This jam is now over. It ran from 2023-05-27 00:01:00 to 2023-06-06 23:59:00. View results

The Linux game jam invites people to come together to make games on/for GNU/Linux!

Game Jam Rules:

  • You can use any engine. Your own custom built one (developed outside the jam) is totally fair game.
  • Your game specific programming should be done within the time frame of this jam.
  • Your game must be submitted to the official Itch.io game jam page before the end of the day June 5th (UTC).
  • Your game must have a Linux build.
  • Your game's Itch page should have a brief summary of your mechanics and clear instructions on installation, dependency requirements, and how to run the game.
  • Your game can use assets that you created or assets that are freely/open culture licensed (including music, sound effects, fonts, etc.). Freely licensed material must be given proper credit on your entry's page.
  • You’re allowed (and encouraged) to work in teams if you like. Head over to the community section, the Discord channel and look for people who want to team up.
  • There is no theme, but if you need inspiration or extra constraints, you can take a look at the optional prompt list.
  • Don't just submit a project that you've been working on outside of the jam.
  • This jam is not a venue for racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, or other forms of discrimination.
  • Adult/sensitive content in submissions is allowed, but please check the boxes under Metadata » Audience & Content and make note in your submission description.
  • Finally, you get one bonus point if your game is released under a Free/Open Source software licence, and a SECOND bonus point if your game is developed with open source tools.

There are no prizes, except the warm fuzzies you get from challenging yourself and having fun!


The Linux Game Jam was previously held in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2022.

Submissions(44)

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The year is 2139. Planet Earth is under attack by aliens, and they're (still) antsy 👾🛸💥
Shooter
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A visual programming-puzzle game about connecting Linux commands to solve tasks.
Puzzle
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dead simple platformer
Action
A game about stealing/vandalizing school property.
Simulation
Manage an Open Source Project with this Linux Game Jam Entry
Simulation
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Short and easy mystery game. A goodbye to RPG Maker.
Adventure
A night you never forget.
Adventure
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A vampire-survivors-like with a twist of hopelessness. A power-trip cut short.
Survival
Wander the island and make new bunny friends
Action
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a chat mystery
Interactive Fiction
A short bullet hell game with changing fractal shapes!
Action
Discover a hacker within the Lawerence Berkley Labs network in this historical terminal adventure game.
Adventure
A multiplayer first person shooter where you capture conduits to win!
Shooter
Gravity Hopper: Defy gravity, hop on platforms, and score high in this addictive platformer.
Platformer
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A racing game where the last one wins
Racing
Linux game jam 2023 entry
Puzzle
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Pilot a spaceship with limited fuel in order to collect messages for delivery.
Strategy
The enemy brought a knife in a gunfight.
Action
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Real-time arcadey take on Civ genre
Strategy
A conduit conundrum
Puzzle
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Endless grappling-hook mail delivery.
Action
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The everlasting "tale" of Chez and Fish
Fragment of a game in Godot for the Linux 2023 Game Jam
A Re-Create Of VVVVVV for the Linux Game Jam 2023
Platformer
A planet shooter with upgrades progression
Shooter
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linux game jam 2023 submission
Help grandma protect her orange trees for a swarm of giant insects
Action
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Crush crabs before being overrun!
Action
Harmony Heroes is a small platfomer where you use your music to bring harmony back
Platformer
logic game for linux
Puzzle
Platformer
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A tech demo/clone of Vampire Survivors for Linux Game Jam 2023
Action
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Platformer shooter where you, as Space Tux, eradicate alien bugs
Platformer
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