Spend a weekend making a game using Karl2D and Odin!

What?

• Karl2D: A library for creating 2D video games that is beginner friendly and easy to modify.
• Odin: An efficient programming language that focuses on the Joy of Programming.
• Combined: Have fun while making a game!

When?

• Start: May 1 20:00 CEST (intro live stream starts 30 minutes before)
• End: May 3 20:00 CEST

How?

• Download Odin from https://odin-lang.org/
• Download Karl2D from https://github.com/karl-zylinski/karl2d
• When the jam starts, make a game. Submit it to this jam page before the the jam ends.
• If possible, submit a web build, otherwise few will play your game.
• Confused? Read the Getting started guide on the Karl2D GitHub repository. Also, I'll do a live stream 30 minutes before the jam starts, where I show how to get going. It'll be on my YouTube channel.

Rules

• The game must use Karl2D in a substantial way.
• No vibe coding: You must understand and feel ownership of the code.
• Submit before the end!

Voting

• When the jam ends, then you can play the other games and vote!
• Voting ends on May 10 20:00 CEST (1 week after the jam ends).  I will reveal the winner on a live stream on my YouTube channel.
• Only the submitters can vote. If you are multiple people on a team, then use the submitter as the "vote of the team".
• To increase your chances of getting voted on, make sure to upload a web build of your game.

Voting criteria:

• Enjoyment: How fun, interesting, innovative and well designed was the game?
• Graphics: Did it look nice?
• Audio & music: Did it sound nice?

Award

The winner gets:

• A spot on the front page of the Karl2D website: https://karl2d.com/, with links to their game and social media accounts.
• One hour private video/audio call where we discuss anything gamedev related: Programming, marketing, shipping, production, graphics, sound, etc.

The top 10 games will be featured in a "Karl2D Jam Showreel" video on YouTube.

Discord Community

Chat with other participants in the #karl2d-jam channel on my Discord server!

Have fun!