This jam is now over. It ran from 2023-05-12 23:00:00 to 2023-05-15 23:00:00. View results

Welcome to PlayJam!

PlayJam is a Playdate game jam where you get one weekend  to make a game for the  Playdate.  A small, yellow, handheld console with a popout  crank giving developers a brand new way to control their games. Learn more at play.date.

Feel free to share any Playdate tools, libraries, anything here.

Winner

The Theme

Just Out of Sight

Rules

  • All entries MUST run on a Playdate console or the Playdate simulator
  • All entries MUST be SAFE FOR WORK
  • You may submit as many games as you want with teams of as many as you want
  • Submissions MAY NOT promote discriminatory views such as racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, etc 
  • Submissions MUST be free or have a free jam version available

Your Job

You will get  ONE weekend to make a Playdate game with the theme that will be voted on in my Discord server. You can also suggest themes there. Your game (or games) will be rated in 3 categories:

  • FUN - How fun was the game?
  • CREATIVITY - How far did you go with the theme ? How does your game stand out from the rest?
  • USE OF CONSOLE - How well did you use the limitations of the console? The crank? The 1-bit screen?

Once the submission period ends there will be one more week to rate games. This is a pretty chill jam so if you're slightly late to submit, DM PossiblyAxolotl#2180 on  Discord and I can get you in.

Previous Winners

More info

You DO NOT need a Playdate to participate. You can develop and play Playdate games on your computer with the Playdate simulator.

You can use  ANY pre-made assets in your games as long as you credit them when submitting and the majority of your game was made during the jam.

This jam is hosted by PossiblyAxolotl

Submissions(17)

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An artifact is just out of sight... why not dig for it!
Simulation
A PlayJam 3 entry about homelessness
Educational
The #PlayDate Rhythm Game with a Twist!
Rhythm
A small game about saving Elves from a horrible laser death.
Small attempt at something for PlayJam3. First time using the Playdate SDK.
Chapter 1 - submitted for Playjam3
Interactive Fiction
A café memory puzzle game for the Playdate!
Puzzle
Submission into the Playjam 3
Adventure
A game jam game where you have to spot the squid before they get you.
Action
Deliver pizza to clowns to support your caffeine addiction and stalk the giant!
Action
Bacterium catalog game for the playdate
A Pulp Playdate Playjam 3 game.
Shooter
Playjam 3 submission with @jdegrazia
Experimental music-making on the Playdate