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If you have questions outside of the other 10 Topics I’ve made then please ask them here.

Please ask any questions about the licensing of the Premade Sprites.

Please ask any questions about Rule 8: Porting

8.Submissions need at least a Windows Version but releasing other Operating System versions before the rating phase ends is strongly recommended.

• Same policy for uploading new versions as the previous rule.
• We can point people in the right direction for resources such as Android Build exporting.

Please ask any questions about Rule 7: Translation Patches

7.Submissions don’t have to be in English but it is strongly encouraged to have an English translation/patch before the rating phase ends.

• For example, if you release a VN in German, you can work on and release an English translation/patch during the rating phase. If you add such versions, make sure those comply with Rule 2.b.

Please ask any questions about Rule 6: Free

6.The Jam Submission must be made free to download.

Please ask any questions about Rule 5: Law & Ethics

5.Don’t violate any of itch.io’s TOS while making the Visual Novel and don’t make yourself reasonably vulnerable to a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown by infringing on serious copyrights. Don’t violate the Geneva Conventions by misappropriating the Red Cross.

• Additionally, avoid any glorification of sexual violence or infantilization in the Visual Novel. Do not have a recent history of such glorifications.

Please ask any questions about Rule 4: AI

4.No AI generated or AI assisted assets.

Please ask any questions about Rule 3: Story Requirements

3.Your submission must fulfill all of the following specifications:

• Use—at minimum—one of the (premade Wolves) OR (draw yourself or commission someone else to draw your own wolf OC) OR (draw/commission someone else’s wolf OC while having explicit permission to use them from the owner.)
• Have an anthro wolf, or wolves, be a prominent character—protagonist NOT included—to the overall narrative for the majority of the story.
  • The protagonist can be a wolf if there is another wolf that fulfills this specification. Examples from 2025’s Jam:
    • A Wolf In Headlights
    • The Curious Case of Route 19
      • Yes, coyotes (brush wolves) are counted as wolves. Not all canines are.
    • Farewell, Wanderlust
• Have a word count between 2,000–25,000 words.
  • If stories are first written in languages with low space usage, such as Thai, then we’ll go off of an approximation based off of a theoretical English translation.
• Either be (an Original IP) OR (a side-story, prequel, sequel, midquel, etc to an established IP you own or have explicit permission to use from the owner.)

Please ask any questions about Rule 2: Releasing & Updating

2.Submissions will be taken during the month of May.

• Promotional images and descriptions on the itch.io page can be altered during the Jam Rating Phase.
• If you want your Submission to be part of the Jam Rating Phase in June then don’t add more content nor fix bugs/typos/glitches until the Rating Phase is over.

Please ask any questions about Rule 1: Working & Planning

1. You can only work on your project during the month of May.

• Brainstorming, Plot Outlining, Sketching (that does not lead to direct production of assets), Team Building, Photo Taking & Creative-Commons/Licensed Asset Collecting before the jam starts is allowed.
  • In the COMMUNITY Tab there will be a space where artists will be able to offer special licenses on their art to be used in the Jam and available for use by ALL Jammers if said art is not already CC. This art can be made before May.
    • Anything licensed under the COMMUNITY Tab will not be given the same level of legal protection by the Administration as the Pre-Made Sprites.
• You’re encouraged to learn and experiment with different skills and story/gameplay mechanics before May.
  • This includes Programming and Engine Building.

Ask any questions on the Age Requirement for the Jam.

The Google Form is now public!

https://forms.gle/kbtGx7bxLdDhdmtN6

This form will close at 9:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time (UTC -5) on November 10’th 2025.

Thank you!

So all of the Submissions that use the Pre-Made Assests will have to be CC in some form on their itch.io pages under “Asset license”? Because of the ShakeAlike?

Thank you!

Thank you!

Are the licensing for the sprites and music going to be same as NovemBEAR where they are to be Non-Commercial but allow donations?

What is the number of pre-made sprites that will be available? When we will we know their species?

At the end of the jam, the jam creators will each vote on a game they feel has the “best theme implementation”. Only jams that use the theme will be considered for this category.

How is this going to work? Like it going to work via on the Jam Page or a Google Form or some other method?

We’ve made a MAY WOLF ‘25 #FurryVN Jam Superlative Form on Google Forms are posting it to everyone’s itch.io pages now.

Voting for the Superlatives ends when the clock strikes July 5’th in New York: https://forms.gle/URongEfqz4swkdFo8

Please contact us or Unagi if there’s an error.

We’ve made a MAY WOLF ‘25 #FurryVN Jam Superlative Form on Google Forms are posting it to everyone’s itch.io pages now.

Voting for the Superlatives ends when the clock strikes July 5’th in New York: https://forms.gle/URongEfqz4swkdFo8

Please contact us or Unagi if there’s an error.

We’ve made a MAY WOLF ‘25 #FurryVN Jam Superlative Form on Google Forms are posting it to everyone’s itch.io pages now.

Voting for the Superlatives ends when the clock strikes July 5’th in New York: https://forms.gle/URongEfqz4swkdFo8

Please contact us or Unagi if there’s an error.

We’ve made a MAY WOLF ‘25 #FurryVN Jam Superlative Form on Google Forms are posting it to everyone’s itch.io pages now.

Voting for the Superlatives ends when the clock strikes July 5’th in New York: https://forms.gle/URongEfqz4swkdFo8

Please contact us or Unagi if there’s an error.

