This jam is now over. It ran from 2020-09-02 04:00:00 to 2020-09-30 04:00:00. View 42 entries

-Are you sick of other game jams made only to promote themselves?

-Where the host has no intentions of playing your game and made their game jam with the selfish purpose of taking advantage of your hard work and time spent?

-Manipulating you into inflating their website or social media and/or clicking their monetized video links? I.e. Youtube, Twitch and other tricks for clicks

-Have you wanted to participate in a game jam with no rules and with a community to help out and grow?

-Have you worked so hard in a game jam, only to get no love?

-Have you wanted to participate in a game jam, but don't because you're too nervous that you're too new, not good enough or might get discouraging, mean comments?

If so... This is the game jam for you! PERFECT FOR FIRST TIMERS!

The goal of this game jam is to bring together a group of beginners to form the next best start-up community on itch.io. One full of positive, like-minded individuals of all walks of life who work to make each other better within a comfortable environment. Although there will be motivating prizes in connecting jams, this jam will not focus on winning, but rather helping each other to improve our skills; a game jam where we can work together to help participants go from Level 1 to Level 99.

MY GOAL:

As your wholesome host, my goal is to provide each of you a safe, organized, fair and equal game jam events. I ask nothing in return, I do this for you the creators and not to promote myself. I will play every submission in full and give all of your hard work the respect it deserves.

I will provide feedback in private and comment on your game with a screenshot of your ending screen, and will even create a non-monetized video file, made custom to you and to give you the satisfaction of seeing your art play out! No favors, no subscriptions, no likes, no links to click... NO TRICKS! I'm here for you! Only requirement is an itch.io account

From my brief experience on these jams, I’ve noticed that some hosts have alternative motives to create a game jam. It’s often created with the intention of helping the host inflate their own social media or website traffic, solicit donations for a chance at a prize, advertise their game or watch their monetized YouTube videos. This negates the whole point of a game jam, which isn’t to promote oneself, but to help the community of itch.io! Let's start our own place that is free of all this.

We are here together as one! This game jam is for a new community and to help you, the participant, create a brand!

Let’s start a new day! A day 1 for all the underdogs, a new start and fresh beginning in these strange times we are currently living in.

YOUR GOAL: 

As participants, your goal is most importantly to practice, learn new skills and have fun. You could used the optional theme to practice for your next jam. The point of this relaxed game jam will be to practice your skills and learn more before the next Beginners Game Jam #3!

-This will be a great place to join, along with another jam and utilize the help of the community to improve that entry to be the best it could and maybe help you win!

-It would also be a great opportunity to dust off an old project and finish it with some great people in this community

-Or try something new! We'll help you out the entire way!

Optional Theme

PRESS JOIN JAM at the top to become a part of a great community of like minded beginners helping one another reach there game dev dreams

NEED A TEAM? Click here or try our discord server

ANY QUESTIONS? Please feel free jump over to our discord server  and ask away! Or use the community section above 

OUR COMMUNITY GAME JAMS:

 Beginners Circle Jam # 2- https://itch.io/jam/beginners-circle-jam-2 

Practice Circle Jam # 2 - https://itch.io/jam/practice-circle-jam -2

Submissions(38)

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A basic atmospheric walking simulator. No longer cancelled!
A Fun Cube 8-Bit Themed Game
Fighting
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Cubix is a simple 3D game
Adventure
Be ready for an adventurous journey
Adventure
Fast paced Break-Out style marathon
Action
Increase your potential, destroy stellarials and start over in new bodies!
Action
The game is a 2D multiplayer shooting game
Play in browser
Platformer
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A Sculpting App that lets uses make low poly 3D models intuitively with a modeling clay aesthetic.
Run in browser
Protect the defenseless blood-cells from the invading virus plague.
Action
A Short and Sweet Platformer, about a cute 'lil mage!
Platformer
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A Time Travel Story for the "Full Moon Jam July 2020". Since september, a new time period! And the endless scoring mode!
Racing
The Strange Laboratory is a 2D-Plateformer made with Unreal Engine. Travel through trap-filled levels and fight zombies.
Action
Made for unexpected jam in 10 days.
Platformer
a game where a robot helps a friend
Platformer
My first game on Gamemaker Studio 2!
A puzzle based multiple character game.
Puzzle
The clean version of this gamejam-game.
Adventure
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Random Generated Puzzle RougeLite! Have Fun!
Puzzle
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A puzzle platformer about 2 slimes.
Platformer
Control both the VIP and Bodyguard and use your Bodyguard to protect the VIP!
Action
The Game Has No Name
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Try to escape a laboratory as Pan and Doo. Two Test-Subjects which are left for dead.
Platformer
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Escaping your mind is harder than it seems......
Adventure
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Co-op Space Arcade Shooter with a Twist
Shooter
Congratulations! You and your 2 friends have been invited to a game show!
Action
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Easiest game ever
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3D Platformer
Action
give the red buttons a moment to chill.
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Try to guide the leaf through the wind.