Event - Spooky Month Game Jam! 2024

Ms Littlefish · 2024-09-28T06:06:14+0900

Hosted by @TRIDIUM , co-hosted by Ms Littlefish Judged by TRIDIUM, Ms Littlefish, and @hiddenone (unless we scare her off) October is a great month. Fight me in the comments. Not only does Halloween happen in October, the bugs start to die…at least in the Northern Hemisphere. You may begin working on your projects once this announcement has been made public. Submission Dates: Oct 21st - Oct 28th, 11:59PM EST (Oct 29th 4:59AM UTC) Winners announced: Nov 3rd. The prompt is “haunted building.” The goal for this jam is to create a compact, atmospheric, and of course spooky~ game centered around a haunted building within a month. It could be the classic haunted house, but try and get creative! What places scare you the most? What does “spooky” even mean? Think eerie, mysterious, strange, uneasy, and supernatural. The art of spookiness is intrigue. We’d love classic monsters! Ghosts, witches, undead, ghouls, and even cryptids! You name it! Spooky can often take a lighter or even humorous tone compared to horror, so no need to shy away from whimsy~ if that’s your preference! Your project must be 30 minutes or less of gameplay for the average play through. Open to any Makers published in the KOMODO store. You must have the rights to all materials used. Gameplay: How fun, balanced, and functional is the game play? Visuals: How good are the visuals and how well do they contribute to the spooky atmosphere? Audio: How good is the audio and how well does it contribute to the spooky atmosphere? Story and Writing: Is the prompt of “haunted building” used well? Creatively? How well does the writing lend to the art of spooky? Spookiness: Then. Naturally. How spooky~ is the game? How atmospheric is the game and how excited does it make us for Halloween? There will be a second thread opened for submissions. Do not submit before the submission times or to this thread! Please use one of the following sources: Google Drive Dropbox Itch.io 1st place: $20 of KOMODO DLC of your choosing and an exclusive badge. 2nd place: $10 of KOMODO DLC of your choosing and an exclusive badge. 3rd place: $10 of KOMODO DLC of your choosing and an exclusive badge. All participants will receive a badge! Badges are created by hiddenone. Stay turned for the sneak peak! You may use any resource you hold a license for. Do not use resources that infringe on copyrights or trademarks. Do not use AI. Due to the prizes carrying a cash value, ensure your resources are available for commercial use. You MUST include all credits and adhere to all copyright and licensing requirements. You may withdraw your submission. You may also update until the deadline date and time. Community conduct standards still apply. Violence and mature themes should not overly exceed a PG-13 standard. Judges reserve the right to disqualify an entry for any reason deemed necessary One submission per member.

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Ms Littlefish

#41 Sep 29, 2024, 11:49 AM Source

@Dunkirk A team is a team. :wub

@Wifi I’ve heard that character is under a copyright, but you’d have to research that. I’m not 100%. Either way the concept could be used under a different name and likeness.
Finnuval

#42 Sep 29, 2024, 12:56 PM Source

@Wifi Slender Man (in the context of the creepy dude) is not in the public domain. The concept itself however does predate the name so... the name needs to change and then youre fine.
Soul_Narrative_Games

#43 Sep 29, 2024, 03:16 PM Source

@Wifi you can always a derivative of Slender Man. For example, you can call them, Long Larry. I made a rough sketch if you are dead-set on the Slender man idea.
Wifi

#44 Sep 29, 2024, 03:33 PM Source

Ms Littlefish said:
@Dunkirk A team is a team. :wub

@Wifi I’ve heard that character is under a copyright, but you’d have to research that. I’m not 100%. Either way the concept could be used under a different name and likeness.
I remember a time where everyone was using slenderman, since he kinda was public domain born out of a creepypasta inspired by aphoto, but someone put him under copyright, so ye, it's unfortunate, no wonder he disappeared.
alice_gristle

#45 Sep 29, 2024, 04:39 PM Source

Good thing I went back and actually read the prompt :kaoswt: Haunted building, Alice! Haunted building!
Ms Littlefish

#46 Sep 29, 2024, 04:40 PM Source

OH God. What on Earth was @alice_gristle trying to haunt?
alice_gristle

#47 Sep 29, 2024, 04:42 PM Source

Nuthin'! I swear it wuz totally innocent! :kaoswt2:
Finnuval

#48 Sep 29, 2024, 05:06 PM Source

Somehow i am getting a vision of mimics and bikini's/thongs merging....
Erif

#49 Sep 29, 2024, 05:10 PM Source

Good luck to everyone participating!
TRIDIUM

#50 Sep 29, 2024, 07:41 PM Source

Wow, so many replies! :kaoswt2:

Glad to see everyone is getting into the spirit of things hyuk hyuk hyuk
StrawberryFlower

#51 Sep 30, 2024, 02:18 AM Source

Considering I've been brewing a "spooky" game-related project idea in my head for awhile now, this is the perfect time to force myself to actually MAKE something. Just need to figure out the the story and/or building. :D
ValentinaSama67

#52 Sep 30, 2024, 02:07 PM Source

This will be super fun!!!
Timespiraled_RPG

#53 Sep 30, 2024, 09:33 PM Source

Very excited to give this jam a shot!
Ms Littlefish

#54 Sep 30, 2024, 09:58 PM Source

It will be proper spooky season the whole globe over here shortly! What are people doing to get themselves in the mood for spooky season and spooky game dev?
ATT_Turan

#55 Sep 30, 2024, 10:43 PM Source

Ms Littlefish said:
What are people doing to get themselves in the mood for spooky season
I got new friends!
Finnuval

#56 Sep 30, 2024, 11:36 PM Source

ATT_Turan said:
I got new friends!

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Haha very nice!
StrawberryFlower

#57 Oct 1, 2024, 12:53 AM Source

Ms Littlefish said:
What are people doing to get themselves in the mood for spooky season and spooky game dev?
My long-distance partner and I play nothing but "spooky" games all month. :D
JPlaysan

#58 Oct 1, 2024, 04:04 AM Source

I'm thinking of participating in this game jam! Would have to put my current project on hold in the meantime I think unless I can work on both?! Ahh, but the deadline! Anyway, good luck to everyone who is participating!
Canned_Dinosaur

#59 Oct 1, 2024, 01:44 PM Source

Can... a spaceship qualify as... building?
TRIDIUM

#60 Oct 1, 2024, 02:50 PM Source

Space station, perhaps?