This jam is now over. It ran from 2020-09-06 04:00:00 to 2020-09-13 04:00:00. View results

The Theme is: GRAVITY


Welcome to the Snakey Jam!

Welcome to the first Snakey Jam!

All participants must make a snake game based around a specific theme and then voted on by the other participants. Jams are fun experiences, and in the end you have a finished game! Even if you are new to game development and think you can't possibly finish a full game in such a short time, give it a shot anyway, it's worth it!

The theme is going to be announced when the jam starts. If can also join the Discord (link is fixed) if you want to be notified by a @everyone ping!

Challenges

Snakey Jam Challenges are 100% optional, fun creative constraints you can add to your game if you need something to help you generate more ideas!

  • Discord Rich Presence - Add Discord rich presence to your game, there are plenty of tutorials on how to do this, just search 'How to setup discord rich presence' (make sure to include the name of your game engine (etc. 'How to setup discord rich presence unity'))
  • Sound Generation - Use a tool like sfxr or bxfr to make sound effects.
  • Retro Time - Make your game themed like NES or Atari games.
  • 2 Colors - Only use 2 colors for your entire game

Rating

The games are rated in these categories: Fun, Innovation, Theme, Graphics and Audio. These cover most of the aspects of game development, don't worry if your game lacks in any of these (but at least make sure you get the theme right!)

After the submission period is over, there will be a 1 week period to rate the games.

Winning

The best overall game and the best games in each of the rating categories will be the "true winners". They will get showcased at the top of the page!

But in the end, everyone who managed to finish a game and have fun is a winner, this is what jams are all about :)

Rules

There is only one rule, no NSFW games. We want all games to be playable by everyone. Also make sure that your game doesn't have any offensive/hateful content. Also you cant reupload a game from another jam.

Other than that you are allowed to use any game engine/framework, and any assets (you of course are required to have a proper license to use them). You can also make everything yourself.

Teams are allowed, you can find team members in the Community tab.