Themes for this years Mega Byte Jam!
1. Weird-Core
2. Deception
3. Darkness
1. Snow
2. Nature
3. Fuzz/Fuzzy
1. Lonely
2. Dragon's
3. Low Magic
Here are some idea's to get your creative juices pumping for all of the themes! But remember at the end of the day the theme is whatever you make it.
Feel free to mix these themes! Mixing = Bonus points. At the end of the jam you will receive a questionnaire, Let us know what themes you mixed their!
HORROR IDEAS :
Weird-Core: Explore a distorted town where objects don’t behave logically / doors loop back, NPCs speak in riddles, and normal rules of physics twist at random.
Deception: An investigation game where every clue could be false, and NPCs actively lie. The player must decide who to trust, with the wrong choice leading to danger.
Darkness: A survival experience where light is the only resource. Areas without light are lethal, and players must manage dwindling torches to push deeper into the unknown.
COZY IDEA'S :
Snow : A cozy village builder where you keep the townsfolk warm through crafting, cooking and decorating while snow piles!
Nature : A gentle exploration game where you restore a forest by planting, watering, and befriending animals as the world slowly comes back to life!
Fuzz/Fuzzy: A creature care game where you raise fluffy creatures that can help gather you items that can make your home feel alive!
FANTASY IDEAS:
Lonely : A wandering hero who travels through a vast and empty world, solving small puzzles and surviving without allies until they uncover a hidden civilization!
Dragon's: A game where you either build trust of a dragon and raise it as a pet or even a game where you fight a dragon in a boss battle!
Low Magic: A world where spells are rare, Each on is powerful but dangerous, Forcing players to decide the appropriate time to use said spell!
Requirement's of the Mega Byte Jam!
You can choose one mechanic or use all, It is up-to you!
1: Cutscene's
2: Voice Dialogue's
3: Puzzle System's
Please select one of the special object's. If you would like to use more then one go for it!
1: Lantern
2: Fireplace
3: Creature
Start Date: October 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM (AEST)
End Date: November 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM (AEST)
Voting Ends: November, 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM (AEST)
Information for our stream date will be posted in our discord in due time. If you would like to know who won before itch io knows who won please ensure to tune in there for updates!
Prizes
Pizza Doggy is an asset pack developer and game jam organizer. Winners of the Megabyte Jam will receive:
1st Place:
PSX Mega Pack
https://pizzadoggy.itch.io/psx-mega-pack
2nd Place:
PSX Textures
https://pizzadoggy.itch.io/psx-textures
3rd Place:
PSX Tech
https://pizzadoggy.itch.io/psx-tech
You can find more of there assets here :
Good Knight Owl is a Game Studio and will be giving the first, second and third winners a copy of there game SOULGLASS. Click the image to be directed to the steam page!
Light studios is a Indie game developer who has put forward there game Taking honey for the first, second and third place. Check out there steam page here ! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3982490/Taking_Honey/
Luparia Sounds has put forward 3 Sound Effect packs for first , second and third place! Check him out here! > https://luparia.itch.io/
As soon as the game jam is finished and the winners have been announced there is 3 extra copies that we will be giving away on our Winner Announcement stream! Ensure to join in ! Just our twitch, Nothing special
Voting Criteria
Winners will be chosen by the Drop Bear Community Jam team. We’ll be judging based on:
Creativity
Polish
Theme interpretation
Overall fun
Mechanic Implementation
Special Object
We’ll announce 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place and play the winning games live on stream. The games remain your property, but by submitting to this jam you grant us permission to stream them and feature them as content on our social media platforms. You’re welcome to join the fun on our Twitch, or just wait until we share the announcement on Discord.
Twitch link : Drop Bear Community's Twitch
Submission Rules
Game must run in browser (HTML5 / WebGL) ( YOU CAN UPLOAD A DOWNLOADABLE GAME - however) – Downloads are accepted, but browser based is strongly preferred due to the fact that most people will most likely not download your game due to Malware reason's.
Assets : can be reused or flipped, but must credit original creators
RPG Maker users: You must include some original art
We encourage everyone to make as much of their assets as possible
No NSFW content: If you would not send it to your boss., do not post it here.
Updating: You can update your game up until the voting begins!
AI : Clarify if you have used AI please, This way people can vote on the section AI was used based on a case to case opinion. AI is only to be utilized as a tool. No full AI implementations. This includes Art, Audio and Full AI Created Programming.
Submission : You can only submit to this jam. It can not be to multiple.
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