This jam is now over. It ran from 2024-10-11 22:00:00 to 2024-10-14 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.

Theme

TRICK OR TREAT

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, as long as they're made in the jam period
  • 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 playjam@possiblyaxolotl.com and I can get you in.


Previous Winners

PlayJam is created by PossiblyAxolotl and is not affiliated with itch.io or Panic Inc.

Submissions(13)

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Turns out the afterlife's not as bad as they say! Well, except for all the terrifying monsters, at least.
Action
A trick or treat entry for PlayJam 6
Interactive Fiction
Go door-to-door and scan QR codes!
A PlayJam 6 game
For the discerning trick-or-treater
Action
Trick or Treat! There’s goulies at the door - Made for PlayJam 6
A trick or treat sweet gambling game made for playjam 6
Play tricks to win treats
Card Game
Very teeny Halloweeny maze game for playdate
Save the world by curing cavities, or try to do that while getting rich.
Simulation