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Hey there! Thanks for your interest in this jam. Be sure to join the Kiosune Discord, you may be able to find a team there, too. 

A great introductory take on the prompt, as well as good use of the core functionality of Kiosune Studio. I like how you interpreted the prompt.

I enjoyed this take on the prompt, the twist was quite sudden and played well with the theme. The music added a touch of drama, and I liked the backgrounds you used as well as the way you worked with Kiosune Studio.

I love your art! The story was simple, and very relatable (for me). I'd say this one of my favorite entries. The way you interpreted the prompt was great to see in action. Kudos!

An excellent entry! I love how deep the lore went, even for such a short game jam. The effort you put into your own custom pixel art was cool as well. You did a great job here.

That's fine with me!

Great feedback. These are features I will implement in a coming update. There should be an X button at the top of the character menu to delete characters for now. I will make this more simple in the future. 

Be sure to join the Discord for version updates and to give feedback! Thanks.

I'm super hyped to see how people interpret the prompt in a pixel art style! I also am curious as to how detailed the projects will be. All around excited for the jam and all things Kiosune!

Excellent job interpreting the theme! At the beginning, there was a sense of wanderlust, which quickly evolved into existential dread. Keep up the great work.

Awesome! I'm glad you like it

Great questions! Anything you make with Kiosune Studio is 100% yours — commercial use is fully allowed, no royalties, no non-profit restriction. Credit isn't required, but a "Made with Kiosune Studio" mention is always appreciated and helps the tool grow. The engine itself stays free; you just can't resell or redistribute the tool as your own.

NSFW games with consenting adult characters are fine to make and publish on itch (mark them 18+ per itch's rules). The kiosune.com library is curated SFW-only, so they won't be listed there — but that's the only difference.

Also, heads up: KiosuneVN is coming soon — a paid bundle of Kiosune Studio, the Character Creator, and Kiosune Audio, with GameMaker-style tiers, launching on itch and Steam. Same ownership terms will apply to games made with it.

KiosuneVN ships no generative AI: nothing it draws, composes or exports comes out of an AI model, it makes no calls to any AI service, and nothing you make is collected or sent anywhere. I did use an AI assistant to help write parts of the application's code and this store page's text; every character, sprite, cue and starter script the tools produce comes from hand-built, deterministic engines.

# The theme is LOST. Kiosune Game Jam #1: First Tales is open.

A lost letter, a lost city, a lost cause, a lost hour, someone who is lost and someone who is looking for them. Take it anywhere you like. The theme is optional, but the entries that find a way into it are usually the ones people remember.

## Two weeks, starting now

Submissions close **Monday 28 September at 12:00 pm New York time**. Voting runs from then until 5 October, and the results go out live on [twitch.tv/mellotodd](https://twitch.tv/mellotodd) that day.

This is the first jam ever run for Kiosune Studio. Nobody but its author has finished a game in it yet. Whatever you make will be one of the first tales anyone tells with this tool, and I will play every single entry.

## Join the Discord

The jam lives on the Discord: **[discord.gg/FSBxgyznGS](https://discord.gg/FSBxgyznGS)**. That is where the important updates land first (deadline reminders, any changes to the rules, the results stream link, and studio updates during the jam), and it is the place to find a team. Pick up a role for what you do, writer, artist, composer, sound designer or playtester, and post what you are looking for. Writers need artists, artists need composers, and everyone needs a playtester. Going solo is great too; a ten-minute story that finishes beats a two-hour one that doesn't.

It is also where to ask questions. Stuck on the script language, the stage, exporting, or getting the game onto itch? Ask, or ping me directly. No question is too small. The tutorials and the full guides are at [kiosune.com/tutorials](https://kiosune.com/tutorials).

## The engine is brand new, and you can shape it

Kiosune Studio is weeks old. If it is missing something your story needs, or something gets in your way, say so. Feature requests and bug reports during the jam get looked at fast, and if it is a fair ask, it gets built. Several of this month's features exist because someone asked for them. The browser studio updates itself, so fixes reach you without a download.

## The short rules

- Made in Kiosune Studio, started during the jam. Old scripts and art are fine to bring; the game itself is new.

- Any length. Finished beats ambitious.

- Teams welcome. Credit everyone, including fonts and music you did not make.

- PG-13, nothing NSFW.

- Export the game as `.html` and submit it here as an HTML game, viewport 960×540 (or fullscreen). The [export tutorial](https://kiosune.com/tutorials/exporting-and-sharing) has the exact steps.

## How it is judged

Ranked jam. Entrants and their contributors vote on five criteria: **Overall**, Story & Writing, Visuals & Presentation, Sound & Music, and Use of the Tool. Awards go to 1st, 2nd and 3rd by Overall score, plus **Kiosune's Pick**, one hand-chosen favourite. Winners get a spotlight on the studio page and the site, a winner's banner for their itch page, and a badge on their kiosune.com Library profile. After the jam, every entry can go into the Library tagged as a Jam 1 entry, where it stays playable and keeps collecting votes and comments.

## Links

- Get the studio (browser, Windows, single file, Android): [kiosune.com/studio](https://kiosune.com/studio)

- Everything about the jam: [kiosune.com/jam](https://kiosune.com/jam)

- Discord, for updates and teams: [discord.gg/FSBxgyznGS](https://discord.gg/FSBxgyznGS)

Go get lost. See you on the 28th.

I can't wait to see the awesome things you make with it!

Fixed! Thanks again.

Ill see what I can do!

Ill double check when I get home from work. I thought it was incorporated in the most recent version, but I may have overlooked it by mistake. Thanks for the heads up!

Of course!

Awesome job! Love the Blade Runner vibes, excellent use of the game engine. Keep up the great work - can't wait to see what you make next.

I'm happy I can help! Have fun, and when you finish a game, let me know. I'd love to play it. 

Hello rowshack - I've sent the v1 file on Discord for you to download. Thanks for using Kiosune Studio!

If you haven't already, you should join our Discord at https://discord.gg/FSBxgyznGS

Thanks for playing my game!

That's strange - I only see two users in my Discord and neither of them have your name. Here's what some online research told me:

You can resolve the "Email is Already Registered" error on Discord by logging into the existing account tied to that email or using the password reset feature on the Discord Login Page.

How to Fix the Error

• Log in instead of signing up: If you already have an account using this address, go to the login screen rather than the register screen.
• Reset your password: Type your email on the login page, click Forgot your password, and check your inbox for a reset link to regain access to that account. 
• Contact support: If you believe your email is being used without your authorization or you are stuck in a claim loop, submit a ticket directly through the Discord Support Request page

I enjoyed the take on this jam's theme, it was fun taking over NPCs and using their abilities! Nice job

The atmosphere of this game is epic! I love the combination of art, music, and game mechanics to give an authentic beach vibe

Love the art and music, such an innovative title! Keep up the great work - excited to see what comes next

Love the art and music, such an innovative title! Keep up the great work - excited to see what comes next

Thank you so much for your feedback! Glad you enjoyed it all, especially the music <3

Thank you for your kind words, I was jumping (only slightly in my chair) when I made the music!

Glad you liked the music! <3

Thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed the game and the music <3