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WELCOME!

Mini jam is a 72-hour-long, game development jam for independent game developers that occurs every two weeks.

Mini Jam involves a required condition that is announced as soon as it starts to spice things up. Remember, limitation breeds creativity. You get the theme early so you can plan ahead, Just keep the limitation in mind. This jam's theme is Sleep. Remember, theme is purely inspirational and not required. Feel free to interpret it however you want.

LIMITATION!

The limitation is a special condition that your game must follow, but is open to interpretation. If your game does not follow the limitation, it may be removed.  

The limitation is: Game must not contain any text

This means that no readable text can appear in your game. Part of the challenge in this comes from not being able to explain how your game works to the player, so try not to have any text on your game page.

Faq
Q: Can I have text in a language other than English?
A: No, text is text.

Q: What about my game's  title screen?
A: The title counts as text.

Q: Can I draw words using sprites instead of a normal string?
A: No. If it can be read as words, it's not allowed.

Q: How am I supposed to communicate things to my player without text? >:(
A: Show, 'tell. Use pictures, scenes, and game design to point your players in the right direction.

Q: How can I credit the team members if I cant use text?
A: A splash screen with your Logo or name (or whatever you usually put) is the one time text should appear in your game. Don't forget you can always list team members on the game page as well.

If you would like notifications when the Limitation is announced, join the Mini Jam Discord server.  Discord  -  Twitter

RATING!

At the end of the Jam, there will be a rating period that lasts 5 days. Your game will be rated on:

Enjoyment - How much you enjoyed your time with the game.   
Concept - How interesting or unique the main focus of the game was.     
Presentation - How well executed the main focus of the game was.     
Use of limitation - How well the game incorporated the given limitation.

RULES!

  • You may only make your game within the time frame, we do checkHowever, updates are allowed after the game has been submitted
  • No harassment of any kind.
  • Keep game content clean. No NSFW content, offensive content, excessive gore/violence.
  • You can use pre-made assets that were not made for this jam, like asset packs, or assets from older projects of yours.
  • Follow the limitations given.
  • Read the rules. Not reading the rules is not an excuse for breaking them.

Any games that do not follow these rules may be removed from the jam.

PARTNERS!

Participating in Ludum Dare? Be sure to join the official unofficial Discord server.

Want a fun and easy way to make games? Try out Ct.js! Ct.js is a free 2D game editor that aims to make programming fun and game development easy by its visual editors and well-documented code library. Available for Windows, Mac and Linux. Try it out here!

Submissions(62)

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Not what they meant by "always be woke"
Visual Novel
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It's almost bed time, you have to tidy up your room and put everything in place before you go to bed.
You are ███. You must complete your objective, and break free from the cycle.
Shooter
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Gather the sheep into the pens
Puzzle
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Shooter
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A simple platformer where you collect Coffee to stay awake.
Platformer
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Made with Unity Engine in 72 for Mini Jam 68: Sleep. Limitation was that the game should not contain any text.
Strategy
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POV : You are an artist in the last week of development for Cyberpunk
Simulation
A short, celestial trip
Adventure
Try to conquer your nigthmares
Action
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Pixel art is life!!!
Platformer
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Help a fox to sleep by reaching him to the bed platform.
Platformer
Bullethell Platformer
Platformer
all hell has broken loose
Card Game
Don't fall asleep
Platformer
A soothing drive down the highway. Don't doze off...
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A puzzle platformer about dreams
Platformer
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Its only a dream, just keep calm and everything will be fine.
Platformer
A walk around your dream
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Use your memory to remember red dots, and reach the exit in this addicting puzzle game!
Puzzle
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a small puzzle game without text
Puzzle
It's Bedtime. Shouldn't you be getting some sleep?
Action
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- Keep Him Asleep!
Rhythm
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GO TO SLEEP
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Jam while you can!
Simulation
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Defend the bed, quickly!
Strategy
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Help finding the friend
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A game about getting a good night's sleep.
Action
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A Pillow Fight-Attack to put the other kids in their place, be weary of other kids stellar moves and intuitive behavior
Fighting
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Get Money! Get Tired!
Action
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A game where you're trapped in a nightmare
Platformer
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Platformer
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A horizontal shooter about facing your nightmares. Limitation: No text.
Shooter
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A fast paced, action-collector game
Action
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a game were you shoot nigtmares
Shooter
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not allowed to say anything yet
Puzzle
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Game created for Game Jam
Adventure
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An endless slew of worsening nightmares is the only thing breaking up the monotony of daily life.
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Survival
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My super buggy game that I made in two days
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A nightmare I had when I was younger.
Action
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Sometimes dreams end before you realized they started.
Little prototype of imagination
Adventure
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A Zero G Thing That I Did Not Finish
Don't make anyone late
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Help your sleepwalking human friend get safely to bed tonight.
Platformer
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A short, sleepy arcade game with no text.
Action
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Platformer
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