The first game jam for Video Game Development Club at Oregon State University fall 2026!

THEME: DECAY

This jam will have one theme. You are highly encouraged to follow this theme! (However, if you really want to, you do not have to.)  The jam's theme will be announced during the club - we'll add it to this page as well after that.

Templates:

Starting from a template is recommended, but not required. You can do whatever you'd like with the template. We do ask you try to keep at least one element the same, like the perspective or art style. If you've previously worked with one of these templates, we recommend trying a different one out!

• Top-down template (Godot)
• Top-down template (Unity)
• Side-scrolling template (Godot)

Who may participate:

This jam is intended for members of the Video Game Development Club at Oregon State University or are on a team with a member of VGDC participating in this jam.

Rules:

• Don't break OSU's rules
• Small teams are allowed (not required)
• >30% of your games contents must be made by you during the jam. This means at most 70% combined can come from:
  • AI (however all AI use is discouraged and against the spirit of the club) (all AI use must be disclosed)
  • Assets made by someone else not on your team (you must provide credit)
  • Anything made by you previously (you can also extend an existing project of yours)
  • Content from your template of choice is exempt; it doesn't count towards either percentage.

Additional Info:

This jam is unranked and for fun to see what each other can create. For discussion related to the jam, please use our club's Discord. After the jam ends, feel free to continue working on your game! We are excited to see what you create!