NSFW content of any kind. This is an event for anyone and everyone! So don’t be rude. 
• Harassment, harmful behavior, or offensive material toward players or other participants is not allowed. Admins may disqualify entries at any time without warning for violations.
• Games must be submitted through itch.io for rating, as well as gd.games (see videos below for instructions).
• Games must be published to be played on browsers, without requiring extra hardware.
• Any text must be in English.
• You may team up! And we encourage it. You can find teammates on our Discord server. The maximum number of team members allowed is 4, and only one submission per person/team.
• The game itself must be made within the jam time period, and you may not submit any work or updates during the community voting period, nor during the judges' voting period. (Three days after community voting ends)
• You may use pre-made, publicly available, and purchased assets, as well as GDevelop's built-in asset library, or other assets you have the legal rights to use. Just remember to credit properly. 
• You can use pre-existing events and extensions. But do not write events specifically for this jam, ahead of time.

► Example cases for pre-existing content use

Acceptable use of pre-existing content: -Reuse of UI -Reuse of private extensions -Reuse of short snippets of events (Juice effects, for example)

Not acceptable use of pre-existing content: -Reuse of an existing project with changed art assets -Reuse of an existing project with minimal changes -Submission of a project worked on prior to the jam (We can check)

Creating games with other people is a fantastic experience and is also very helpful to reach the end of the jam with a finished game, so do think about teaming up if you haven't. And if you're new to making games, we've created a page to help with Best practices and How to Make a Good Game: 5 Tips & Mistakes to Avoid.

Ratings

All games will be rated in the following categories:

• Fun & Game Design: Do you want to continue playing? How enjoyable is the game? Is the interface usable?
• Audio: How nice does the game sound? Does it implement cool music and sound effects?
• Graphics: How nice does the game look? Is the art nice to look at?
• Originality & Innovation: How often did you say "Wow! That's unexpected and clever" when playing?
• Theme: How relevant is the game to the jam's theme?

Don’t worry about this too much, though. The most important thing is that you participate, have fun, and stick to the jam’s theme! Once the submission period is closed, you will have one week to rate other people’s games. We'll look at the community's highest rated games to decide the winner - though if there is a hidden gem in the rest, we might pick it to be in our winner list!

Prizes

The prizes for this game jam are sponsored by a group of GDevelop creators. Thank you to them for their support. Be sure to check out their creations, and see how to become a creator yourself! 

During this game jam, the participants will be able to vote and compete for these game templates, with prizes awarded according to the following ranking:

Community Winners

• FPS 3D Multiplayer - By GDevelop
• Roguelite - By VegeTato
• Cubic World - By Jurfix

• FPS Game Template -  By GDevelop
• Celestia Template - By VegeTato

• Word Search - By Bouh
• Farming Template - By VegeTato

• Fruit Stack Master - By Lomii/Alios

• Arrow Lines - By Bouh

Top 10 Community voted winners:

• 1000 in-engine credits
• A special role on the GDevelop Discord server with a golden trophy icon!

► FAQ

How are the prizes split in a team?

The prizes will be shared in an email with you and all your teammates, then you and your team are responsible for splitting the prize among you. Except for the cash prize, the subscriptions and for the GDevelop credits.     - The cash prize, is sent to one unique person who is the leader of the team (The leader is the person who submitted the game on itch.io). GDevelop doesn't split the cash, it's up to the team to deal with that once the leader receive the transfer.     - If this event offers rewards such as GDevelop subscriptions, the subscriptions will be given to each participant. They can activate their code themselves by following this activation process.     - The GDevelop credits, are equally shared among the number of members who team up. If a GDevelop account is missing as author of the game when you publish the game on gd.games, the credits won't be given for this missing user nor shared to the other teammates. This way, the missing user can claim their credits whenever they wish, once they have their GDevelop account.

How the cash payment is made?

We are using PayPal to do the cash transfers. If the winner(s) do not possess a valid PayPal account, we will do our utmost to accommodate other payment methods. If you win, you can also choose not to claim the prize and instead give it to a charity of your choice.

Do we need to make the game playable on itch.io & gd.games?

Yes, you need to upload your game on itch.io for scoring to take place, and we also ask everyone to publish on gd.games (as this is the recommended place for GDevelop games and to get feedback from the community). Publishing on itch.io and gd.games is a requirement for this jam. Note, you can add the genre "WeekendJam4" when you export your game on gd.games to be included in the Game Jams category! 

What counts as a "Teammate"?

A teammate is anyone who contributes a significant amount of time or energy to the project and will be listed as an author/contributor on your game page on itch.io and gd.games, as well as share in the team’s winnings. People who playtest, give advice, supply minimal assets, or otherwise don’t contribute a significant amount of time don’t need to be listed as authors/contributors, but they should still be credited for their work.

How long will we have the Winner role on Discord for?

You'll get "Latest jam winner" for a few weeks and then "Past jam(s) winner" for life!

How to Submit a Game?