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๐Ÿ’€ SCREAM SEASON ๐Ÿ’€

A FESTIVE HORROR JAM BY SCREAM CATALOGUE AND CAVEWARE DIGITAL

AN  UNUSUAL CHILL RISES IN THE AIR. IT'S COLD ENOUGH TO MAKE THE HAIRS ON THE BACK OF YOUR NECK STAND UP. THAT CAN ONLY MEAN ONE THING -SPOOKS ARE HERE AND READY TO UNLEASH THEIR FROSTY VENGEANCE! FOR THERE IS NO ESCAPING THE CLEAR, UNDENIABLE FACT...IT'S TIME TO DECK THE HELLS, FOR SCREAM SEASON IS UPON US! 

THE OPTIONAL THEME FOR THIS JAM IS CHILL - MAKE A GAME RESEMBLING THE COLD SEASON BEFORE US, THE SPOOKY FEELING YOU GET SHIVERING UP YOUR SIDE, OR JUST A PLAIN CHILLED-OUT GAME FOR OTHER FOLKS TO ENJOY!


๐Ÿ’€ ABOUT THE JAM ๐Ÿ’€

SCREAM SEASON IS A JAM FOCUSED ON HORROR GAMES - ALL THINGS SPOOKY, SURREAL OR JUST PLAIN WEIRD.

SCREAM SEASON GOES FROM 10AM AEST DECEMBER 7 TO 10AM AEST DECEMBER 17, WITH THE VOTING PERIOD ENDING JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS ON 11.59PM AEST DECEMBER 24 .



๐Ÿ’€ THE SCREAM SCENE ๐Ÿ’€

JOIN ME ON @SCREAMCATALOGUE ON TWITTER OR THE DISCUSSION BOARD FOR ANY UPDATES! 

THERE'S ALSO A SCREAM DISCORD THAT YOU CAN JOIN HERE: https://discord.gg/2nAxDjS


๐Ÿ’€ THE RULES ๐Ÿ’€

ABOUT SUBMISSIONS

  • SUBMISSIONS FOR THE JAM OUGHTA BE ORIGINAL AND BASED MOSTLY ON SOMETHING YOU'VE MADE IN THE JAM PERIOD. HOWEVER, USING PART OF EXISTING ASSETS/PROJECTS IS FINE!  
  • SCARY AND DISTURBING CONTENT IS WELCOMED, BUT ANYTHING THAT COULD BE PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE TO PLAYERS SHOULD BE FLAGGED IN A SUBMISSION DESCRIPTION! 

ABOUT VOTING

  • THERE IS A BEST GAME CATEGORY,  AND A PRIVATE HOST'S CHOICE CATEGORY FOR THOSE GAMES THAT WERE THE HIGHEST QUALITY OVERALL! ALSO, THERE'S A SCARIEST GAME CATEGORY, FOR THE GAME BEST FITTING THE HORROR GENRE, AND A BEST THEME CATEGORY, FOR THE GAME THAT TACKLED THE THEME BEST! THESE ARE ALSO VOTED BY PARTICIPANTS. 


๐Ÿ’€ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ๐Ÿ’€

Q. DOES MY GAME HAVE TO BE A CERTAIN TYPE?

A. NOPE! WE WELCOME GAMES FROM ANY PLATFORM, USING ANY ENGINE, FOR ANY OS. THIS ALSO GOES FOR FORMAT - YOU COULD WRITE A STORY USING TWINE, OR SUBMIT RULES FOR A TRADITIONAL GAME IF YOU'RE FEELING UP FOR IT!

Q. DOES MY GAME HAVE TO BE A CERTAIN THEME?

A. THE JAM HAS A LOOSE FOCUS ON HORROR-THEMED SUBMISSIONS. HOW YOU INTERPRET THAT IS UP TO YOU! THERE IS ALSO THE OPTIONAL THEME AS DESCRIBED ABOVE!

Q. DOES MY GAME HAVE TO BE FINISHED/POLISHED? CAN I WORK ON THE SUBMISSION AFTERWARDS?

A. NO STRESS! SUBMIT WHATEVER YOU'VE GOT. YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO KEEP WORKING ON THE GAME AFTER THE JAM HAS ENDED, ALTHOUGH ANY MAJOR CHANGES TO THE GAME SHOULD BE DISCLOSED IN THE DESCRIPTION. 

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A story driven game about resurgence
Interactive Fiction
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Bundle up for one hell of a fight.
Action
A surreal horror adventure about David Lynch and his work
Adventure
Grave ramblings of a sociopath
Visual Novel
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Armel is a multiplayer horror game developed by studio-nemese.com
Survival
A submission to SCREAM SEASON 2018
Interactive Fiction
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it's cold
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A Twine+Bitsy horror story
Interactive Fiction
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Cancelled Until Further Notice
Interactive Fiction
Text from the prologue and Act 1 of Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus
Visual Novel
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A horror story for Christmas
Interactive Fiction
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Prototype
Action
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