Bad Ideas Game Jam 2026

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random events, guaranteed havoc.

Submitted by bad friend :) — 16 days, 12 hours before the deadline

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Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Enjoyment	#74	3.500	3.500
Video Pitch	#107	3.250	3.250
Overall	#154	3.140	3.140
Artwork	#159	3.150	3.150
Creativity	#183	3.200	3.200
Audio	#212	2.600	2.600

Ranked from 20 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game fit the theme?
a cardboard box in a cardboard box surviving the longest time they can by thinking through the random short-term events that occur unpredictably.

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https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Agh5BBudrEk

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ThatOneSmartGuy314Submitted157 days ago(+1)

SO COOL! love the back ground, music, and theme of the void chasing you!
one thing is that the jump feels weird, like delayed or something, but other than that its really well done!

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Space Outside The box

bad friend :)Developer157 days ago

thx for your feedback :D, also i am not sure what you mean by the “jump feels weird”. it worked fine for me so if you could clarify if it was the sound or the input that was delayed please let me know.

ThatOneSmartGuy314Submitted157 days ago(+1)

Idk it was kinda like it was delayed, but at the same time i think it was on time, I think it was just missing 1. feature where holding the jump button allows a character to jump higher (or longer) than just tapping, 2. Coyote Time when jumping

but thats just from my memory/guess, but dont get me wrong the game was fantastic, would love if it was expanded a bit :D

bad friend :)Developer156 days ago

i agree with you that the jump needs more polishing. tbh this is my first 2d game and platformer made with unity that i made from scratch, so i would say that this was a decent attempt. again, thanks for your feedback! :D

IcedGamesSubmitted159 days ago(+1)

really nice game I liked it nice job!

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bad friend :)Developer158 days ago

thx for your kind words :D

AlexC04Submitted162 days ago(+1)

Very nice patformer and very cool events, I could not for the life of me go past the trampoline hole with spikes, it's not that is impossible or too hard, is just that i suck at platformers. THE FOG IS COMING FOR MY BASS (box+ass)

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bad friend :)Developer161 days ago

lmao thx for the positive feedback :D. also for the second trampoline hole with spikes, you dont need to go on the trampoline, you could just jump over the wall (dont collide with the wall due to friction) and jump over the spike from there. im bad at explaining so something like this:

AlexC04Submitted161 days ago(+1)

:0 Yes! Now my most death section are the platforms with nothing but slightly larger separations :|

bad friend :)Developer161 days ago

oof, i dont know how to help u but heres a tip from jumping from platform to platform that will hopefully help u (if u want to play this game again, no pressure): jump when the character is halfway towards the edge. i dont know if ive explained it clear enough so i will upload an image.

AlexC04Submitted161 days ago(+1)

no, no. The problem is me, I suck at platformers, I try to go fast and miss the jumps :P

bad friend :)Developer161 days ago

oh right…

Simply TerribleSubmitted162 days ago(+1)

This was really fun! I got stuck on the second trampoline spike part tho

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Boxed In - Simply Terrible Game

bad friend :)Developer161 days ago(+1)

thx for the feedback :D, no worries u can jump over the wall (dont collide with it due to friction bringing you down) and jump over the spike from there. something like this:

DpartSubmitted163 days ago(+1)

quite fun game

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bad friend :)Developer163 days ago

thx for the thought :D

unique_nicknameSubmitted163 days ago(+1)

It's a fun game, I'm not sure if I just wasn't good enough to make it further in but I would have liked a bigger variety of the "levels" that get procedurally generated. Otherwise this is a job well done!

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bad friend :)Developer163 days ago (1 edit)

hi and thx for ur feedback :). its more about luck rather than skill, personally i sometimes only made it past by one minute and a half. for the variety of sections, i got 16 of variations so i think thats enough, but i get why u said that bc the same section generates more commonly than others.

Dsansano7Submitted163 days ago(+1)

Cool concept, as well as curious loop. Huge congrats!!!

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bad friend :)Developer163 days ago

thx so much :D

NiceLookinGuySubmitted163 days ago(+1)

It was generally nice, would really like if you could add a "coyote time" in the future. Also, the music get repetitive too fast I think. And I found a small bug that you can jump after the death and shake the screen.

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The RAM Tower: Upscaled

bad friend :)Developer163 days ago

thx for the feedback, i was trying to go into the retro aspect for this game which is why the music is repetitive. i might consider adding a coyote time mechanic if it is too big of an issue. i will look into that bug u mentioned.

Diceopod StudioSubmitted163 days ago(+1)

Very interesting twist on a classic gaming loop. Forgot to read the description before playing, so it definitely caught me off guard.

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bad friend :)Developer163 days ago

oh lol thanks for playing and ur feedback :D

salamignonSubmitted163 days ago(+1)

Honestly, this was surprisingly fun. Reminded me of geometry dash because of the "wall of void" that pushes us to never stop moving.

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At the Corner of the Universe

bad friend :)Developer163 days ago

haha thx so much for the feedback :D

ChemistisSubmitted163 days ago(+1)

The games really fun!

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bad friend :)Developer163 days ago

thx so much :D

vapor_wavSubmitted163 days ago(+1)

Really fun game! the controls felt great and the random events + having to go fast cuase of the void on the left was very engaging and at times fairly difficult. Art and music were neat, not much to say about them. One thing is, it took me some time to realize spike don't hurt you if you touch them from the side, which feels unintuitive imo, for like 2 minutes the game was just harder for me because I didn't touch spikes at all. Great job!

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Keys Across Time And Space (jam version)

bad friend :)Developer163 days ago(+1)

hi and thanks for the positive feedback :). just a note that the spikes dont hurt from the side is because it was really annoying during testing and it would make the game harder than intended challenge.

newdevtooSubmitted164 days ago(+1)

in my opinion the game was too hard, did you add coyote time?

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you are the casino

bad friend :)Developer163 days ago

hi and thanks for sharing ur opinion. just a note that this game is endless so there isnt really a set goal, and i didnt want to make the game too easy nor too hard. with that being said, i didnt add coyote time as imo it isnt really needed and it wouldnt make much sense.