The theme of the Shacknews Slow Jam is...

CHANGE GENRE

The best genre changes take inspiration from the original work, find some elements that allow thematic consistency, and recapture the feel.  This design postmortem for Hitman GO should give you an idea about how this works.

What will we see?  The crew of the Normandy in a cart racer?  DOOM as a top-down shooter?  The Dragonborn jumping around in a platformer?  The possibilities are endless.

For this game jam, we will be accepting both game mods as well as new games.  There will be separate sets of rules for each.

GAME MODS

• The game you are modifying must still be available for purchase or legal download on March 1, 2018.
• A link to a digital storefront to purchase or an official download page for the original game must be on your submission page.

NEW GAMES

• Take inspiration from an original game, but unless the game is covered under an open asset license like Microsoft's Game Content Usage Rules, you should not use any assets from the original game.