About

Oink Jam is a super cool, beginner-friendly game jam that takes place over the span of 2 weeks! Game jams are a great way to commit to a project and see it through. Anyone is welcome to join, but we especially hope to encourage girls and other gender-minority youth to participate in this game jam! 

In our first Oink Jam, we brought together 315 participants and 76 completed games. Here is a snapshot of the winners, who made games for the themes "Pigs" and "Everything Has a Cost". 

Themes

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You only have to choose one to incorporate in your game, but you're welcome to try both as a challenge! Also, your game doesn't have to have anything related to pigs at all, Oink is just the name of the jam and pigs was the winning theme suggestion for our first jam. 

Participants were able to suggest and vote on themes in our Discord server, make sure to join if you want to participate in theme selection for the next jam!

Prizes

Winners should contact oinkgamejam@gmail.com or join the Discord to claim their prizes. Teams are responsible for determining how to split the prizes, which includes awesome stuff like pixel art software, asset packs, sound effect/audio packs, and board games!

First	- 1 2-year CodeCrafters VIP Membership ($720 value) - Up to 4 CraftPix 1-year memberships ($192 value total) - 3 12-month Easel+ game engine subscriptions ($180 value total) - 1 WeLoveIndies SFX/Audio Store Voucher (€100 value) - 3 Aseprite keys ($60 value total) - 1 Kronnect Asset License ($50 value) - 3 1-year xyz domains ($45 value total)  - 1 Cards Against Humanity: Family Edition ($30 value, can only be shipped to USA residents) - Featured on our websites, signed winner certificate, and Discord role
Second	- 1-year CodeCrafters VIP Membership ($360 value) - Up to 4 CraftPix 1-year memberships ($192 value total) - 2 12-month Easel+ game engine subscriptions ($120 value total) - 1 WeLoveIndies SFX/Audio Store Voucher (€50 value) - 1 Kronnect Asset License ($50 value) - 2 Aseprite keys ($40 value total) - 2 1-year xyz domains ($30 value total)  - 1 Cards Against Humanity: Glow in the Dark Family Edition ($20 value, can only be shipped to USA residents) - Featured on our websites, signed winner certificate, and Discord role
Third	- Up to 4 CraftPix 1-year memberships ($192 value total) - 1 6-month CodeCrafters VIP Membership ($180 value) - 2 12-month Easel+ game engine subscriptions ($120 value total) - 1 Kronnect Asset License ($50 value) - 2 Aseprite keys ($40 value total) - 2 1-year xyz domains ($30 value total) - 1 Cards Against Humanity: Class Clown Bundle ($15 value, can only be shipped to USA residents)  - 1 WeLoveIndies SFX/Audio Store Voucher (€10 value) - Featured on our websites, signed winner certificate, and Discord role
Fourth	- 1 12-month Easel+ game engine subscriptions ($60 value total) - 1 Aseprite key ($20 value) - 1 1-year xyz domain ($15 value) - 1 WeLoveIndies SFX/Audio Store Voucher (€10 value) - Featured on our websites, signed winner certificate, and Discord role
Fifth	- 1 12-month Easel+ game engine subscriptions ($60 value) - 1 Aseprite key ($20 value) - 1 1-year xyz domain ($15 value) - 1 WeLoveIndies SFX/Audio Store Voucher (€10 value) - Featured on our websites, signed winner certificate, and Discord role
Organizers' Choice	- 1 12-month Easel+ game engine subscriptions ($60 value) - 1 Aseprite key ($20 value) - 1 1-year xyz domain ($15 value) - Featured on our websites, signed winner certificate, and Discord role
All Participants	Signed participation certificate for those that want one

Rules

• You must keep track of your progress. This can be done either by taking screenshots every day with the date/time visible (you can hang on to these or just send in the Discord's progress channel), or by having a GitHub repository for your project. We will verify all potential winners' progress tracking at the end.

• You can use any game engine as long as you're able to upload the game to Itch as a web browser (HIGHLY recommended), Mac, or Windows build.

 • You can compete solo or in teams of up to 4 members.

• No AI (this includes game page elements like your thumbnail). Games must be entirely made during the jam's duration.

• Games should generally be appropriate for all ages. Games with violence/gore (e.g. horror games) should have a clear warning on the page.

• Be kind, and provide helpful feedback during voting! 

Rating Period

Participants can rate games from the jam's end to 5/17/26 at 9:00 AM PST. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd are decided through the rating results. The full winner list will be announced on 5/18.

The queue is enabled, meaning you'll be given five randomly chosen games to rate first before you can play any game. This is so that all games get a minimum number of ratings.

• Theme: How well the game incorporated the jam’s theme. Extra points should not be awarded for including both themes, nor deducted for implementing only one.

• Gameplay: How smooth, engaging, and well-developed the game mechanics felt. (How fun was it, basically!)

• Visuals: How appealing the game looked, including art style, graphics, and overall presentation.

• Audio: How effective the game’s sound design and music were in enhancing the overall experience.

Questions

If you have any questions about OinkJam, you can email oinkgamejam@gmail.com or join our Discord server, we would love to have you! You can chat with other participants, ask your burning questions, and showcase your progress there! We'll also provide some resources for those new to game dev.

Sponsors

If you're interested in sponsoring or donating prizes to a future OinkJam, please email us or contact yvlee.dev on Discord!

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