So, the results for the #GMTKJam2023 are in! Perfectly fair, but after my results from last year it's somewhat disappointing, not gonna lie...

Anyways, take a look at Mark's video who's (as usual) doing a fantastic job at highlighting the breadth of creative ideas and raw talent the jam had to offer:

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYxZ_LOlFnU

#GMTK #GMTKJam #GameJam

The Best Games from GMTK Game Jam 2023

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So yeah #GMTKJam2023 was rough :')

Made a quick breakdown of how I created the art in my #gmtkjam entry.

The whole game uses only 1 material and 2 textures - one texture is a 5x1 palette, the other is 3 512x512 masks packed in an RGBA texture.
Then, I use the vertex colors from the object to select a color and a mask (and affect how the mask moves and looks)

The first image show how it looks...
Left - without the material
Right - with the material applied
#GMTKJam2023 #techart #godot

Joined in the GMTK Game Jam this year(first public jam!) to make "Haunting For Sport": you're a ghost who's trying to scare an adventurer out of the old tavern you've been haunting. Check it out here!:

https://atticspacegames.itch.io/haunting-for-sport

#gmtkjam2023

Haunting For Sport by Attic Space Games

Spooky Scary Spectral Shenanigans

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Yesterday I submitted Shifty Dungeon, my GMTK Game Jam 2023 entry. It's not a really good game (incomplete, needs a lot of tweaking and content), probably won't make it even to the top 70% (*lots* of good games!), but I don't care. I made it in about 10 hours and there were a lot of new stuff for me, it's my second Godot game and I've learned a lot.

https://gheja.itch.io/shifty-dungeon

I already made some more progress on it, will share that too.

#Godot #gamedev #GMTK #GMTKjam #GMTKjam2023 #GodotEngine

Shifty Dungeon by gheja

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More importantly though, check out these games from a few friends of mine who've all participated in the #GMTKJam for the first time! :)

  https://sleup.itch.io/pongo
  https://elaneus.itch.io/obliviousnightguard
  https://ekeih.itch.io/asteroids-assembly

Also, if you did submit a game yourself, let me know and I'll do my best to rate it and provide you with some honest feedback in the coming days!

ESPECIALLY if it was your first jam! Don't be shy!

#GMTK #GMTKJam2023 #GameJam

Pongo by sleup

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Believe it or not, I actually ended up submitting a game to the #GMTKJam2023: https://njamster.itch.io/gravathon

It's an #InfiniteRunner / #Sidescroller / #Platformer, only this time you don't control a boring plumber or edgy hedgehog, no, no, but gravity itself!

Since I spent – as so often – WAY too much time looking for an idea and did pretty much all the work today, it's a bit rough around the edges, but I'd love to hear your thoughts and feedback anyways!

#GMTK #GMTKJam #GameJam GameDev

Gravathon by Njamster

Shape gravity, conquer infinity!

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I just submitted my #GMTKJam entry, Resurrection on the Skeletrain Express!

https://kypello.itch.io/resurrection-on-the-skeletrain-express

It's like a murder mystery on a train, except everyone is already dead and one person has been brought back to life.

#gmtk #gmtkjam2023 #gamedev #unity

Resurrection on the Skeletrain Express by kypello

Find the sneaky necromancer on a train full of skeletons

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submitted my entry to #GMTKJam #GMTKJam2023! (and napped for an hour after the deadline)

it's a comedic RPG where you play as a group of low level skeletons who get fed up with being farmed in an MMO. so you resort to the unthinkable: trying out what the players are doing instead of using generic_skeleton_attack_02 again.

https://coldpepperoni.itch.io/old-school-classic-world-of-war-of-exile-xiv-online

Old School Classic World of War of eXile XIV: Online by ColdPepperoni, ect

Fight back against the players who run the hit MMO RPG

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I finished my GMTK 2023 submission! I am now very much ready for a drink.

Switch With Me is a body-swapping top-down shooter with a cutesy art style and a twist or two :)

Find it here: https://not-jam.itch.io/switch-with-me

#pixelart #indiedev #GMTK #gmtkjam #GMTKJam2023

Switch With Me by Not Jam

A role-reversing top-down shooter

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