It’s that time of year again, Game Off 2024 hosted by Lee Reilly and Github under way! This game jam is the perfect opportunity for developers of all skills to build and share their creations. Solo developers and teams; large and small, are welcome to join this month-long challenge. Github encourage the use of all tooling, libraries, programming languages, game engines, and AI.

What you need to know

1. Sign up: If you don’t have a GitHub account, create one for free. You’ll also need an itch.io account, which you can link to your GitHub account.
2. Join the Jam: Head to itch.io and join the Game Off 2024 event.
3. Create a GitHub repository: Make a public repository to host your source code and any assets you can share. Push your changes before the deadline on December 1st.
4. Have fun!

The jam theme this year is Secrets, and there are also wildcards, extra optional challenges:

Inspiration

You can browse the best entries from all the Challenges in Gamedev.js Jam 2024 for ideas.

Love Javascript and considering making an HTML5 game for the jam? Take a look at the extensive JS game development resources over at js13kgames.com/resources.

Voting

You will get the chance to play and vote on other entries. Voting will open shortly after the jam ends and will remain open until January 8th, 2025, at 13:37 PT. Games will be rated in categories like Overall, Gameplay, Graphics, Audio, Innovation, and Theme Interpretation.

Final Thoughts

Entering Game Off 2024 is a great jam to learn, create, and be part of a the game development community. Github share their favourite games on their blog, an excellent way to have your game shared with a large comminity of developers and gamers.

Good luck and happy jamming!