Every submission gets rated on a 5-star scale across four things:

Your Overall rank is just the average of all four - no hidden math, we promise.

• All work (code, art, audio) needs to be made after the jam starts - general-purpose libraries, engines, or licensed third-party assets you already have rights to are fair game.
• Credit any third-party assets on your game page. It takes two minutes and saves everyone an awkward conversation later.
• One submission per person or team - pick your favorite idea and commit.
• No NSFW, hate speech, harassment, or asset flips. Low-effort "troll" entries will be quietly (or not so quietly) removed.
• No NFT/crypto content. We're setting fires, not raising them.
• Games must be playable without extra hardware - no VR-only or controller-only submissions.
• AI-generated content (art, audio, code, etc.) is totally fine - just disclose it on your game page and give a quick rundown of what it did and how you used it.
• Be excellent to each other. Harassment or hate speech toward fellow jammers gets you disqualified, no exceptions.

• A "Set the World on Fire" badge/role for the winning team on our Discord - that's it, no cash, no keys, just bragging rights (which, let's be honest, is the real prize).

• Click Join Jam on the Setfire GameJam page.
• Join the Discord so you get pinged the second the Spark - and later the Catalyst - drops.
• Submit your game before the 60-hour timer hits zero. Missed it by a hair? A host-generated late-submit link may be available - check the community tab.
• Once submissions close, the rating period kicks off - go play, rate, and comment on other entries using the four criteria above.