What is a Game Jam?

A game jam is a friendly competition / challenge to build a game is a specific amount of time. They usually take place over a weekend but some are longer than two days. I prefer participating in Ludum Dare game jams which are weekend jams. There are also a ton of game jams hosted on itch.io

Game jams for me are an opportunity to build on my skills. Sometimes I use game jams to try new game engines or try a new game mechanic. Either way I always walk away from a jam knowing something new and having a sense of pride that I build a small game in such a short time frame. Below you will find some of the games I have made for game jams.

Tetroids

Tetroids
A mix between Tetris and Asteroids
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Labyrinth Rush

Labyrinth Rush
Jump, Double Jump, and Wall Jump your way through ever expanding mazes
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Six

Six
Help Six (a robot) to reprogram his AI chip by guiding him through a series of platform puzzle levels.
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Zombie Power Station

Zombie Power Station
The zombies became a problem about the same time the world was going through a major power shortage
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