Welcome to the xkcd Game Jam, where you create a game in a weekend based on your favourite xkcd comic or 'what if?' article!

They say there's always a relevant xkcd comic for any given situation.
Well, now there'll be a relevant xkcd game based on a relevant xkcd comic for any given situation!

This jam is a tribute to the awesome work of Randall Munroe.

prizes

Top 5 Overall:
1. Spirit Rover
2. xkcd - The Beginning
3. The Man Who Fell Sideways
4. Drone Problems
5. regxkcd

xkcd-ness Prize:
" Frogger " XKCD style

Innovation Prizes:
xkcd VR
ChIA - Chess Intelligence Agency

Visuals Prize:
Where Do Birds Go When It Rains?

Feedback Prizes:
1. Naomi Norbez
2. Mark Kennedy
3. furiousgames
4. anttihaavikko

See the announcement in our Discord for how to claim your prizes!

discord & twitter

Come join our official Discord server (for this jam and future jams), because game jams are more fun when there's a community.

Follow the official Twitter account @xkcdGameJam and make your tweets with the hashtag #xkcdGameJam :)

You can also follow my personal twitter @XavierEkkel if you have any questions or just because you like living life on the edge.

streamers / youtubers

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Here's a YouTube Playlist of xkcd Game Jam 'let's play' videos!

rules

• Anyone, regardless of experience, is welcome to participate!
• Teams are allowed and encouraged! Max team size is 4.
• Don't start working on the game prior to the game jam, as it isn't fair to other participants starting from scratch. However, you may use publicly-available assets if you have permission and mention this when submitting (there'll be a textbox).
• You can use any engine, including one you made yourself.
• Your game must be free to play until the voting period is over.
• Games that are discriminatory, contain hate-speech, or are in very poor taste will be removed.
• In the voting period, please give feedback with any rating you give!
• You must have a good time doing the jam! :)

voting

After the submission period, you'll be able to rate entries on the following categories on a scale from 1 to 5 stars:

• overall
• xkcd interpretation
• fun
• innovation
• visuals
• audio

Don't forget to leave some feedback with any rating you give!

faq

Do I have to use xkcd's stick figure black-and-white art style?
No, you can use any art style you want.

Do I have to interpret the comic literally?
No, you can interpret the comic however abstractly or literally as you want.

I don't understand [a particular xkcd comic]!
Not to worry! There is an entire wiki devoted to explaining xkcd comics (explainxkcd.com).