Today, a new monthly article series called “The Jam Report” starts. Here we prepare all the short recommendations made on our Twitter account in a concise list. So enjoy the first issue of “The Jam Report”, which features forty-five jam submissions.
4th Alakajam!
“Falling In Love” by Brent Pemberton, Del Nordlund, Patrick Flattery, Sebastian Scaini & Shepherd Cameron.
You are a chameleon. Your tongue is knotted with another one. You fall down an abyss. You are on a date.
“Obersprengmeister” by Thomas ten Cate.
In this fun physics puzzle game you have to blow up buildings with your endless amount of explosives.
“Pyramid Peril” by HuvaaKoodia & SUOMAR.
A pyramid collapses and you have to flee. But be careful, because you can quickly run into a dead end and then possibly be beaten to death by boulders.
7dfps 2018
“A Brand New Camera” by Fernando Ramallo.
In this wonderful photography simulator, set in a minimalist and strange world, you can wander around, toggle the flash on and off, zoom in or out and take pictures.
Bend your brain and, more importantly, the room in this great puzzle shooter prototype.
“Laundro-Mess” by Herno.
Do not worry about loose pairs of socks anymore, because in this shooter you use single socks to shoot down hordes of washing machines.
“Mining Station Theta” by John Winder.
Explore an abandoned mining station as a drone, but beware of the still active security system. It is your choice to attack or sneak.
“You Can Blow Bubbles” by Kevin Watters.
Shooter games do not necessarily have to mean that you as a player have to kill someone or something. Why not do you not shoot some soap bubbles instead?
Bitsy Jam (Harvest)
“September Harvest” by Marty Kovach.
You reap what you sow? That is not always true. Life can be full of failures and mistakes, but also of hope, as this short personal journey on memory lane shows.
“The first autumn without you” by Samtronika.
A child lost their grandma and spends the first autumn without her at the grandparents’ farm. However, kind words and a pinch of magic help to deal with the loss.
“Their Share” by caeth.
In this wonderful Bitsy game, where a farming simulation meets mysticism, you can explore a farmer village, collect your harvest and remember to reserve a part for ‘them’ as well.
Bitsy Jam (Mixtape)
“1998” by Berrak Nil.
Choosing the songs for a mixtape can be a difficult task. Especially if the mixtape is for a good friend, future best friend maybe. Or more? No no… She is just a friend, really!
“a retrospective” by Sean S. LeBlanc.
This Bitsy collection features snippets of all created games by the developer, presenting them as a ‘short scene mixtape’.
“Five Great Places to Get a Nice Cup of Tea When You Are Asleep” by Ben Bruce.
You love tea? You love dreaming? Now you can travel to five different dreamscape tea houses.
What is a gift? Why can it be so unpleasant to receive and give them? When is a gift a good one? These are some of the questions that this personal game deals with.
“Liner Notes” by Emilie M. Reed.
The agreement to exchange mixtapes with each other can cause unexpected, beautiful, but also frightening new dynamics in relationships.
“She Made Me a Mixtape” by David Mowatt.
This Bitsy game is a love and breakup story in twelve tracks.
Blackthornprod GAME JAM 1
“People’s Committee of Game Development” by Ece Seyrek Hasdogan, Doruk Hasdogan & Yarkin D. Cetin.
In this game development simulation, the people of a socialist state want games. But you need the committee’s approval.
“The Game Creation Recipe” by Noa Calice.
In the caves of this lovely cartoon-like dungeon crawler, you will need to find the ingredients for a good game and fight a couple of bosses.
Bored Pixels Jam 2
“Fragments” by Eva Abollivier.
In this story-driven point and click game, you play as a former arcade owner, who will close his shop forever. How will you cope with this and other losses?
DarkTober Game Jam 2018
“Botched” by hankworx.
This prototype for an atmospherical and psychological ‘horror’ visual novel contains potentially distressing content like suicidal thoughts and mental health problems.
“Just Passing” by Joellikespigs & Viktor Kraus.
Do you love Halloween, but hate scary horror games? In this beautiful and cute puzzle adventure you have to help seven lost souls to find their peace.
