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Welcome

Welcoming all game devs, from beginners to professionals, to take part in the sixth annual Fireside Jam!

Hosted by the GameDev Fireside community, we hope to make this a relaxed 10 day jam where everyone can have fun and learn to create better games. The theme will be announced in the discord server and on HelperWesley's youtube channel at the beginning of the jam.

Want to join the jam, but don't want to do it solo? Head over to the Fireside discord server and check out our "jam-chat" channel




Theme


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Standards

Entries which have no clear relation to the theme, or break one or more of the following rules will be removed without notification.
If you want clarification on why your game was removed, please contact HelperWesley on discord.

Rules

  1. You may participate in the jam alone, or in groups of up to 4 members. (All team members and entrants MUST be 13+)
  2. Answer all submission questions honestly.
  3. Game text MUST be written in English.
  4. Game MUST work in browser. (Or at least on windows 10  if browser version is unplayable.) 
  5. Game MUST be playable with a keyboard/mouse.
  6. You MUST credit any assets you use, as well as credit team members and yourself. (Somewhere obvious within the game)

Permitted

  • General code, i.e. character controller, project template, menu functionality, AI library, etc.
  • Publicly available assets, including art, music, and sound effects.
  • Any engine or programs, whatever you would normally use for creating your games.

Not Permitted

  • NSFW content.
  • Hateful Content.
  • Real world political or religious themes.(Fictional ones are fine)
  • Game related code or assets made by you or your team prior to the jam.
  • Assets created entirely by AI.


Rating System

You'll be rated from 1-5 stars based on the following criteria. (Judges will deduct 1 point in the relevant category if assets not made during the jam time limit are used.)

  1. Fun/Engagement - How invested players get in your game.
  2. Audio/Music - The quality and implementation of the sound.
  3. Art/Graphics - The quality and implementation of the visuals.
  4. Theme - How obviously tied to the jam's theme the game is.

Bonus Point

Judges will add 1 extra point to your overall score if you: Make something other than your typical platformer.

Showcase Video

When the jam ends, there will be a community voting period where developers who submitted games will be able to rate other games in the jam. The judges will use the results of these community votes to help them find the best games to judge. When the judges have finished picking their favorite games, a showcase video will be made that shows off and describes the top 3 community voted games and the top picks from the judges.

The video will come out on HelperWesley's youtube channel when their work schedule allows it to, and we'll do what we can to make sure people involved know when the video will be released.

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Survive your 9-5!!!!!
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life is hard. be a manager. make your money.
Simulation
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A typing rogue-lite game
Simulation
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Don't go bankrupt for a week
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Approve or reject; the fate of the kingdom is in your hands.
Strategy
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Manage a Clown Agency, hire the right clowns for the right jobs!
Simulation
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Chaos erupts when trying to manage magical mops
Survival
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Incremental Game about selling goods
Strategy
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Manage a bunch of blood-thirsty kids!
Action
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a managing game where you manage an aging man
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Welcome to Rosie's, offering the best quality childcare money can buy.
Simulation
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Damage with dash. Dash with fuel. Fuel is scarce.
Action
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Platformer
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Survive the Crypt as you get older the longer you play.
Action
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A game about managing resources and punching aliens
Action
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Game Developed for the Fireside Jam 2026
Puzzle
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Survive the delivery of funny looking boxes
Platformer
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Manage between attacking and dodging in this game made for the fireside game jam.
Shooter
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Action
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I did not try
Simulation
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play as a young man who wants to destroy ARCOG! Why is not a question.
Action
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A game about one man making whutzhits in a one man whutzhit factory. What's a whutzhit? Well why dont'cha find out!
Simulation
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Quick fire data management
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A tactical RPG where you have to manage the expedition supplies
Adventure
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Write your way out
Puzzle
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Multitasking
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Flip burgers to pay rent, play blackjack to survive, and keep your sanity in this dark management thriller.
Simulation
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Nothing is worth dying over
Survival
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Multi-task several jobs at once!
Action
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Manage your party of three while diving deeper into the unknown
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A short game about reaching the sky
Platformer
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Sort and label items as they arrive to prevent the delivery chutes from overflowing!
Strategy
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Role Playing
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Fantasy Creature Age Verification
Simulation
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Manage an office with the help of your trusty pogo stick.
Platformer
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Endless Management Sim Where You Talk To Karens
Simulation
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Can you manage this game made for Fireside Jam 2026?
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A meditative space idle-clicker. Explore the Milky Way, build an automated network, and collect cosmic discoveries.
Strategy
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This is a game made for the fireside game jam with the theme being manage.
Simulation
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Short Idle Incremental Aquarium Game
Simulation
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A game made for the Fireside 2026 gamejam!
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Every animal-lover's dream!
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Rodent survival game!
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Stay one step ahead
Survival
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