This jam is now over. It ran from 2020-11-30 08:00:00 to 2020-12-12 07:59:59. View 15 entries

Welcome to the fifth MakeCode Arcade game jam! This game jam is with MakeCode Arcade, a game engine for retro pixel-art games that run in the browser or on dedicated low-cost handhelds.

The theme for this jam is "ocean". In other words, we're looking for games about oceans, beaches, or marine life (freshwater fish need not apply). Here are some examples of how you could use this theme:

  1. A deep sea exploration game where you pilot a remote submarine that's searching for shipwrecks
  2.  A surfing game where you do sick stunts to impress a panel of judges
  3. A game where you play as the moon and control the tides to guide ships to shore

You can interpret "ocean" however you want, but someone playing your game should be able to see how it relates to the theme without extra explanation.

Cuttly if you canCATch Some FishPirate Treasure

Rules

  1. Games should be built in MakeCode Arcade
  2. Your game must relate to the jam theme. Someone playing your game should be able to see how it relates to the theme without extra explanation.
  3. Keep the games PG: no NSFW, offensive, or excessively violent content.
  4. You must be at least 9 years old to participate.
  5.  All games must be submitted by someone who is at least 13 years old. Younger students are welcome to participate, but it must be in partnership with an adult and with parent permission.

Ship off together

MakeCode Arcade brings programming to life for students of all ages. Create fun projects, get immediate feedback, and code using either drag-and-drop blocks or text programming!
This game jam is designed to be an easy introduction to making games, even for folks without prior programming experience! We highly encourage parents and educators to work with interested students to bring their games to life.

Tips and tricks

  • When designing your game, keep in mind that Arcade is restricted to a 160x120 16-color screen and a 4 channel synthesizer for sound.
  • See these instructions for information on importing images and color palettes into Arcade.
  • Check out the developer documentation for more advanced tips to use in Arcade.

Send us a message (in a bottle)

Join our forums to chat with other participants as well as the MakeCode team. Tweet screenshots, process, and gameplay GIFs, with the hashtag #ArcadeJam so we can showcase your work!

Submissions(15)

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Three brave cats go on an epic adventure to stop Robot Cat from flooding the World of Cats.
Platformer
Play in browser
A game made for the Makecode Arcade Ocean Jam
Survival
Play in browser
You must save the little turtle
Adventure
Save the little turtle
Adventure
Swim from the sharks through this underwater maze! Get to the Shellter on the opposite side and have an aMAZEing time!
Puzzle
Eat the little fish of the matching color. Made for the MakeCode Arcade Ocean game jam
Puzzle