This game fulfills the important criteria of my retro spookiness checklist, as it features a castle, skeletons, bats and mean surprises.
Emulated Dreams
“Neko Yume 猫夢” by Modus Interactive.
Meow it is meow meow just meow a meow meow meooow dream meow.
EPX Fall Jam 2018
“Reflections dancing in lantern oil” by Jared K. Jewell.
This short and atmospheric Bitsy game is about a strange world, a growing flame, you and yourself.
Games Factory Jam 7
“Cookie.inc” by Stone Garden.
Memorize cookie recipes and then pick up the right ingredients on the assembly line to create the baked goods. But make sure that you also observe the quantities.
Godot Wild Jam 2
“Diver Down” by Delta Key & Rafael Pimentel.
In this stealth platformer, you have to submerge into the walls, so that you do not get discovered by the light rays.
itcho jam
“Yard Tale” by Gwen Valentine, Zack Alkek, Jellebones, tuckie & Joe Aquiare.
Play as a cute witch who tries to figure out the best items for the visitors of a yard sale and use your magic.
JimJam 2
“Circle Serpent” by EvilArtBunny.
In this lovely puzzle prototype you have to gather energy to make the next move. Sometimes you control two snakes at once or the tiles change their energy amount.
“Garden of Ouroboros” by Ross McRitchie, Erin McRitchie & Christine Canavan.
Solve puzzles and pay for lemonade with fresh fishes in this charming, hand-drawn point and click adventure.
A witch tries to steal your soul, so you have to catch it before it reaches the exit of each level.
Les Game Jams du RIJV 2
“Work In Progress” by Stending.
What is your relationship to your work or your job? Does it feel sometimes tedious, tiring, boring? This short game explores these negative aspects.
Music Game Jam 2018
“Fledge” by Michael Widmer & Haiwei Hou.
In a strange, but beautiful world, you lose three birds of your flock. Fly around to find them and reunite with them.
“Flight” by Daniel Kim & Martín Alonzo González Jr.
Fly through the sky, communicate with other birds via singing, team up as a flock and enjoy the relaxing, peaceful environment.
PROCJAM
“Paper & Ink Dungeon” by Stanislav Filippov & Polikarp Rediskin.
Fight against evil creatures, collect loot and trade mushrooms for chickens in this delightful three-dimensional dungeon crawler, that features hand-drawn graphics.
“PlusWave” by max levine stuff.
When two waves overlap, a new one gets created. But what would this look like? This is what you have to guess in this game with procedurally generated puzzles.
Puzzle Jam
In this puzzle game, you use a claw machine to guide boxes to their destinations. The problem is that the gripper can only move on fixed rails.
Saint Louis Arcade Jam 2018
“Dinersaur Cookout!” by Silverhsu, timconceivable, TeamTBA & SuperWes.
Grab the correct ingredients for your dinner recipes in this cute co-op cooking game, where you play as a dinosaur.
Spooky Jam 2018
Imagine “Machinarium”, only with aliens, some gardening, Halloween and bats that carry your inventory.
Summer Slow Jams August 2018
“P.E. Noire” by picogram & Grahm Nesbitt.
A point and click detective game with a noir tune, but playing in an elementary school may sound crazy, but it works like a charm.
The Haunted PS1 Halloween Jam
“Homage to the Dead” by Dan Sanderson.
If you like old zombie movies and the first PlayStation console, then you will love this spooky game.
TigerJ’s OctoBear JAM 2018
The quantic cat is able to split itself into two cats, but they have to be united to continue to the next level. Overall, this is a smartly designed puzzle game with unique mechanics.
TwitsyBot Jam
“Cavern Caravan Trail” by Andrew Yolland.
This is a fascinating prototype for an “Oregon Trail”-esque game, that uses Bitsy as a graphical interface.
“The Explorers” by dumplingsquid.
Exploration trips bring adventure, but also bureaucracy. Read the reports, mark them with their topic or put them in the error folder.
Weekly Game Jam 64
“Working As Intended” by EmergedTeam (Roberto Pavan & Francesco Catalano).
Find the breach, grab the patch box, drag it to the next stage and repeat.
