Get ready to ignite your game dev engines! We want YOU to craft the most addictive, high-score-hungry games the universe has ever seen. Over two weeks, you'll design and develop a web game that will have players frantically chasing those elusive top spots.

Existing games are welcome, but you MUST INCLUDE HYPLAY LOGIN and you MUST REGISTER ON DISCORD to be eligible for prizes. You must also have a web build for your game, downloads are ok so long as your game is also playable in a browser.

For this jam, THERE IS NO THEME - we want to see your best high score chasing games. We only ask that you INCLUDE A LEADERBOARD of some sort, whether that's local or online. That means you can get started with your game right now, so get cracking!

We’ve got another huge prize pool for you - $10,000 and plenty of chances to win.

• $4,000 for the jam winner, as judged by HYPLAY
• $1,000 for 2nd and 3rd place, as judged by HYPLAY
• $1,000 for the community favourite game
• $1,000 for the best use of HYPLAY, as judged by HYPLAY
• $500 for the participant who refers the most submitted games
• 5x $100 in a raffle for everyone who refers people to the jam

ASTRO LANCE

$10,000

PONGUP!

$5,000

AIGAM

$5,000

CLICKDASH

$2,500

SUPER ANIMAL SOCCER

$2,500

To be eligible for prizes:

• Your game must include HYPLAY login.
• Your game must have a leaderboard, either local or online.
• You must register on the Discord server.
• Your game must run in a browser.
• Games that receive fewer than 20 ratings will not be eligible for prizes
• You must own the code and IP for your submitted game.
• You must not have received funding from external sources or other prize pools/events.
• Your game must not include any profanity, nudity, racism/sexism, homophobia/hate speech, or drug/alcohol use.

There is no limit on the number of games you can submit, the number of people in your team, or the number of teams you can join.

Anything you make during the jam is your property. HYPLAY claims no rights or ownership of your game but maintains the right to use it for marketing purposes.

Tired of building the same features over and over? HYPLAY gives you the building blocks for player login, engagement, and growth – so you can focus on the fun stuff.

For the jam, you'll probably just be using login & leaderboards, which you should be able to get up and running with in less than half an hour. We've got an extensive quickstart guide in our docs, including easy-to-use instructions and plugins for Unity and, shortly, Godot. Get started now!

When the main event (the “submission period”) is over, you’ll get the chance to rate other games in the jam. You’ll have two weeks to play and rate as many games as you can - your game must have at least 20 ratings to be considered for a prize. The best way to get more ratings is by giving more ratings! Your game shows up below any comments you make, so prioritise giving high quality feedback and your game will be seen by more people.

This jam will have a public ranking, voting will be open to people who did not join the jam. People who did not join the jam will have to rate 5 random games before being able to pick a specific game to rate.

You’ll be rating each other’s games based on the following categories:

• Fun
• Originality
• Presentation (art/audio)
• Score Chasing

Alongside this, the HYPLAY team will be judging games. The top prizes will be based on judge’s scores.