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The art here is so visceral and strange, I really dig it! Congrats on finishing your project and thank you for sharing!

Lol this was very funny to play, thank you for sharing! And congrats on completing your project!!

this was such a sweet little game, thank you so much for sharing it <3 and congrats on finishing your project!!!

Hell yeah, nice work!! Congrats on finishing your project!!

Once you’ve uploaded the project, you can come back to the jam and press the submit button! You can then select your project and submit it :)

Lol very cute! Congrats on finishing your project!!

Congratulations on completing a project!!! This was such a lovely little experience! Took a break from working on my project to play it, thank you so much for sharing!!

i do not have time or energy to manage a discord server at the moment, but folks are welcome to make their own if they want

Ahh ty!! I'm really happy with how it came out :3

Oh to clarify, the coyote is not trans-femme, but is femme identifying genderqueer! 

Yes it is!!

You can read the description of the jam to learn information. 

I love weird games like this. Really cool execution. I do wish it was slightly easier to identify the Bad glasses of milk as some of the graphic look very similar with the static overlays and makes it very difficult to id. Every time i died it was because of that ;;0;; But otherwise really loved this, super bizarre and excellent tension building! 

What a sweet little game, thank you for sharing <3 I think this is such an interesting and delightful response to the prompt. 

LOVE the aesthetic here!! I('m really terrible at these sorts of games so I didn't get very far but I really enjoyed playing it! Thank you for sharing!

yep! You can submit multiple projects! This is not a ranked jam so do whatever you want forever!

Just finished reading this! I love weird beautiful comics like these, thank you for sharing your projects!!

Completely understandable and I wasn’t expecting any changes to the jam at this stage, but did want mods and folks to know for future projects! 

https://bsky.app/profile/renpytom.bsky.social/post/3mnuxkqt5ir2b

this seems to have just come out. This is super disappointing to me as I use renpy frequently for projects. But just wanted others (and especially mods) to be aware since Renpy is the preferred engine for this jam and the jam is anti AI

Beautiful comic, I really loved reading this <3 thank you for sharing, it was exactly my kind of thing <3<3<3

You may be interested in this post in the forum! There's a programmer looking for an artist for their team
https://itch.io/jam/what-are-you-afraid-of-/topic/6430513/looking-for-2d-artist-... 

okay then don’t do anything ig?

Then do that :)

Got it, will do! Or, more accurate, won't do!

Hello! I had started working on a project for another jam that I ended up having to drop out of that I think would fit this jam very well. However I have a few questions regarding it. 
1. I had started making some elements of the project already. Specifically: Some scripting and a few assets were made already. Can I still use this project for this jam? The work already done is fairly minimal compared to what needs to be done. 
2. My game is being made in RPG maker and includes some exploratory elements as well as VN elements. Most of the story will be told through the VN elements, the exploratory elements are supplementary. Is this allowed or does the project need to be straight VN? 

Thanks! 

yes, it is really 6 months. the goal is for people to work outside of their comfort zones and try a new medium if they want to, or to just put a lot of thought/work into a project they want to. 

A bone chilling little exploratory game! Wonderfully done!

Uutterly beautiful.The hauntings here are so varied and gorgeous, I love the variopus colors and styles used, they all fit the type of hauinting so well. Thank you for sharing!

Finally got to actually read through it properly, AUGH I love each little vignette the details are so lovely! I also really love the side illustrations, the colors on those are so vibrant. Love all these guys :3

What is a content warning?  A content warning is a list of themes and topics a work includes which may be disturbing to some viewers. Content warnings are a safety tool that people use to be prepared for engaging with difficult or triggering topics. 

What should I list for content warnings?  Anything major that may be disturbing or upsetting to a viewer. This is a bit broad, but here are some of the most common content warnings: 

• Rape/sexual assault
• Bestiality
• Incest
• Pedophilia
• Ableism
• Transphobia
• Homophobia
• Racism (specifying targeted group if needed)
• Antisemisitsm
• Xenophobia
• Real world politics
• Slavery
• Genocide
• Abuse (Specify type: Child abuse, domestic abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, etc)
• Suicide
• Self harm
• Substance abuse
• Disordered eating
• Pregnancy/loss of pregnancy
• Child death
• Violence against children
• Pet/animal death
• Violence against animals
• Torture
• Body horror
• Extreme blood and gore
• Hand/eye/mouth trauma

There are more things you can also add, but these are the most common things warned for. 

Why wouldn’t someone want content warnings?  Content warnings have a complicated relationship with horror. Horror, by its nature, is meant to be disturbing, upsetting, and disgusting. Many people who engage with horror (as both writers and audience) find content warnings to be frustrating, as they can ruin some of the surprise and shock value in certain works of horror. In other cases, content warnings can spoil surprises or twists within a story. For this reason, many creators choose to have their content warnings placed in the back of the book or in their own special page in a game menu so that people can check them on their own terms without spoiling the story for everyone. Some people also make a general ‘Viewer Discretion is advised’ notice with directions to locate the content warnings if needed. 

How do I include content warnings?  There are several different ways to include content warnings, but the best practice is to have them somewhere easily accessible for those who need them, while having them not in the way for those who don’t want them. 

On your project page: 

If you want to list the content warnings directly: Within your project description, simply provide a bulleted list of themes that appear within your work. This list can be anywhere in your project description. 

Example: CONTENT WARNINGS

• Body horror
• Extreme gore
• Ableism
• Animal Death

Your list can be in any order you choose. Some people prefer to put them in alphabetical order or in some other kind of order, and some are in no order at all. 

If you do not want to list content warnings directly: Within your description, have a warning somewhere stating that the project is horror and includes dark themes. 

Example: This project is a work of horror and includes dark themes and topics. Viewer discretion is advised. 

In the work itself: 

If you want to be direct with your content warnings, you can put a list at the beginning of your book or as a splash screen at the start of your game. You can use the bullet point method, or have a paragraph explanation. 

If you want to be less direct, it again depends on what sort of project you are putting together. For a book, you can have the content warnings at the back of the book, with a note somewhere in the front stating they are available at the end if they are needed. You can also put a note on the table of contents as to where the content warnings are located.  For a game, you can have a special tab in the menu which lists the content warnings for people to check when they enter the game. 

Am I required to provide content warnings for the jam?  No, you are not, but they are highly encouraged. If you choose not to add them, please do have a ‘Viewer discretion is advised’ warning somewhere on your project page. They are not technically required for the bundle either, though there will be a preference towards works which have some amount of warning so that people know what they are getting into.

Probably! i've been running a few jams and have other ideas for jams to run in the future, but I will probably run this one again!

Thank you!! I had a lot of fun putting these together :3

this is super cute!!!

Thank you so much for playing my game and sharing your thoughts on it!!!

These are really cool little zines, I especially love yours no longer, it made me feel so sad, especially the line "they made me blank and numb' GOD the way they destroy beutiful old homes like that ;;0;; But these are fantastic, thank you for sharing!!

HELL YEAH!!!! THIS IS SICK AF!!! Excited to read them >:3

Thank you!! I had a lot of fun making it. I haven't touched rpgmaker since highschool, but i love exploratory poem games and have been wanting to make some and thought this was the perfect chance  :)

Ah!! Thank you I will check it out!

Love this funky little elf dude surely he won't experience the horrors.

Anyway, found this while looking for horror comics and thoroughly enjoyed it! Thank you for sharing, when I have a bit of spare change I'll have to check out your other comic!

This has such gorgeous and grotesque visuals, thank you for sharing!