🤔 The Theme Is:

Nothing Lasts Forever

What does this mean? As usual, it's open to interpretation. You can use this as your game's theme, as a game mechanic, or however else you see fit.

Anyway, now that the theme is announced, it's time to get started on your game!  Here are some quotes to help get you started thinking about the theme:  

All things that have form eventually decay. — Orochimaru

Nothing in the world is permanent, and we’re foolish when we ask anything to last, but surely we’re still more foolish not to take delight in it while we have it.” ― W. Somerset Maugham

Autumn takes its leaves; the tree keeps its roots and calls the exchange a season.” ― Monika Ajay Kaul

And so castles made of sand slip into the sea, eventually. — Jimi Hendrix

 What's Flowjam?

Flowjam is a beginner-friendly gamejam event where everyone has 2 weeks to create a Game from start to finish using the Flowlab game engine!

All games made will be inspired by the Theme announced at the start of the event!
In the end, it's fun to play everyone's games and see all the different interpretations of the same theme! 😮🔥

An event made for the community and any newcomers who want to start making games! ❤️
If you've ever wanted to try making games, this is the perfect chance to start, or improve your skills even further!

Flowlab is the All-in-One Game Engine!

Flowlab is the visual game creator that allows anyone, from beginners to professionals,
to create games with no code and right in your browser!

Ready to try Flowlab? It's super easy to start! Sign up for a free account here
and start making games without code, no experience needed!

🏖️ Summer Flowjam 2026 will be our 14th gamejam!

The theme will be announced when the game jam begins, so make sure to wait until then to create your game!

 Start & End Date: July 21st to August 4th

There’s a countdown in this Summer Flowjam 2026 jam page!
Come join the Flowlab Discord Community to keep up with Flowjam updates,
discuss ideas, share your progress, ask questions, and get excited about Flowjam!

 What can I win?

The Top 3 winning developers will receive a Steam Gift Card!
You can play all the previous Flowjam entries and more Flowlab games on the Flowlab Games page.

🥇1st Place: $100 Steam Gift Card

🥈2nd Place: $50 Steam Gift Card

🥉3rd Place: $25 Steam Gift Card

Some of the previous Flowjam Winners:
• "Antlympus" by Greggo - Winter Flowjam 2026;
• "Cotton to Freaks" by Agent Y & Sugarcyube - Summer Flowjam 2025;
• "Dyson Defense Division" by CodeAlpaca - Winter Flowjam 2025;

 Judging Criteria 

Developers who submit a game will rate the entries from other participants!

• 😮 Creativity - How unique are the graphics, the mechanics, and the overall design
• 🎨Art - How does the game look and sound
• 😄Fun - How fun the game is to play
• ✏️Theme - How well the game adhered to and used the theme

🎮 Why should I participate? 

Making games is fun! Also, this is a chance to challenge yourself to try new ideas, improve your skills, and possibly win a Steam Gift Card! ❤️‍🔥🙂‍↕️

👥 Who can enter? 

Anyone, from anywhere! Feel free to collaborate and help each other, but only one prize will be awarded. Ensure you have an itch.io account and press the big "Join jam" button on this page!

📜 The Rules

1. Don't create your game until the theme is announced! - on July 21st - the game creation time is listed under each game.
2. Submissions will be closed on August 4th.
3. Your game can include any art or music you have legal permission to use, but anything not created by you during the jam should be listed in the game's description.
4. All entrants can vote on the game submissions to select the winner, and Grazer will have the final say on the official winner in case of a tie.
5. Only games created using Flowlab can be submitted.
6. No purchase necessary - free accounts are welcome and encouraged to submit games!

❤️ Submitting your Game!

Make sure to submit your game before the end of the gamejam on August 4!
To make your game easily playable by everyone, make it playable on the browser using the HTML share option on Flowlab! 🌍🎮

If you are unsure how to do so, check out this quick tutorial:

Feel free to check out the other tutorials on our YouTube channel if you want to learn the basics of Game Development using Flowlab.

Let's all create fun Games together & play each other's entries at the end! 💙

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