Thats all of the point of a game jam. Or else people will just upload their premade projects which they must have worked on for months or even maybe years lol:D
so if i make a game for a game jam but run out of time the game just goes to the bin and i start over? thats dumb i dont want to have 100 unfinished projects
Then don't join a game jam...? The whole point of a jam is to make something small in the given timeframe. If you can't finish in time, pick longer running jams (there's one that ends in 2030 right now) or simply don't participate. It kinda seems like you just don't like the idea of game jams to begin with.
Try the metroidvania month super edition jam, it's more generic and allows projects at any point in development. (it also lasts 3 months so if you don't finish your project on this jam you can finish it and submit it there.)
