A Humble Game Jam to Unlock Your Potential

Welcome to the Judica Me jam, brave developer! The game jam you're about to embark on will force you to think outside the box, get out of your comfort zone, and finish a truly amazing game like you wouldn't believe.

Join the Discord! https://discord.com/invite/Wys9YHFDY7

***THEME***

Remember, if you REALLY don't like the theme - just make a game you want to finish! You'll lose points in one area so make the art and mechanics excellent. And more importantly than finishing a game - make sure you get all the sleep you need! 

***Why Join?***

• NEW AWARDS: 1st place wins my "Become a Game Dev YouTuber" program AND 30 minute strategy call!
• NEW AWARDS: 2nd place wins my "Become a Game Dev YouTuber" program!
• NEW AWARDS: 3rd place wins a 30 minute Game Dev Strategy call to help your next game succeed! 
• The theme will force you to unlock your creativity
• You will complete a simple but exciting game and get exposed to player feedback
• You will prove yourself as a based gigachad
• Your game could show up on my YouTube channel
• You don't need much experience

***Rules*** 

1. No *GENERIC* platformers or top-down shooters! Get creative!
   1. ex. you CAN make top-down and side-scrollers that are also stealth games, horror games, puzzle games, survival games, etc.
   2. you CAN'T make generic top-down shooters and side-scrollers with no other unique gameplay dimension
2. You can work solo or in a team
3. You can use as many external tools and assets as you want (except visual assets, see rule #4)
4. All visual art assets *must* be basic shapes!
5. Obviously no NSFW or blasphemy

That is all :)

***Voting***

Use the following guidelines to vote as objectively as possible on the following criteria:

• Core Mechanic: no gameplay implemented: 1/5 - has 1 core mechanic: 3/5 - complexity increases as you progress: 5/5
• Game Feel: no particles, sfx, or feedback, bare-bones controls: 1/5 - polished controls, satisfying vfx/sfx, good feedback: 5/5
• Visuals: Did you use basic shapes? Good color theory & composition? Post-processing? Particle effects?
• Sound: No sfx/music: 1/5 - only either sfx or music: 2/5 - contains sfx and music: 3/5 - if they're good, 4/5 or 5/5
• Theme: How creatively and effectively did the developer make use of the theme (this is more subjective)

***Do's and Don'ts***

These tips will help you get the most out of this game jam

• DO: join even if you've never made games before
• DON'T: be upset if you can't finish your game
• DO: use basic shapes, color theory, and post processing for visuals
• DON'T: waste time on complicated art, unless you know that's your talent
• DO: focus on 1 super-crunchy, polished, core mechanic
• DON'T: add anything new until you absolutely need to

Good luck out there! May the best game win.