All rounds and events will begin/end at 16:00 CET/GMT+1 by default.

The Historically Accurate Game Jam is a friendly video game-making competition with historical themes, generally taking place twice a year.

In previous jams, we've covered themes such as the Famous Assassinations, Cold War, Your Country's History - and you get to vote for what comes next! Challenging yourself to make a game that has historically accurate roots can be surprisingly fun. 

Why don't you give it a try?

Join us on Discord if you would like to exchange ideas/thoughts on historical themes in games, or want to find teammates for the next HAGJ! 

WINNING PRIZES

Winners of the Overall and Historically Accurate categories will be showcased on our Official HAGJ Collections, forever! You can check them out anytime at the bottom our jam's profile. 

Winners of the Overall category will also receive bragging rights with the "Guests of Honor" (temporary, until the next jam) and "Cross of Valour" (permanent) server roles in our Discord Community!  

We're on the lookout for additional winning prizes! Do reach out to us if you would like to be our next sponsor!

THEME VOTING ROUNDS

• Theme Suggestion Round: 1st - 8th of January 
  Submit your theme idea for the next jam.
  These ideas will be vetted and released during the next round.
• Top 10 Themes Voting Round: 9th- 15th of January 
  Pick two themes from the released theme list to influence the Top 10 Theme list!
• Final Voting Round: 16th - 22nd of January 
  Pick two themes from the released theme list to help finalize HAGJ12’s theme!
• Submission Period:  23rd of January - 1st of February
  Make your video game while following jam rules and submit your jam entry!
• Rating Period:  1st - 8th February Rate and leave constructive feedback on submitted entries in order to get ranked! 
  This paves the road to decide the winner and help us all learn from the experience.
• Winner Announcement: 9th February
  Winners will receive their prizes, be announced, and showcased on all relevant community spaces!

GAME RATING

• Overall - Your average rating, based on the other criteria.
• Gameplay - How well does the game play? Consider fun factors, difficulty scaling and options.
• Graphics - How does the game look? Do the visuals match the gameplay?
• Audio - How were sound effects and music? Did sound match the gameplay and the theme?
• Thematic Relevance - How relevant is the game is to the current theme?
  How well was the theme applied to the overall game and gameplay?
• Historical Accuracy - How similar are the game events, designs, and assets, to actual historical events, processes and items?

RELEVANT JAM WIKI POSTS

• What Kind of Themes Can I Suggest?
• How is the Game Jam Theme Chosen?
• How do I Research the Theme for my Game?
• How Historically Accurate Does My Game Need To Be?
• How Do I Get Reliable Material on my Game Topic?
• How Do I Submit My Game?
• How Do I Rate Other Submissions?
• Shorter and Long Versions of HAGJ Rules and Code of Conduct
  
• What Kind of Games am I Allowed to Submit?
• Can I get Disqualified/Banned from Participating in HAGJ?

HAGJ'S RULES 

Browse through any of the links, to read further on the topic

• Video games must be created within the jam period. 
• Entries containing sexual/politically controversial content, or games irrelevant to the theme of the jam will be disqualified. 
• Pre-made/free/AI-generated code/assets are allowed within discretion, but may require you to opt out of categories depending on usage.
• Teams can only include up to 6 core members. Contributions from people outside the limits of the team are allowed within reason. Everyone must be credited on the team’s submission page.
• Use self-made but verifiable engines, or publicly accessible/free game engines. 

CODE OF CONDUCT

 Applies to both the jam, and the HAGJ communities on itch and Discord. 

• Please be polite and treat others with respect. 
• No sexual content/derogatory or racial language that is out of context. We'd like to keep the jam friendly to all ages and people. 
• Please add a trigger warning if you think you have content that may include disrespectful or sensitive material.
• Please don't hesitate to reach out and ask questions if you need any clarifications or help!

THANK YOU!

• Tuile, for the new standardized art, community announcement posts, and for hosting the jam in general. 
• Jubal Barca and Mateus Boga for providing their unique insight.