Bad Game Jam 2024 is a HYBRID and FREE event, open to EVERYONE – for all ages and experience levels!

There will be a limit of 25 entrants for the physical venues, but no limits for remote entrants! GET IN CHAT!

We all love good games, but we can easily forget about the fun in creating when we chase that golden egg. This time, let’s give some love to the rough edges and the imperfect - an open floor to let loose all that junk stored in your head. After all, a bad game is always better than nothing! 

This is all about rediscovering the fun in making games, so let’s make bad games together!

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RULES:

• ✘ Be as experimental as you like. Use MSPaint or make a game entirely in Powerpoint!
• ✘ Zero experience with game dev is totally fine - encouraged, even!
• ✘ Digital/Physical games OK! Maybe even a weird mix of both?
• ✘ Go for big, fun ideas & concepts over fine-tuned gameplay mechanics
• ✘ Bugs & glitches are all a part of the experience
• ✘ Teams of 2-3 people are recommended 
• ✘ As much as possible, avoid using AI for art assets (okay for use in assisting with coding/writing.)
• ✘ Feel free to use asset packs! Mix and match them if you want if ur feelin frisky 
  
• ✘ NSFW content is fine - but be respectful when handling any sensitive topics!

You don’t HAVE to make fun games, but DO have fun making them!

IMPORTANT NOTE:  This is a HYBRID game jam, so please make sure to have at least one representative from your team on the opening + closing day! 

📌 IMPORTANT LINKS 📌
Schedule: http://tiny.cc/badgamejamsched
Discord: http://tiny.cc/badgamejamdisc
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/badgamejam
Twitter: https://x.com/badgamejam

ALSO - please help us support funding this whole endeavor by buying merch! 
Merch link here: http://tiny.cc/badgamejammerch

PS: Anything you make during this game jam is YOUR property. BadGameJam claims no rights or ownership of your game, but will reserve the rights to showcase these materials in demonstration/social media for marketing and publicity.