Overview:

Polearms have dominated historical battlefields, offering great reach and multitude of other advantages. Spears are both one of the oldest and the most effective weapons in history. Numerous other types of polearms saw use throughout history. And we can't forget the mounted knights charging with their lances. Yet despite their great effectiveness and  overwhelming usage in the past, they are now vastly overshadowed by various types of swords as the weapon of choice for heroes in contemporary media. Spears are now wielded mostly by common mooks whom the sword-wielding heroes effortlessly mow down with their awesome runic blades of +10 to awesomeness. If they show up at all. Other types of polearms are even more rare.

It is time to give polearms their due. Forget swords, now it's the time for the humble spear to shine! And also pikes, lances, halberds, bardiches and others. For now is the time to make a game themed around them in 31 days!

Without further ado, the THEME of this game jam is POLEARMS!

Rules:

- Your game must in some way incorporate the theme of the game jam: POLEARMS

- You can only start working on your game after the submission period starts.

- There's no restriction on the Engine, Libraries or Framework you can use to develop your game. Feel free to use Godot, Unity, Game Maker Studio, Construct, Adventure Game Studio, RPG Maker or anything else you want.

- You can use premade assets, so long as you have the rights/license to use them, abide by their Terms of Use and give credit.

- You can work solo or in a team, it's up to you.

- No NSFW content.

- Abide by itch.io's Terms of Service.

Additional Information:

- There will be a 10 days voting period after the game jam ends. You can rate the games based on 5 criteria: Gameplay, Presentation, Creativity, Theme and Story.

- Upon submitting your game, you will be asked to write atleast one sentence about how your game fits the game jam theme.

- As a suggestion, consider also uploading a browser version of your game if you are able to do so. It's not a requirement, you don't have to do so, but it will most increase the number of people who will play your game.