WINNERS

Game Design: Observe

Runner ups: Microfacture & Chip Chuk

Fun: WcShack

Runner ups: Chip Chuk, Voidrunner & No Way José

Theme: Phobos

Runner ups: Microfracture, Last Reflection, BerryDreadful & Unself

Graphics: Thou Must Jest

Runner ups: Astro Pond, WcShack & Chip Chuk

Audio: Dance With the Lyre

Runner ups: Thou Must Jest, Phobos & Microfracture

Innovation: Microfracture

Runner ups: Observe & AEye

Overall winner: Microfracture

Runner ups: Thou Must Jest & Chip Chuk

WELCOME!

Spooky Game Jam 2025 is presented by Gamedev GBG! 

A very special thanks to Jonathan Dewoon for being the amazing artist behind the scenes for the graphics profile and poster of this jam!

In this game jam, you get to make a game based on a certain theme in just a few days! After submitting your game, there will be a panel of judges who will vote on the games.  

Game jams are a fun way to challenge yourself and meet like-minded individuals interested in game development. It is a safe space for creating and discussing games. The best part is that, in the end, you will have created and finished a game that you can share with friends, family, and your fellow developers. Are you new to game development and don't think you can finish a game in such a short amount of time? Well, give it a shot anyway, it's worth a try, and you'll probably learn a lot!

Please note there are no limits to the type of game you can create for the jam, as long as it fits the theme! Some examples include computer games, VR games, AR games, board games, card games, interactive experiences, and interactive stories.

PARTICIPATION

Register by pressing the join jam button above, then join us in person at Alfons, Forskningsgången 6, 417 56 Göteborg, 2nd Floor. We look forward to your participation and to having fun at the Spooky Game Jam!

Note: To join, make sure to create or log in to an account here on itch.io. 

Join our Discord server for any notifications about the jam, meet other participants and hype yourself up before the event!

Recommended group size is 5 people max.

We are also hybrid-friendly; after the opening ceremony, those who wish to participate online can do so. However, please note that prizes are only awarded in person.

Costume Contest on Sunday!

To join and submit to the jam, please follow this quick Itch.io Guideline!

Volunteers

For those interested in helping us create the best jam possible, we welcome you to sign up as a volunteer! 

You're more than welcome to participate as a jammer, volunteer, or both!

Please check out this form for the details: https://forms.gle/tvjRYx8u852hoScm

Submissions

Due to the Let's Play nature of the judging, we can only really afford to spend 3-5 minutes playing each game. It is then recommended to have a version of the game that can be played within that time limit, with an additional option for the full game experience. 

SCHEDULE

FRIDAY, MARCH 17TH

17:40: Network and mingle

18:00: Welcome! Opening ceremony and theme reveal for the jam!

OCTOBER 17TH - 19th

Happy Jamming

Team up and create video games!

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19TH

11.00 - 19.30: Vote on your favourite costume!

18:00: Deadline for uploading games to the Itch.io Jam page.

~18.30: Let's Play with the Judges

~20.00: Closing Ceremony

Closing words, and prizes for each category, the overall winner and the costume contest winner!

THEME

Cosmic Horror 

PRIZES

The games will be rated into 5 categories: Game Design, Fun, Innovation, Theme, Audio and Graphics.  This is a short variety of game dev aspects, so don't worry if you can't hit all of them perfectly! Try to be creative and stick to the theme, though!

After the submission period is over, the panel of judges will complete a let's play. Afterwards, the judges vote and then reveal the prize winners at the closing ceremony!

As always, we wish you all the best of luck with your games and, most importantly, make sure to have fun! :D 

Please note for submissions: if you've submitted your game, do not delete it. If you delete your game, you will be unable to recover it. Making changes after submission is possible, but let us know if a bug was fixed, and we have the wrong version downloaded! 

Ensure your game is uploaded to itch.io if you wish to participate.  For physical-based games, pictures of the board game (or other relevant materials) with the rules uploaded to an itch.io page will be sufficient. Please let us know you have a physical game so we can play this first in the Let's Play. 

Please remember to upload your submission to Itch before the deadline. Otherwise, you cannot get any votes for your game!

Winners of each category will receive a special note at the top of this game jam page and be given special tags in our Discord server! However, that will not be all; we have special prizes for the category winners, the overall winner, and the costume contest winner!

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