This jam is now over. It ran from 2024-08-30 17:00:00 to 2024-09-15 21:00:00.

Hiiiiii :3

Gizmo Jam 2 is a comfy jam unofficially hosted by the Acegikmo discord
 It is designed for those without much time commitment who still wanna have some fun~

Discord:

This server and this thread

Topic Theme:

The topic theme is: Collapse!

Who/what is collapsing?
When is it collapsing?
Has the collapse already happened or is it predicted for the future?
How big is the collapse?
Why does it collapse?
What is causing the collapse?
What is being done about the collapse?
The answers to these questions are all your choice.

Also the scale of the topic theme can vary as you please.
The theme of collapse can impact every game mechanic, every story line, and every piece of art in your game.
Or it can be the part of a joke in one dialog that didn't even make it into the final version of your game.
I hope you can take this theme how you wish to empower your creativity - not limit it.

Genre Theme:

Point & Click

What's the deal with two themes?

The topic theme is as you would normally expect for a game jam

The genre theme is announced beforehand so that people can create systems/templates/tools beforehand so that they can be able to focus just on making a game during the jam period

Judging:

No Rankings & Judging cause its more comfy this way

Key Facts:

13 days
Individual or Team

Requirements:

Attempts to fits the genre & topic theme (acting as a lil inspiration or a step in the development journey is enough)
Most topic theme specific content is created during game period
No hateful content
Provide credit for everything you did not make
Playable on 2+ operating systems (a single web build checks this requirement)
You allow me to record footage and use your game as promotional material

Preferred:

Web build
Open source
Fits both themes
Is a lil silly :3

Q&A:

How to submit?

Make an account and upload your game to itch.io
Upload files, set details, make it free, set as released, save your changes
Press submit game here
Select your game and answer questions
Go to your games itch.io page - if you see "Submission to Gizmo Jam 2" in top right, your set!

If you have any questions ask in the discord

Where to put questions/comments/concerns?

Either ask in the discord thread, ping me in that thread, or DM me on discord - I'm @qualia6

Have Fun <3