This jam is now over. It ran from 2022-06-30 14:00:00 to 2022-08-31 14:04:00. View 41 entries

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: YaoiJam2021,  YaoiJam2020,  YaoiJam2019YaoiJam2018YaoiJam2017YaoiJam2016 

Rules for YaoiJam2021:

  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 appropriate tag your games. Entries that promote bigotry (i.e transphobic/racism) are not allowed.
  3. You may only begin actual production of your game once the jam starts (July 1st). This means you may not start writing, coding, creating sprites, backgrounds, CGs, music or other assets for the game beforehand. You may however brainstorm, search for resources, or gather a team together before the jam starts in order to prepare.

FAQ:

  • I can't start making my game before the jam starts? What can I do instead?

You may wish to use this time to brainstorm ideas for your project, draft up character designs or concept art, search for a team to join or gather your own team.  You may even wish to learn/practice programming, search for audio tracks you could use, or plan out a list of things to do once the jam starts. 

  • 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.

  • Is there a discord?

Yes. There is a dedicated YaoiJam channel in the Boys Love VN Development server, found here.


Have a Yaoi game you're already working on? Took part in YaoiJam in previous years but still haven't finished your entry?

This year we have a separate jam specifically for these unfinished games. We're calling it YaoiJam+ (#yaoijamplus). Check it out for more information.

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Help two cute boys get together!
Visual Novel
Comedic BL VN about a yandere-loving salaryman and the smug bastard who torments him.
Visual Novel
A chill cleaning game set at the end of the World.
Visual Novel
Find a job with the help of a mary sue...who might be out for blood...and gay...
Visual Novel
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A naga navigating his poly relationship
Visual Novel
Explore Lord Harlowe's castle in search of romantic encounters and tantalizing chambers. Includes a garden.
Interactive Fiction
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A BL Visual Novel about romance in a haunted house (DEMO)
Visual Novel
cut to: — hey wait, you're in love with me?
Visual Novel
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A bittersweet boys' love story about fairies.
Visual Novel
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​Micah just want to make it rich. A run-in at a dungeon entrance is not something he is prepared for.
Visual Novel
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When Ertian receives a magical egg, it's up to him to hatch it - by making out with other young men!
Visual Novel
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An adult Omegaverse game made in Twine
Interactive Fiction
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A kinetic novel journey of love, asexuality, and board games
Visual Novel
Catch a criminal; pursue a poet
Visual Novel
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As if an answer to his prayers, a stranger shows up on his balcony.
Visual Novel
A light-hearted slice-of-life yaoi rom-com with a cat boy, a wolf-boy, and a vampire, set in one stormy day of snowfall.
Visual Novel
Help Jade recover his pants - may or may not involve playing poker
Card Game
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Become Draken and take care of Mikey on his special day!
Visual Novel
Visual Novel of a Dating App for Authentic Romances.
Visual Novel
When Randy finds an old music box at an abandoned garden, a mysterious romance begins to unfold. (Kinetic novel)
Visual Novel
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A visual novel made for the Yaoi Game Jam 2022 - Demo version - Still in development
Visual Novel
You are being accused of a Crime you have not committed, will you find out what happened ?
Visual Novel
Short visual novel for Yaoi-jam
Visual Novel
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An incomplete attempt at making a dating sim with cute boys.
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The Summer's most pettiest Contest
Visual Novel
A short game about 2 boys breaking into an abandoned house
Adventure
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Let's go through the motions together.
It's just your imagination
Visual Novel
Can you love someone from the other side?
Visual Novel
LGBT+ match making!
Strategy
A short lovestory between an anxious bard and an unusually flashy rogue set on a fantasy world.
Visual Novel
Praying it to be gay enough to be legal.
Adventure
Enjoy the vibrant, hot, and stressful life of a graduating student where they get invited to a graduation party.
Visual Novel
A card game and visual novel about magic and love.
Card Game
Steal back your boyfriend's coffee recipe in time for his Barista competition, while dodging security guards.
Visual Novel
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figure out transition and social media at the same time
Visual Novel
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A midsummer romance on a Island. Man meets God kind of story.
Visual Novel