Event - Sleigh the Competition! 2023 Christmas Game Jam

The thread has gone quite far so i might have missed this question if it already was asked.
Is someone planning to stream the games? Or record a video?

My game is also going to be straining at its 20 minute leash, I hope it all fits XD

I'm also not particularly out to win anything--it's a love letter to what I do every winter, and to my friends and stories from along the way. I just hope someone else enjoys it too!

I haven't worked on my game in almost a week, aaaahhhhhh!:kaolivid:

Its okay, I just have to finish the credits, deploy and playtest.... (and then fix stuff, redeploy, then fix stuff again, redeploy repeat...)

my game is done (without sound) 2 endings, but if you do your best,
you get the good ending, but based on running, it can be completed
in 18min, else 20min+, but I coded a bit to speed it up if you are bad :p

so it will be under 20min, so peacefully can beat the game in 30min at least.
so it is doable for everyone ^^

but I highly suggest NOT to skip if you are stuck as all levels are beatable.

so when testing my GameJam, dont skip directly, but do your best at least ^^
you will not be disappointed.

I don't expect to win, especially since I had to cut a lot to make the deadline, particularly art, but am curious about reactions and want people to playtest the mechanics.

I dont go for win, as I'm a mechanic maker, not map maker, so my game
simple, yet hard, but the best level is my final level.

I put custom art I made just for this game, and cannot be used anywhere else.
but also some other and minimal plugin use, (1 of my own and TSR plugin).

I had fun in the mechanic making to make it good looking.
it could be better, but this will do, so you see the point as I dont want to spend
to much time on heavy edit to make it look good.

I do it for the badge, thats the best price I can get, but I hope people enjoy it.

so if you want to know what to expect.

so, please be nice, I don't expect high rates (3-4 maybe),
sound = 0 (but ignore that)
just enjoy and give positive feedback or critical (not about sound).
I accept negative feedback if there is a good reason for it ^^

I did my best, and so do you all that joined the game, but I saw some
very good screenshots that far bypass my game.

so may the best one win (with the good screenshots or that keep it a surprise).
so I look forward of those small games I can speedrun through them ^^

mine have minimal bugs, but I cannot get rid of that, but fully functional ^^

I finally finished my interactive Intro (with input and choices) and I would say the average time to get through it and get to the point where you can start playing the mini games is right at about 20 minutes. There is one part where, in theory, you could spend as much time as you want experimenting before progressing.

So I am definitely going to end up disqualifying myself.

Depending on your choices, you could technically "lose" the game within about 6 or so minutes and get a Game Over screen. Then you would have a choice of returning to play as if that never happened or just ending the game.

As I think about it, I might make the longer, interactive Intro (customization) skippable and have an option to just advance to the mini game part. Which would probably put the average play time around the 20 minutes ball park, depending on which mini games you end up randomly choosing before the end.

Because even though there will be a bunch of mini games, think advent calendar selection, the story only gives you 3 chances to actually change your fate.

Then, if you finish the game, you will have access to an option that lets you just play any mini game you want to try.

So, good news is that my interactive, customization Intro is done and I am starting to work on the mini games.

We will see if I can make a reasonable option to stay within the 20 minute mark, but if not, hopefully I can still get a participation trophy badge for the effort!

Of course, I could also just make the Interactive, customization Intro be the game itself and that would make it about 20 minutes. Playing any of the mini games could technically be, I suppose, optional.

Apparently I game dev worse than I write. My editing process usually adds content.

No DESCOPE...Only SCOPE.

Looks like no one else has finished, here’s my entry: https://izzy-ms.itch.io/harolds-christmas-adventure

@Izzy_MS I think you need to wait for the official data and thread to send your
entry, not before that.

read first post ;)

Is it submission time yet?

here is the link for submissions only. (add from 14 dec (which is now)
till 22th (not on the 22th as that might be to late).

Yes, please submit in this thread only.
If you put it in here, we won't notice.

And, the 22nd would be late, not might. As it is, we have two days to play everything so no exceptions will be made.

Oh, sorry. Looks like I read it wrong.
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction!

Looks like you have half a dozen entries already so you can start playing now. No need for the judges to procrastinate.

As much as I'd like to, y'all can edit your entry until the deadline. And...I deffo got music work to do. And... assuming I get it done today, I can clean my house which I've...not been.

I played a bit of yours since I did talk you into participating. The Mario platformer mechanics are cool, the sliding ramps are troll and not so cool.

I've played a few of the entrees so far.

@ShadowDragon That is a pretty cool game! I played a few levels and will def. come back to play all.
@Izzy_MS That was short and cute.
@TRIDIUM I died 269238564 times trying to cross the river... Sadly I will never know how this story ends.
@AphoticAmaranth Mew...

@LunarSpire_ Why choose .rar? I might not be able to play this one.

@JohnDoeNews Changed the format from .rar to .zip. It was like 3 am when I compressed it and my brain was not functioning lol. Thanks for pointing it out, I would've missed it!

So happy to see so many of ya sweethearts submittin' already! YOU DONE SO WELL have a big semi-damp Alice :wub KIIIISSSS :wub Sorry I jus' haven't been hydrating well enough recently... :kaoswt:

Oop, maybe I made it a little too hard. :kaothx: