🐣 micro-CAWK jam — the tiniest playground with the thickest energy
Your mission: craft a microgame that runs between 4 and 24 seconds.
That’s it. One loop. One idea. Go cluck yourself.
🎯 RULES
- Your game must run a single playable loop between 4 s and 24 s.
- The ideal loop is 12 s — spiritually, not legally.
- No menus, no loading screens, no setups. The moment it starts, the clawk is ticking.
- All engines and genres welcome — weirdness encouraged.
- Your game must have a win and/or lose condition.
Just playing a video? ❌
A video with a cursed skip button? ✅ - The game must end by itself or deliver a clear outcome.
🛠 SUBMISSION FORMAT
If you want your game to be part of future minigame collections:
- Submit a Godot
projectin a zipped folder with all assets,
or - Submit the full source code (e.g.
.zip, GitHub repo).
Other formats (.exe, .html, etc.) are welcome too!
🐓 RATING — up to 5 mC (mini-CAWKs)
Each game is judged on its CAWK:
- Creativity — idea, style, absurdity
- Aesthetic — visual, audio, layout
- Warp — loop timing & pacing
- Kinetic — gamefeel, flow, interactivity
- Size — overall experience
Bonus mC if it makes a judge cluck involuntarily.
🏅 WINNERS
- Entry into the Order of the Sacred Spur
- A spot in the Grand Clucklection 2026
- Infinite bragging rights
No actual prizes. Just eternal rooster-based digital immortality.
🗳️ VOTING?
Yeah, whatever. Let people cheat — we don’t care. There are no stakes.
The only thing that matters is whether your game follows the rules; if it does and you fw it, it gets ported.
📦 OPTIONAL TEMPLATE (Godot)
Need a comfy roost to start? Grab the Template — includes a timer, loop-end signal, and boilerplate structure. (password: yes)
❓ FAQ
Can I submit more than one game?
Yes. Make a CAWK parade if you want.
Can I use AI?
Absolutely. Just label AI-generated content so nobody gets salty.
Do I need to do everything myself?
Nope. Use any assets you have the rights to use — just credit properly.
Can I submit a broken .exe that plays Rick Astley for 11.9 s?
Only if it has a skip button that makes you lose.
Do I have to use Godot?
No, but if you want into the Clucklection™ you’ll need to send a Godot project or source code we can port.
Why is the deadline so long?
Not everyone has spare time — we want everyone (18+) to participate. Multiple entries welcome.
So we vote... for nothing?
Pretty much. Voting is fun, and obvious cheats are obvious. Treat votes as vibes, not gospel.
NSFW / horror content?
Allowed, as long as it’s legal and not hateful. If that bugs you, pick a tamer jam.
What’s the catch?
None, except maybe a smidge of SEO for my profile and some t-shirt sales. 🤷♂️
🔥 JAM PHILOSOPHY
This jam isn’t about polish. It’s about essence.
A microgame is a sneeze. A scream. A single cluck in the void.
Make it short. Make it stupid. Make it smart.
Just make it micro-CAWK.