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Question about eligibility

A topic by StudioGuma created 85 days ago Views: 137 Replies: 5
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Submitted (1 edit)

Hi,

I’m working on another tiny game (for my jam) that should easily be completable in under 30 minutes. It follows a narrative and has text at the beginning and end, but the bulk of the game is focused on exploration via direct character control. Based on this description, would it still be eligible for the IF showcase?

Jam Host

Hi StudioGuma,

When you say "exploration", what does that consist of? We've had Bitsy games in the past that reward exploration with text about the environment that would qualify. If there's no text whatsoever in those sections that is definitely a grey area where we would have to play it to determine whether it qualifies.

Submitted

There is indeed no text whatsoever in these segments. The game will be out soon, but it likely won’t qualify.

Jam Host(+1)

You're always welcome to submit it anyway, and we can make the final call.

Submitted

It’s out but I don’t want to submit it unless I know for sure

Jam Host(+1)

I just gave it a play-through and while it's quite fun I don't believe it counts as IF. Thanks for the interest!