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📖 Overview

• Duration: Wednesday 02/07/2025 11:00 AM AEST to Wednesday 09/07/2025 7:00 PM AEST
• Voting Ends: Friday 18/07/2025 7:00 PM AEST
• Winner Announcement: Friday 18/07/2025 on our Discord server
• Platform: HTML builds preferred (downloadable builds accepted)
• Genre: Anything goes - puzzles, shooters, narrative, experiments, more
• Team Size: Solo, duo, or up to 5 max
• Skill Level: Perfect for beginners to pros

Rules:

• Credit all third-party/pre-made assets in your game description
• No NSFW or profane content
• Pre-made games will be disqualified
• Games must follow the announced theme

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🌀 Theme

The theme for this jam is .......... Choice!

Ideas that can help you with interpretation :

1. One power grows stronger as another fades. Choose what to keep and what to lose forever.

2.  Replay the same day, each time making different choices but the outcome never seems to change...

3. The game ends when you speak a lie. But silence has consequences too.

The theme is up for interpretation. Take it as you read it and run with it!

🎮 Core Mechanic (Optional)

Multiple Endings / Sequencing - Interpretation is as you read it!

Ideas that can help you with interpretation

1. Puzzle order determines final room.

2.  Kill order changes game route.

3.  Time taken alters last scene.

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🏆 Why You Should Jump In

• Fast-paced fun: Build a quick prototype in a focused 7-day sprint
• Learn by doing: Go from concept to completion fast
• Expand your network: Meet fellow devs on Discord
• Boost your portfolio: Show off a polished short project
• No prizes needed: Streamed live on Twitch, celebrated by all

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🗓 Important Dates & Deadlines

• Jam Starts: 02/07/2025 11:00 AM AEST
• Jam Ends: 09/07/2025 07:00 PM AEST
• Voting Ends: 18/07/2025 07:00 PM AEST
• Winner Announcement: 18/07/2025 on Discord
• Live Stream: Twitch - dbsaustralia or Twitch - saryahm

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• Creativity: Is your idea inventive and expressive?
• Graphics: Are your visuals polished and cohesive?
• Audio: Does sound/music enhance gameplay?
• Color Palette: Does your color choice support mood and tone?
• Mechanic: If you used the bonus mechanic, is it fun and well integrated?
• Originality: Would a Drop Bear dev come up with this?

A PDF certificate will be awarded to the winners of both The Game Jam and The Detective challenges.

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📅 How to Submit

• Create a new project page on Itch.io under the “Drop Bear’s Byte Jam” group
• Upload a ZIP or HTML/WebGL export of your game
• Tag with #DropBearByteJam2025
• Include your game title and team names in the description

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🦘 Join the Mob on Discord

The heart of Drop Bear’s Byte Jam lives on our Discord server:

• Voice & Text Channels: Collaborate and get help
• Workshops: Quick how-to sessions on Unity, 3D, audio
• Show & Tell: Share progress, get feedback
• Shout-Outs: Roles and social media features for winners

👉 Join our Discord - We are cooking SNAGS for yah!

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Ready to chew through 7 days of pure creativity? Grab your favorite beverage, turn up the Outback playlist, and let’s make some games the world won’t forget.

🚀 Good luck, have fun, and may the Drop Bear’s spirit guide your code!