Get ready for another Homa Games Monthly Jam!

If you’re new here you may be wondering what the fuss is all about?

The Homa Games Monthly Jam is a monthly game-making challenge that lets you explore your creativity, win some cool prizes and receive feedback from industry experts!

Theme

You’ll have 7 days to create a mobile game based on the theme: Drawing Lines. After the submission period has ended we’ll hand your games over to our in-house game designers who will judge and provide feedback.

Who Can Join

We encourage all developers to join, both beginner and expert levels. Groups are welcome and we also have our own Discord channel (https://discord.gg/bmFVZNj) to chat with fellow gamers, ask questions and hear up to date announcements.

Prizes

If your game concept really impresses us, we may consider doing a free funded retention test and having your game published!

Process

1. Click the join button on our game jam
2. Read our rules carefully
3. Work solo or find a team (optionally) at: (https://crowdforge.io/jams/hg-monthly-jam)
4. Join our Discord Server at: https://discord.gg/bmFVZNj
5. Make awesome games!
6. Submit game here in our Game Jam on Itch.io

Rules:

While there are no limits to your imagination, we ask you respect the following  guidelines.

1. Please follow the theme given for each jam -- if you have questions, reach out to us here on Discord [https://discord.gg/bmFVZNj]
2. You cannot use any game projects you have started previously, someone else’s project, etc. Your game must be created from scratch and submitted before the deadline of the game jam. We will not accept late submissions.

You can use any game engine you would like to make your game, however we ask that all games we receive be intended for mobile. The game can be playable on a PC/Mac, but any game requiring a controller or gaming console will not be considered. When you submit your game, provide one of the following:

1. An android .apk file
2. A standalone file that can be run on Mac or Windows

Do NOT send us :

1. A .ipa file
2. A zipped folder with your project files
3. Any files that are not your game

4. Text features to be in English

5. You’re free to use any copyright-free artwork in your games

6. NSFW games aren't allowed

7. Have fun!

Judging  

Judging will be based on the following criteria:

1. Theme relevance - How well does your game work with the theme? Games all have to be based on the theme, but don’t be afraid to explore all the different ways to approach the theme. Think outside the box!
2. Game Performance - how well does your game run. Are there lots of bugs, does its frame rate ever slow down, etc.
3. Creativity/Originality - We love quality games, but we also want games that grab our attention and show us something new
4. Pick up in 30 seconds - we want games that are intuitive, we should be masters of your game’s controls in less than 30 seconds.  We will critique on how easy your game is to pick up and play. Bonus points if your game can be played with one hand, and is intended for portrait mode on your phone!
5. Fun - We’re gamers too so for us the most important thing is that the game is fun!

Winners will be announced 7 days after submissions have closed.

Tips

Below you’ll find a list of helpful programs that may help you in your game creation:

Game Engines:

• Game Maker (http://www.yoyogames.com/get) - $39
• Unity (https://unity3d.com/) - Free
• Unreal Engine 4 (https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/what-is-unreal-engine-4) - Free
• Corona Simulator (https://coronalabs.com/product/) - Free

Art Creation:

• Blender 3D (https://www.blender.org/) - Free (3D art creation only)
• Adobe Photoshop
• GIMP (https://www.gimp.org/) - Free
• Piskel (https://www.piskelapp.com/) - Free

Sound and Audio:

• Free Sound - (https://freesound.org/)
• FL Studio Free Trial  (https://www.image-line.com/downloads/flstudiodownload.html)
• Audacity (https://www.audacityteam.org/)

Version Control:

• Github - https://github.com/
• Bitbucket - https://bitbucket.org/

If you have any questions on the above, don’t hesitate to reach out to us on our discord channel [https://discord.gg/mbDT65S]. Without further ado, let the games begin!

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For those unfamiliar with Homa Games, we’re an independent games publishing studio specializing in the publishing, monetization and user acquisition of mobile games. Based in Paris, our team is passionate about mobile games and helping developers grow their games from scratch to millions of users.

If you’d like to know more about how we can make your next game a hit, reach out to us at contact@homagames.com or visit homagames.com