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Create a game using only game assets made by Kenney or KayKit

You can use, edit, and remix them however you like (detailed rules will be published soon). A theme is announced at the beginning of the jam. Join our Discord server and use hashtag #kenneyjam on social media.

🎁 Find all Kenney game assets here & KayKit game assets here 🎁

Rules & FAQ

✅ Required

  • Use only the provided game assets
  • Create a game incorporating the theme

⭕ Allowed

  • Edit (recolor, crop, rotate, flip and scale) and combine assets
  • Custom animations (for sprites and 3D models)
  • Custom materials, shaders, VFX and particles (textures should be sourced from the assets)
  • Custom audio (sound effects and music) and font(s)
  • Custom game and studio logo, mandatory splashscreen(s) and game engine logos
  • Code related assets, templates & plug-ins

❌ Not allowed

  • Create or use custom art or models
  • Models, textures or other visual assets that are bundled with the game engine
  • Generative AI

ℹ️ If you feel your question hasn't been answered yet, we trust you to use your own judgement. It's meant to be a game jam where you challenge yourself to only use premade assets. Trying to think of edge-cases to circumvent these rules is not within the spirit of the game jam.

✨ Bonus challenges

For experienced jammers we've got optional bonus challenges! Pick any to create an even bigger challenge for yourself, or your team;

  1. Single pack: Your game should only use a single asset pack
  2. No text: Create a game that doesn't use any text at all
  3. Mouse only: Your game should be fully controlled using only the mouse
  4. Co-op: Your game should feature co-op gameplay
  5. Symmetry: Your game should heavily feature symmetrical elements in visuals, mechanics or both
  6. Cross Dimensional: Use 2D sprites in a 3D world

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