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>> Deadline extended to September 15th (AEST) <<

Yaoi Game Jam is a two month long jam running from July 1st  to September 1st (AEST), dedicated to making games featuring male-identified characters in queer relationships.

Traditionally, the term "yaoi," also known as "boy's love," refers to female-oriented works from Japan, or works inspired by those works, that feature two or more male characters in a romantic relationship. However, this game jam is open to stories about all kinds of relationships between queer-identified men, from platonic to romantic, and everything in-between!

This jam was first inspired by Yuri Game Jam, which first ran in Fall 2015.

You can view games from previous years here: YaoiJam2024, YaoiJam2023, YaoiJam2022,  YaoiJam2021,  YaoiJam2020,  YaoiJam2019, YaoiJam2018, YaoiJam2017, YaoiJam2016 

Rules for YaoiJam2025

1.  Your game must focus on queer relationships between men OR the queer male experience. This includes: gay, bi, trans, non-binary, aro, ace, pan, any male-identified LGBTQIA characters.
2. This is an inclusive jam and anyone can join. Although uncomfortable subjects can be explored, please be considerate of the themes/material used, and fellow creators/players. Remember to appropriately tag your games.
3. You may begin working on projects before the jam starts, but all submissions MUST be new games created for YaoiGameJam2025. To ensure this, you must state 'Made for YaoiGameJam2025' on your game's page. 
4. The following types of entries are prohibited: games promoting bigotry (i.e transphobic/racism), games using AI-generated assets.

FAQ

I'm already working on a game that has a demo released, can I submit that to YaoiJam? 

• No, you may only submit new games. 

Do I need to make my assets from scratch, or can I use pre-made/CC/paid assets?

• No, you don't need to make your assets from scratch unless that is something you wish to do.  You can use pre-made, recycled,  CC, newly commissioned, paid etc assets. If using CC/paid assets, be sure to abide by the asset's licensing.

Can I submit my Yaoi Jam entry into multiply jams?

• Yes. As long as your project abides by all the rules in each game jam you wish to submit to.

Can I submit more than one entry?

• Yes. 

Can my entry be about characters that aren't male or in queer relationships?

• Although your entry may have a plethora of diverse characters, it must have a primary focus on queer relationships between male-identified characters (the nature of the relationship can be romantic, platonic, or anything in between). Or it may focus on the experiences of queer males. 

Can I submit a NSFW entry?

• Yes. All games should be properly tagged and labelled, if your entry is not appropriate for minors, you must label that in the game's description.

Does my game need to be a visual novel?

• No. As long as your game focuses on queer relationships between men OR the queer male experience, your game could be anything.

Will there be prizes?

• No. 

Is there a discord?

• Yes. There is a game jam channel in the Boys Love VN Development server, found here.

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