Welcome to Winter MelonJam 2023!In this game jam, we are inviting both beginners who have little to no major game development experience, especially high schoolers, and more advanced developers through 3 different categories.
The theme of the game jam will be announced with the official start on December 27th 4:00 PM PST (12/28 12:00 AM UTC), and the jam will end on December 30th 3:59 PM PST (12/30 11:59 PM UTC), with a short grace period.
We recommend visiting our website for a recommended schedule and more information here! https://gamedevclub.tech/melonjam/
We will also be posting most of our updates on our Discord server, so join here: discord.gg/uYmNuZymJ2
Current (CASH) Total: $1400
NOVICE DIVISION
1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
$120 cash/gift card | $100 cash/gift card | $80 cash/gift card |
1 license to any Wes Bos course | 1 license to any Wes Bos course | |
1 Aseprite key (worth $20) | ||
Wolfram One Personal Edition & Wolfram Alpha Pro per team member (worth $375) | Wolfram One Personal Edition & Wolfram Alpha Pro per team member (worth $375) | Wolfram One Personal Edition & Wolfram Alpha Pro (based on # of team members of other winning teams) |
Taskade Starter Plan for 3 years (worth $36) | Taskade Starter Plan for 3 years (worth $36) | Taskade Starter Plan for 3 years (worth $36) |
1 PyxelEdit key (worth $9) | ||
Zorin OS Pro (worth $39) | Zorin OS Pro (worth $39) | Zorin OS Pro (worth $39) |
INTERMEDIATE DIVISION
1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
$150 cash/gift card | $120 cash/gift card | $100 cash/gift card |
1 license to any Wes Bos course | 1 license to any Wes Bos course | 1 license to any Wes Bos course |
1 Aseprite key (worth $20) | ||
Wolfram One Personal Edition & Wolfram Alpha Pro per team member (worth $375) | Wolfram One Personal Edition & Wolfram Alpha Pro per team member (worth $375) | Wolfram One Personal Edition & Wolfram Alpha Pro (based on # of team members of other winning teams) |
Taskade Starter Plan for 3 years (worth $36) | Taskade Starter Plan for 3 years (worth $36) | Taskade Starter Plan for 3 years (worth $36) |
1 PyxelEdit key (worth $9) | 1 PyxelEdit key (worth $9) | |
Zorin OS Pro (worth $39) | Zorin OS Pro (worth $39) | Zorin OS Pro (worth $39) |
ADVANCED DIVISION
1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
$250 cash/gift card | $200 cash/gift card | $150 cash/gift card |
2 licenses to any Wes Bos course | 2 licenses to any Wes Bos course | 1 license to any Wes Bos course |
1 Aseprite key (worth $20) | ||
Wolfram One Personal Edition & Wolfram Alpha Pro per team member (worth $375) | Wolfram One Personal Edition & Wolfram Alpha Pro per team member (worth $375) | Wolfram One Personal Edition & Wolfram Alpha Pro per team member (worth $375) |
Taskade Starter Plan for 3 years (worth $36) | Taskade Starter Plan for 3 years (worth $36) | Taskade Starter Plan for 3 years (worth $36) |
1 PyxelEdit key (worth $9) | 1 PyxelEdit key (worth $9) | |
Zorin OS Pro (worth $39) | Zorin OS Pro (worth $39) | Zorin OS Pro (worth $39) |
Your game will be judged by professionals under the following criteria:
Our judges are:
All games are judged by as many judges as possible to ensure fairness. We wish you the best of luck and are excited to see your creations!