This jam is now over. It ran from 2023-11-10 23:00:00 to 2023-11-13 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.

Winner

Theme

Your Time Is Up

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 selected before the jam. 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 on  Discord or email possiblyaxolotl@gmail.com 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(21)

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experience the thrill of waiting in a long line
Action
A simple time puzzle game for the Playdate.
Puzzle
Try to reach the end of the levels before you're stuck like a stone. Made during PlayJam 4.
Platformer
How long can you sleep in? - Play Jam 4 entry
Survival
Evade death for as long as possible! A PlayJam 4 game.
Action
Gotta climb to find time!
Action
PlayJam 4 entry. The world's only game with music in 69/16.
Your Time Is Up - enjoy one last sunset
Simulation
Playdate game for PlayJam#4
A short game playdate developed during PlayJam4
A game where you talk to a tyrant king
A quick Jam game for Play Jam 4 (theme: "your time is up"), created in a day
Action
a play jam 4 game
Solo Tower is static, stand your ground shooter for the playdate
Action
This is a game made for the playJam hosted by possibly Axolotl. The goal is to catch as many bubbles as possible.
Platformer
a timely game for playjam #4
Puzzle