Welcome to the first and likely only Tuesday the 13thweb game jam!
In the spirit of Ludum Dare solo jams you are encouraged to create a TINY playable experience at some point during the day of:
Tuesday the 13th, October 2026. (edit: apparently it's set to Calitime! 🐻)
Which is TODAY!
Use of AI tools is strongly encouraged. Make something playable without wasting too much of your own time on the basics. Try to create something unique, regardless of how you make it.
The theme for this jam is: "Unlucky XIII"
The secondary theme is: liminal horror
You can interpret these however you want. XIII can mean the letters, the number 13, or be abstract symbols on a user interface. Unlucky is part of the theme. Liminal horror is an October suggestion, but completely optional.
The game you are submitting should be created on October 13th, not a previously uploaded or worked on game.
Submissions without an accompanying web build may be removed from the jam.
Additional Jam Suggestions / Soft Rules: -You may use any tools or techniques you are aware of. You should cite your creative scaffolding (AI models, game tools, kits, etc) somewhere in the game or jam page for those who are curious about your process.
-You can participate solo or with help, but it is generally expected that submissions will be from solo jammers and voters should favor solo executions over more polished team efforts; while attempting to weight-balance those ideas in their head. Teamwork is a force multiplier; and having an additional set of eyes on your work is extremely helpful, so teams (including playtesters) should be credited, and voters should weight accordingly.
REWARDS: Oh I know what you're scrolling for.
Unfortunately I can't offer you any money. In lieu of treasure, I will be playing and making a video of each (reasonable) game in this jam, so you can directly torture me by submitting something spooky (or bad!)
I'll give you feedback, and I'll likely stalk your profile, and play your other games. I'll tell other people you make cool games if they ask me about people who make cool games. Thanks for making games! & Thanks for considering participation in my first hosted game jam!
The game you are submitting should be created on October 13th, not a previously uploaded or worked on game.