We’ve made a MAY WOLF ‘25 #FurryVN Jam Superlative Form on Google Forms are posting it to everyone’s itch.io pages now.

Voting for the Superlatives ends when the clock strikes July 5’th in New York: https://forms.gle/URongEfqz4swkdFo8

Please contact us or Unagi if there’s an error.

We’ve made a MAY WOLF ‘25 #FurryVN Jam Superlative Form on Google Forms are posting it to everyone’s itch.io pages now.

Voting for the Superlatives ends when the clock strikes July 5’th in New York: https://forms.gle/URongEfqz4swkdFo8

Please contact us or Unagi if there’s an error.

We’ve made a MAY WOLF ‘25 #FurryVN Jam Superlative Form on Google Forms are posting it to everyone’s itch.io pages now.

Voting for the Superlatives ends when the clock strikes July 5’th in New York: https://forms.gle/URongEfqz4swkdFo8

Please contact us or Unagi if there’s an error.

We’ve made a MAY WOLF ‘25 #FurryVN Jam Superlative Form on Google Forms are posting it to everyone’s itch.io pages now.

Voting for the Superlatives ends when the clock strikes July 5’th in New York: https://forms.gle/URongEfqz4swkdFo8

Please contact us or Unagi if there’s an error.

We’ve made a MAY WOLF ‘25 #FurryVN Jam Superlative Form on Google Forms are posting it to everyone’s itch.io pages now.

Voting for the Superlatives ends when the clock strikes July 5’th in New York: https://forms.gle/URongEfqz4swkdFo8

Please contact us or Unagi if there’s an error.

We’ve made a MAY WOLF ‘25 #FurryVN Jam Superlative Form on Google Forms are posting it to everyone’s itch.io pages now.

Voting for the Superlatives ends when the clock strikes July 5’th in New York: https://forms.gle/URongEfqz4swkdFo8

Please contact us or Unagi if there’s an error.

We’ve made a MAY WOLF ‘25 #FurryVN Jam Superlative Form on Google Forms are posting it to everyone’s itch.io pages now.

Voting for the Superlatives ends when the clock strikes July 5’th in New York: https://forms.gle/URongEfqz4swkdFo8

Please contact us or Unagi if there’s an error.

We’ve made a MAY WOLF ‘25 #FurryVN Jam Superlative Form on Google Forms are posting it to everyone’s itch.io pages now.

Voting for the Superlatives ends when the clock strikes July 5’th in New York: https://forms.gle/URongEfqz4swkdFo8

Please contact us or Unagi if there’s an error.

We’ve made a MAY WOLF ‘25 #FurryVN Jam Superlative Form on Google Forms are posting it to everyone’s itch.io pages now.

Voting for the Superlatives ends when the clock strikes July 5’th in New York: https://forms.gle/URongEfqz4swkdFo8

Please contact us or Unagi if there’s an error.

We’ve made a MAY WOLF ‘25 #FurryVN Jam Superlative Form on Google Forms are posting it to everyone’s itch.io pages now.

Voting for the Superlatives ends when the clock strikes July 5’th in New York: https://forms.gle/URongEfqz4swkdFo8

Please contact us or Unagi if there’s an error.

We’ve made a MAY WOLF ‘25 #FurryVN Jam Superlative Form on Google Forms are posting it to everyone’s itch.io pages now.

Voting for the Superlatives ends when the clock strikes July 5’th in New York: https://forms.gle/URongEfqz4swkdFo8

Please contact us or Unagi if there’s an error.

We’ve made a MAY WOLF ‘25 #FurryVN Jam Superlative Form on Google Forms are posting it to everyone’s itch.io pages now.

Voting for the Superlatives ends when the clock strikes July 5’th in New York: https://forms.gle/URongEfqz4swkdFo8

Please contact us or Unagi if there’s an error.

We’ve made a MAY WOLF ‘25 #FurryVN Jam Superlative Form on Google Forms are posting it to everyone’s itch.io pages now.

Voting for the Superlatives ends when the clock strikes July 5’th in New York: https://forms.gle/URongEfqz4swkdFo8

Please contact us or Unagi if there’s an error.

We’ve made a MAY WOLF ‘25 #FurryVN Jam Superlative Form on Google Forms are posting it to everyone’s itch.io pages now.

Voting for the Superlatives ends when the clock strikes July 5’th in New York: https://forms.gle/URongEfqz4swkdFo8

Please contact us or Unagi if there’s an error.

We’ve made a MAY WOLF ‘25 #FurryVN Jam Superlative Form on Google Forms are posting it to everyone’s itch.io pages now.

Voting for the Superlatives ends when the clock strikes July 5’th in New York: https://forms.gle/URongEfqz4swkdFo8

Please contact us or Unagi if there’s an error.

We’ve made a MAY WOLF ‘25 #FurryVN Jam Superlative Form on Google Forms are posting it to everyone’s itch.io pages now.

Voting for the Superlatives ends when the clock strikes July 5’th in New York: https://forms.gle/URongEfqz4swkdFo8

Please contact us or Unagi if there’s an error.

We’ve made a MAY WOLF ‘25 #FurryVN Jam Superlative Form on Google Forms are posting it to everyone’s itch.io pages now.

Voting for the Superlatives ends when the clock strikes July 5’th in New York: https://forms.gle/URongEfqz4swkdFo8

Please contact us or Unagi if there’s an error.