🎮 Godot India Community Game Jam 5

Hosted by the Godot India Community — everyone is welcome! 🙌

Theme of GIC GJ 5 is "Five" and "Horn"

you can choose any one or both themes 😉

🇮🇳 Welcome to the Jam!

The Godot India Community Game Jam returns for its 5th edition!
This jam is all about creativity, learning, and celebrating the Godot engine with fellow Indian and global developers.

Whether you're new to Godot or a seasoned developer, this is your chance to build something fun, experimental, or completely wild!

⭐ Prize Pool: 10,000/-

Special Announcement — We’re Leveling Up!

We’re thrilled to announce that Godot India Community Game Jam 5 is officially partnering with GameDoora, the brand-new social platform built exclusively for game developers.

🚀 Why GameDoora?

GameDoora gives developers powerful tools, including:

• Build a discoverable gamedev profile (projects, education, certifications)

• Launch your own studio and share updates

• Organize multiple projects within a studio

• Enjoy dedicated cloud storage for project assets

• Use built-in Kanban boards to manage tasks

• Collaborate easily with your teammates

👉 Create your GameDoora account: https://gamedoora.org/

🎨 Theme

Theme of GIC GJ 5 is "Five" and "Horn"

Interpret it however you like — creativity is encouraged!

🛠️ Who Can Join?

• Anyone interested in making games

• Beginners, students, hobbyists & professionals

• Solo developers or teams

• Not limited to India — international creators are welcome!

📜 Rules

✔ Your game must be made in Godot (any version allowed)
✔ Utilize GameDoora platform for project management and sharing devlogs
✔ Create your game only during the jam duration
✔ Premade assets allowed if you have the rights
✔ No NSFW, hateful, or illegal content
✔ One submission per participant/team
✔ Sharing your source (open-source or not) is optional but appreciated

🧩 Submission Requirements

Each submission must include:

• A playable build (Web, Windows, Linux or Mac)

• Link to your GameDoora project

• Screenshots

• A game description

• Controls & instructions

• Credits for assets & team members

Playable builds are strongly recommended.

⭐ Rating Criteria

Participants rate entries based on:

• Creativity & Theme Interpretation

• Gameplay, User Experience & Fun

• Visual Presentation (Art, VFX and Shaders)

• Audio Design

• UI / UX

• Overall Polish and Optimizations

👨‍⚖️ Judging Criteria

Note: Prizes are determined solely by our panel of judges. Public ratings are for fun and feedback only.

• 🎮 Gameplay: Fun, balance, uniqueness
• 🎭 Theme: Creativity & relevance to "THEME"
• 🎨 Visuals: Art, quality, presentation
• 🎵 Audio: Sound design & music
• 🏆 Overall: Cohesion & complete experience

👥 Teams & Collaboration

• Solo or teams — your choice

• Unlimited team size

• Use the community tab or Discord to find teammates

🧰 Tools You Can Use

• Godot Engine (any version)

• Blender, Aseprite, Krita, Affinity, Photoshop, etc.

• Licensed asset packs

• Any audio/music tools

❓Any Questions?

Ask anything in the Community Now— we’re here to help!

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