Game Jam

Game Jam The Game Jam is a 48-hour offline game development challenge, conducted as a flagship event of the college fest by the Game Development Community. This event encourages in-person collaboration, creativity, and rapid prototyping among participants. Guidelines: General Requirements: Theme Compliance: The game must be clearly related to the announced theme. Creative interpretations are allowed; complete deviation may affect judging. Playability: The submitted game must be playable from start to finish. Game-breaking bugs may negatively impact evaluation. Content Restrictions Games must NOT include: NSFW content Offensive material Discriminatory or hateful content The intent is to ensure games are playable by everyone. Registration: Once the team has registered at the college, they are free to build the game anywhere. All team members must be present during registration at the college. Directly submitting a game to itch.io without college registration will result in disqualification. Violation of these rules may lead to disqualification. Platform & Compatibility Requirements: Target Platform: The game must be runnable on PC (Windows). Submissions must include a Windows-compatible build or executable. Prohibited Platforms: VR-based games are not allowed. Accessibility: Games should be playable using commonly available input devices. Browser-playable games are encouraged over downloadable builds. Tools: Participants may use any game engine, framework, or technology. No restriction on programming languages. Assets & Resources: Allowed Assets: Self-created assets Third-party assets, provided: Proper licensing is followed Credits are given where applicable Asset Creation Creating everything from scratch is not mandatory. Teams choosing to do so are encouraged and appreciated. Rulebook : Team Rules: Participation Format: Solo and team participation are allowed. Team participation is encouraged. A participant CANNOT be part of more than one team. Participants registered in multiple teams or both solo and team formats will be disqualified. Team Size: Maximum team size: 5 members Larger teams may face coordination challenges within the limited time. Submission Rules: Submission Platform: All submissions must be uploaded directly to itch.io. Linking to external websites or download sources will result in disqualification. Submission Integrity: Once submitted, deleted submissions will be ineligible for judging. Each submission must include: A playable Windows build Game description Controls and instructions Credits (if applicable) Deadline & Grace Policy: No grace period will be provided. Submissions must be completed before the official deadline. Participants are advised to allow sufficient time for uploading and verification. Judging & Evaluation: Final results will be calculated using an 80–20 evaluation system: Judges’ Evaluation — 80% Games will be evaluated on: Theme interpretation Gameplay & mechanics Creativity & originality Technical implementation Overall polish Game Dev Community Rating — 20% Members of the Game Development Community will rate the games. In case of ties or disputes, the judges’ decision will be final. Disqualification Conditions: A team or participant may be disqualified for: Violating content guidelines Submitting VR-based games Missing the submission deadline Deleting the itch.io submission Providing external download links Multiple registrations by the same participant Submitting a game without college registration Multiple submissions of the same game (both teams will be disqualified)