Hey everyone! Glad to be in the 20 Second Game Jam 2025!!! Just wanted to ask, can I include a timer in my game, because I didn't fully understand the part where it said "(although we won't be checking games with a stopwatch)".

Yes, you can include a timer in your game and many people do. The intention of the FAQ item is to say that if your game turns out to be 20.4 seconds long, we won't disqualify your game. In the past people worried that their game would be disqualified because the game engine they use does not have extremely accurate timing.