Greenlight Jam 2022

Greenlight Jam, organized by Tyler Coleman and Gunnar Clovis on Itch.io, is a month-long game jam split into four week-long sprints, each with their own requirements for progress. As if the jam product was a “real game” in production.

The problem with most of the month long jams is there’s no clear structure or deadlines.
I have a whole month? Might as well wait until the last week to get started!

But not with the Greenlight Jam! No, with this jam you have… sprints and deadlines! 

May 16-22: Ideation Jam Sprint:

Brainstorm and work out what you will make. Pre-production only! Do not start making the game, just work out the idea and plan for the initial prototyping. Concept art, storyboards, design docs, and all that wonderful brainstorming.

For those of you that jam regularly, you might find it challenging to not jump right in. But the extra time spent ideating and planning will pay off in the upcoming jam series. If this was a typical 48 hour jam, this is the “end of Friday night” for where you should be.

Submission: Submit to This Jam with your Game Plan. What are you going to make? How will you make it in the time provided?

May 23-May 29: Prototype Jam Sprint:

Make the initial prototype of the game. It can be buggy, messy, and all sorts of placeholder, but you should have a playable experience by the of this sprint!

Submission: Submit to This Jam with your Prototype Build. What works? What doesn’t? What changed from your initial idea? Do you think you’ll be able to complete it during the next jam?

May 30- June 12: Production Jam Sprint:

Wrap it up! Fix the bugs, add the juice, make it feel like its close to release.

Submission: Submit to This Jam with your production build. How did it go? Did you get everything you hoped into the game?

June 13- June 19: Polish & Release Jam Sprint:

Fix the bugs, add some juice, and get this out on the store and sell it for some money!

Submission: Submit your final released title to this jam right here and make sure to put your game out for some $$$. You deserve it!