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This is a low-poly rat:

Low-poly rats have helped game developers since the late 90s, fleshing out our 3D spaces, providing immersive feedback and touching the cruel hearts of players choosing evil options in RPGs. You would attack a man, but would you attack a rat? Would you?

It's time to celebrate our tiny triangular friends by building small games with low-poly rats in them. Making low-poly rats is easier than you think, and a fun, quick way to learn about 3D modelling, texturing and rigging!

You can see more low-poly rats in the replies and quotes to this bluesky post:

https://bsky.app/profile/niall.codes/post/3mfu7jkvlek2l

Da Rules:

  • Your game must prominently feature a low-poly rat, or rats.
  • A rat can be smooth or pointy, but it must be simple and have no more than (mumble mumble) triangles.
  • Any rat model used must have been made on or after 26 February 2025 (this is to encourage people to make new rats!)
  • If you started making a game or rat because of that bluesky trend, you can submit it to this jam!
  • Solo or teams welcome!
  • The jam is unranked. All rats are equally valid.