🤔 The Theme Is:
Threshold
noun
- the sill of a doorway.
- the entrance to a house or building.
- any place or point of entering or beginning.
the threshold of a new career.
- Also called limen. Psychology, Physiology. the point at which a stimulus is of sufficient intensity to begin to produce an effect.
the threshold of consciousness; a low threshold of pain.
Now that the theme is announced, it's time to get started on your game! Here are some quotes to help get you started thinking about the theme:
Luck is everything... My good luck in life was to be a really frightened person. I'm fortunate to be a coward, to have a low threshold of fear, because a hero couldn't make a good suspense film. — Alfred Hitchcock
It soon became obvious that we were but on the threshold of the discovery. — Howard Carter
I have a thing for doors. I always think of them as a threshold to something new. — Jada Pinkett Smith
At the end of our lives, we step across the threshold or death and enter into a new and better world. I believe that. It's just that simple. — Gordon B. Hinckley
In particular, I established a reasonably accurate energy threshold for permanent displacement of a nucleus from its regular lattice position, substantially smaller than had been previously presumed. — Walter Kohn
What's Flowjam & Flowlab?
Flowjam is a fun & beginner-friendly gamejam / competition event where everyone gets a limited time (two weeks) to create a complete game from start to finish using the Flowlab game engine, based on a Theme.
If you haven't used Flowlab before, it's super easy to get started, you can sign up for a free account here and start making games without code!
Flowlab is the all-in-one Game Engine that allows anyone, from beginners to professionals,
to create games with no code and right in your browser!
Summer Flowjam 2025 will be our 12th Flowjam!
The theme will be announced when the game jam begins, make sure to wait until the theme is announced to create your game!
Start & End Date: July 19th, 2025 to August 2nd, 2025
There’s a countdown in this Summer Flowjam 2025 jam page!
Press the big "Join jam!" button on this page & join our Flowlab Discord Community to keep up with Game Jam updates & chat with other Devs!
🌟 Remember to come back and review all the games after you enter!
Come join the Flowlab Discord Community or the Flowjam 2025 Forum thread to discuss ideas, encourage each other, ask questions, or whatever else.
What can I win?
The winning developer will receive a Steam Deck! You can see and play all the Featured Flowjam Entries and more Flowlab games on the Flowlab Games page.
Some of the previous Flowjam Game Jam Winners:
• "Dyson Defense Division" by CodeAlpaca;
• "Shroud of the Fifth" by Recryptech;
• "Witch in the Woods" by JR01 & Glowbug;
🎮 Why should I participate?
Making games is fun! Also, this is a chance to challenge yourself to try new ideas, improve your skills, and possibly win a Steam Deck :)
👥 Who can enter?
Anyone, from anywhere! Feel free to collaborate and help each other, but only one prize will be awarded. Ensure you have an itch.io account and press the big "Join jam" button on this page!
Entrants outside the U.S. will be responsible for any Customs or other fees incurred when receiving the physical Prize.
📜 The Rules
- Don't create your game until the theme is announced! - on July 19th, 2025 - the game creation time is listed under each game.
- Your game can include any art or music you have legal permission to use, but anything not created by you during the jam should be listed in the game's description.
- Submissions will be closed on August 2nd, 2025.
- All entrants can vote on the game submissions to select the winner, and Grazer will have the final say on the official winner in case of a tie.
- Only games created using Flowlab can be submitted.
- No purchase necessary - free accounts are welcome and encouraged to submit games!
Judging Criteria
Developers who submit a game will rate the entries from other participants!
- Creativity How unique are the graphics, the mechanics, and the overall design
- Art How does the game look and sound
- Fun How fun the game is to play
- Theme How well the game adhered to and used the theme
Don't forget to submit your games, and make them playable on the browser! 🌍🎮
You can use the "HTML File" share option by clicking the share button, under each game, to embed the game on Itch.io!
If you are unsure how to upload your game to Itch.io check out this topic with instructions on how to do it!
Written by @CodeAlpaca and a Video by @JR01
How to Upload to Itch.io (HTML): https://community.flowlab.io/t/how-to-upload-to-itch-io-html/43460
We hope to play & create awesome Games alongside you all soon! 💙
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