This is Dark Poet Sonata's first annual jam where participants have to create a horror game under a specified theme.
When the submission period is over, participants will be able to vote on each entry.
1st place will be featured in the starboard of the Dark Poet Sonata discord server and the winner will have a special winner role. 2nd and third place will have a special role as well.
As a bonus, there'll be a special Dark Poet's choice role to the submission most liked by the host.
â–¶ NSFW isn't tolerated here
â–¶ No hate or disrespect is allowed here, keep this place safe
â–¶ Don't do anything that breaks itch.io's TOS
â–¶ Games with excessive gore and heavy disturbing themes should be marked with a content warning
â–¶ No AI generated content
Breaking these rules will result in punishment, ten-fold
â–¶ What's the theme?
Patience, poet, the theme will be announced on the start date.
â–¶ Can I start working on my project before the start date?
That will not be tolerated.
â–¶ Can I submit a project I made for another jam?
As long as you started it after this jam's start date.
â–¶ Can I use assets/code that I made before the jam start date?
For assets: this is only allowed if it's a base or template.
For code: this is only allowed with bare minimum snippets (eg. dialogue system, interaction system)
But other than that, everything created must be created with this jam in mind.
â–¶ What's the criteria
Creepy: How scary is the game.
Creativity: How original is the game.
Art: How much was put into making the game look polished.
Music: How much thought was put into the music development.
Theme: How well was the theme used in your entry.
Fun: Is the game fun to play.
