Submissions open from 2025-09-11 08:00:00 to 2025-09-30 08:00:00
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ABOUT

The aim of the NOISE JAM is to drift through a chill jam for games and non-games, focused on different types of noise. It is not intended for you to work for the entirety of the duration. If you do, take it easy and take breaks regularly. Work reasonable hours. This is a beginner friendly jam! If you've never made a game, you are explicitly welcome to participate!

Noise can take on many forms. The goal of this jam is to create a game or game-adjacent bit of software that has noise baked into its DNA. How many aspects / disciplines of your project you want to infuse with noise is up to you. At least one thing has to be noisy tho.

Some examples of noise you could use in your submission:

  • Visual: Dithering. TV Static. JPG compression. Saturation & contrast increased to the point of hurt.
  • Audio: Distortion. Overdrive. Bitcrushing. Harsh Noise Wall.
  • Gameplay: Unresponsive input. Gimped input.
  • Narrative: Unreliable narration. Gardenpath sentences.

TL;DR: DO A VIOLENCE TO YOUR ASSETS.

RULES

  • No AI anywhere. No AI-generated code. No AI-generated placeholders or concept art. Do not fire up an LLM for any part of this jam.
  • NSFW explicitly permitted. Make it filthy. Make it dangerous. Make it queer. Give appropriate content warnings. (Submitting a SFW project is totally fine tho :3)
  • 18+ participation only. Coinciding with the above, you have to be at least 18 years old to participate in the jam.
  • No promotion of hateful content. No racism. No nazis. No cops. No transphobes. No bigots. (You can include them if you bash their heads in.)
  • Any type of medium is allowed. Visual novels. Zines. Regular-ass video games. Fonts. etc. Make it noisy :3
  • Any tools are welcome. For example; Ren'py, Decker, Godot, Twine, Videotome. Consider aiming for a browser build if possible to make your work accessible to as many people as possible!
  • You can start early. But just to reiterate: Do not burn yourself out.

JAM FORMAT

  • No ratings. No gods. No masters. We're all awesome. Make something cool and praise your fellow devs!
  • Crossjam entries allowed. If you make a thing for a different jam during the duration of the NOISE JAM, you can also submit it here if it fits the theme of noise!

Join the NOISE JAM Discord: https://discord.gg/gCtmAcfnNg

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