Pixel Tilesets!

From the 21st to the 28th of September 2025,

Create one top-down tileset, seen directly from above.

To aid you in this quest, upon you are offered the following:

a map to aid you on your way

words of wisdom to avoid you pain

a goose most distinguished, who- hey, wait, don't!

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A distant sun floods your cockpit with blinding light, yet your eyes cling only to one gauge, the last spark of energy. An outpost waits ahead… or the endless void. 

The wormhole brought you here, and there is no turning back. You and your ship, must endure. 

Adventurers, seasoned or untested, are called to cross the void, for survival, discovery, and the chance to bend the stars to their will!

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Requirements:

• 16x16px or 32x32px
• No or minimal perspective on the tiles themselves.
• The submitter's original creation.
• A strong attempt at making the tileset be functional.
• No AI, as it defeats the jam's purpose.
• No NSFW.
• Be a decent human being, don't hurt others.

Examples:

     

Resources:  

• A template you can use if you so wish https://opengameart.org/content/seamless-tileset-template-ii
• A basic guide with images! https://www.deviantart.com/pix3m/art/Metatiles-In-a-Nutshell-449744620
• An optional theme
  • Between the Stars: all about space travel and exploration

Votes & prize:

• Winner gets to choose the next jam's theme, colour palette, format, or a restriction, within reason.
• Only submitters can vote.
• Voting lasts three days!
• The criteria are
  • usability in a game/as a tileset
  • originality
  • aesthetics/looks
• When submitting your tileset, include:
  • the tileset
  • an example scene showcasing your tileset
  • a way to be contacted if you win
  • whether or not you would like feedback

Congratulations to relei2004 for winning the previous iteration of the jam!

Credits/Attribution:

• Grass Tileset 16x16 by Bonsaiheldin, used as background for the jam cover, and an example!
• Happyland tileset by Buch, used as an example!
• Outdoor tiles, again also by Michele "Buch" Bucelli, partially used as an example!
• top down Road Tileset by AdebGameSoft, used as an example!
• Wooden Stairs by bier, used as an example!