The Write A Game Challenge!

A game jam about game writing!

Supported by:

OUR PRIZES:

From One Story Games:

✍ Elite Writer subscription to StoryStylus for 1 year
✍ Exclusive membership to our Literary Council to help shape the future of the games portal and StoryStylus' development

From RPG Maker/Game Dev Fort:

Several $ prizes in Game Dev Fort Store Credit + more to be confirmed!

From Focal Press:

Books related to game writing for each winning team!

And feedbacks from our pro jury! :)

OUR WINNERS:

ON A GENERAL NOTE:

The jury wants to congratulate all the WAG Challenge participants. The judges are blown away by the high quality of the entries and by what people pulled together in only a month! There were extraordinary games made during this contest. All the participants should be proud of their work. It's not easy to create something powerful and meaningful in such a short time frame. Congrats again, everyone!

PRO CATEGORY:

- WINNER: THE HOLLOW
The judges loved the writing of The Hollow. Polished to a shine, this game delivers a rich, nuanced story, with good characterizations and dialog. It addresses the nature vs. nurture question, but set in the world of animals specifically. It's also a smart take on grief and parental death in fairy tales. Great job, guys!


AMATEUR CATEGORY:

- WINNER: THE BOTTOM OF THE WELL
The Bottom of The Well delivers an entertaining, branched story with interesting options. Alice's dream is genuinely terrifying. The conversations feel natural and appropriate. Players can randomize their character stats, but still negotiate the game with deliberate and meaningful choices. The final game stats give The Bottom of the Well immense replay value. One judge played the game several times to find the "best" ending!

- RUNNER UP: ERAVOLA
The judges love Eravola for its subtlety. The branching narrative suggests the larger story more than it outright states it, and the "down the rabbit hole" connection is there without being blatant. Framing devices like screen skipping and a character index complicate this story of a sage's visit to a small town and the tragedy that follows. As the central mystery develops, Eravola's story becomes more complex. It left the judges wanting more.

-RUNNER UP: TRISKELE
The members of the jury appreciate Triskele's fantastic and lively lore. They are impressed by how the world opens up based on seemingly mundane choices. The writing reminds them of Ray Bradbury, China Mieville; and the judges played several playthroughs in the hopes of finding out more about the story and the different endings, so kudos for that!

-HONORABLE MENTIONS: BEWARE THE FAERIE FOOD YOU EAT, MADRIGUERA

The preselection was:

Amateur category:

Pro category:

Special thanks to our

pro jury Tobias Heussner, Ann Lemay, Anna Megill and John Ryan!

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A friendly contest curated by:

GENERAL RULES

THE WAG CHALLENGE FORUM