Thousands of games have been made by people alone before. Solo devs work hard even on their weakest skills to make games.
This is a jam for beginners. You LEARN. You MAKE MISTAKES. You IMPROVE. The skills you’ll learn by making things by yourself will carry over to your next projects, that is the point.
By letting an AI do it for you, you’re missing the goddamn point.
Look at the submissions in this jam. Dozens of games made by first-time devs. Are they perfect? Are they the best thing since sliced bread? Maybe not. But someone put hours of work into learning how to make a fucking game.
‘What’s the difference between a friend helping’ - you’re exchanging ideas and learning together. You’re bonding. Spending quality time together doing something you both enjoy, creating memories. That is the difference. That is something genAI will never be able to replace - the human aspect, the fact that we’re social beings who thrive in the presence of our loved ones.
Do better.