Welcome to the Marcusk Game Jam. This event is an opportunity for developers and creators to build something unique for the Marcusk community. Whether you're an experienced programmer or trying something new, we encourage everyone to participate. While this is a more intermediate-level game jam with a time limit, see the resources below for some things you can use to make your own Video Games!
Submissions should be centered around one of the following themes:
The theme is intentionally broad to encourage creativity and allow for a wide range of ideas and interpretations.
Participants may submit one of the following:
Projects should be original and created specifically for this game jam.
The community will vote for their favorite submission.
The voting will take place on this site, and you don't have to submit to vote; the public vote will have a close date of Aug 15, 5 pm UTC.
A panel of judges will evaluate each project based on creativity, execution, polish, and overall quality.
Judging will take place live during a Discord Stage, where submissions will be showcased before the winners are announced. Will take place on Aug 15, 8 pm UTC.
There will be one winner of the Community Favorite Category and 3 of Technical Merit
1st: 100k Emeralds
2nd: 80k Emeralds
3rd: 60k Emeralds
We encourage participants to think outside the box. Whether you create a new gameplay mechanic, an engaging plugin, or a complete game experience, originality and thoughtful design will be key factors in making your project stand out.
The Marcusk Game Jam is hosted by Copper Golem, Yuiop201.
Judges: Hannah, Yuiop201, Baylem, and AlyxDeLunar
We look forward to seeing what the community creates.
https://discord.com/channels/927921258157473863/1384671012464889876
https://scratch.mit.edu/ (Free web-based block coding language, recommended for beginners.)
https://www.youtube.com/@griffpatch/courses (Free YT courses on how to make different kinds of Scratch games)
https://turbowarp.org (Compiles Scratch projects to make them run faster)
https://packager.turbowarp.org/ (Compiles Scratch Projects into HTML5 Files, useful for submitting to Itch.io.)
https://unity.com/ (semi-free 3d/2d C# based Game engine; requires Windows/Linux/Mac; not beginner-friendly)
https://ctjs.rocks/ (2d JavaScript/CoffeScript/Catnip(Block coding) based game engine Windows/Linux/Mac; some coding knoweldge required)
https://godotengine.org/ (Godot Free 2d/3d Game Engine, "Eclpyt Recommended")
https://www.pixilart.com/(Pixel art maker, useful for making sprites and other game elements)
https://pixabay.com/music/ (Free royalty-free music)
https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/ (Free royalty-free SFX)
