RPG Maker Horror Game Jam #15
6th of March - 19th of April
RPG Maker has spawned many great horror games and now it's time to create games in the style of these classics! You are welcome to join this jam no matter if you are a beginner or an experienced developer, so long as you want to create a game inspired by traditional RPG Maker horror games. Hopefully, at the end of the game jam you will have something playable you can be proud of!
Theme: Witching Hour
The Witching Hour is a time when supposedly, the magical powers of witches are at their peak and the monsters and evil spirits that stalk the night are at their strongest and most numerous. Traditionally, it is thought to be either the hour just after midnight, or alternatively, when the night is darkest, from about 3 AM to 4 AM.
Walpurgis Night, the night between the 30th of April and 1st of May, was strongly associated with witchcraft, for it was supposed to be the night when witches have their grand sabbath. And on this night, people would come together to light large bonfires and burn straw effigies of witches in them, supposedly in order to weaken their power.
Perhaps your game's protagonist ran afoul of a malevolent witch and now needs to break a curse that affects them or their loved ones. Or perhaps they are a witch who is persecuted for something they didn't do. Or whatever else you come up with for this upcoming Witching Hour, the choice is yours!
Bonus Challenges
1) Break The Witch's Curse: The goal of the game is to break some kind of curse that afflicts the protagonist and/or someone they care about, while an antagonistic, evil witch actively tries to hinder the protagonist's efforts.
2) Familiar: The player character is assisted by some kind of magical being who helps out the player in some way (for example it could fight alongside the player, be used in puzzles, used to distract enemies, provide helpful advice, act as a save-point/restore HP etc.)
3) Potion Brewing: There's a part in the game where the protagonist has to brew some kind of a potion by following a recipe.