Micro Jam is a bi-weekly Game Jam (game development competition) held on itch.io. Every Jam has a pre-set theme and a surprise prerequisite that is divulged once the Jam starts. The prerequisite can be voted on in the Micro Jam Discord server and is open for interpretation.
There is NO voting on itch.io. All official voting will be held on the official Micro Jam website. This is to prevent cheating. You MUST ALSO RATE AT LEAST 5 GAMES on the Micro Jam website for your game to be eligible.
It's absolutely fine if you do not finish your game in time. You can submit it late within 6 hours after the submission window closes!
▸ Special thanks to Easel and Ziva for sponsoring and making these jams possible.
Micro Jam Official website: https://www.microjam.xyz/
This week's theme for Micro Jam 070 is Circus!
This is open for interpretation, but just remember that use of theme is a criterion being voted on (on the Micro Jam website).
The prerequisite will be revealed once the Jam begins.
Thank you to our amazing sponsors! This Jam would not be running without them, so please click on their graphic to learn more about them:
Want to sponsor the prize pool? Email tommy@microjam.dev
▸ First of all, everyone can get a certificate of participation upon request in our Discord server!
When submission is over, there will be a 48 hour rating period held on the Micro Jam website (https://www.microjam.xyz/jam/70/vote). It is crucial that you rate games on the Micro Jam website, as those are the votes that count toward prizes. You will be unable to vote on itch.io.
Our current CASH prize pool (per biweekly Jam) is ~$150 USD 💸
▸ If you used Ziva, please add the tag #ziva to your itch.io page.
🥇 1st Place:
➤ $30 USD via PayPal
➤ A signed, digital certificate of achievement
🥈 2nd Place:
➤ $25 USD via PayPal
➤ A signed, digital certificate of achievement
🥉 3rd Place:
➤ $20 USD via PayPal
➤ A signed, digital certificate of achievement
🌟 4th Place:
➤ $15 USD via PayPal
➤ A signed, digital certificate of achievement
🌟 5th Place:
➤ $10 USD via PayPal
➤ A signed, digital certificate of achievement
▸ If you used Easel, please add the tag #easel to your itch.io page.
🥇 1st Place:
➤ $30 USD via PayPal
➤ A signed, digital certificate of achievement
🥇 1st Place:
➤ A signed, digital certificate of achievement
➤ Special role in our Discord community
➤ 1 year CraftPix memberships for up to 5 team members (worth ~$48 USD)
🥈 2nd Place:
➤ A signed, digital certificate of achievement
➤ Special role in our Discord community
➤ 1 year CraftPix memberships for up to 5 team members (worth ~$48 USD)
🥉 3rd Place:
➤ A signed, digital certificate of achievement
➤ Special role in our Discord community
➤ 1 year CraftPix memberships for up to 5 team members (worth ~$48 USD)
🌟 4th Place:
➤ A signed, digital certificate of achievement
➤ 1 year CraftPix memberships for up to 5 team members (worth ~$48 USD)
🌟 5th Place:
➤ A signed, digital certificate of achievement
➤ 1 year CraftPix memberships for up to 5 team members (worth ~$48 USD)
When submission is over, there will be a 48 hour rating period held on the Micro Jam website (https://www.microjam.xyz/jam/70/vote). It is crucial that you rate games on the Micro Jam website, as those are the only votes that count toward prizes. Rating is disabled on itch.io, so there will be no voting there.
These are the criteria:
➤ Art - Quality, consistency, and creativity of the game's visual presentation.
➤ Audio - Quality and effectiveness of the music, sound effects, and overall audio.
➤ Polish - Attention to detail, presentation, smoothness, and overall refinement.
➤ Fun - How enjoyable, engaging, and satisfying the game is to play.
➤ Theme - How creatively and effectively the game incorporates the jam's theme.
➤ Prerequisite - How well the jam's prerequisite has been incorporated.
▸ After the voting period on the Micro Jam website has ended, a judge panel will assess a bracket of games to be chosen for a prize (see "Prizes" section above).
➤ Keep your game content clean (no explicit, NSFW, or disturbing graphics)
➤ Keep your game content in English (the title can be in any language)
➤ You can submit your game late, within the 6 hour grace period, through our Discord
➤ Do not delete or change your game files after the 6 hour grace period, since submissions will be locked
➤ All voting is done on the Micro Jam website. There is no voting on itch.io
➤ You can't win 2 prizes in the same category. Your lower ranking entry won't be considered for judging
➤ To be eligible for prizes, you must be a member of our Discord community
➤ You may submit multiple games, but all submissions must come from the same account. Using more than one account to submit is not allowed
➤ Hosts reserve the right to remove or disqualify any game at their discretion if wrongdoing is suspected
➤ Don't be a jerk
No, only one person should submit it. You can add your team members to the game page.
No, you can only submit games made in the given timeframe.
Yes, as long as you have permission to use them, or they're your own.
Yes, AI is allowed.
A prerequisite is something your game must follow. It is voted on and released once the Jam starts.
No, but both are part of the rating criteria, so try to integrate them into your game.
All voting is done on the Micro Jam website at https://www.microjam.xyz/jam/68/vote. There is no voting on itch.io.
Yes, we offer numerous prizes. Check the "Prizes" section above.
Yes and no. Someone can win both a top 3 award and a "Best Ziva / Easel Entry" award. Their prize includes both awards (for example, a Discord role and a CraftPix key, plus 2 certificates) and the cash prize.
