Welcome to the 2025 Christmas Game Jam,  reindeer, presents, mince pies, what will you create?

Theme:

CHRISTMAS IN CHAOS

Optional secondary theme:

This has no impact on voting, but it can   be included as an extra challenge.

STEAMPUNK

Timings:

The game jam lasts two weeks with the first day of voting being on Christmas Day and lasting a week.   Anyone can vote on anyone else's game, and it's encouraged to vote on as many  other participants games as possible, to get the most fair assessment at the end.

Theme:

The theme will be randomly picked at the start of the game jam, it may be fairly vague so get creative with it!

Rating:

These will be decided by the votes from each participant, but  a guaranteed vote will come from me.  The games submitted will be rated on five key categories:

{ Keep in mind that people's opinions may be subjective, so don't be discouraged if your game gets a low rating }

1) Theme: How well does the game fit the given theme?

2) Visuals:  How good does the game look?

3) Audio: How nice are the sounds? (This includes sound effects and music)

4) Gameplay: How fun/engaging is the game?

5) Jolliness: How well does it fit with the general vibe of Christmas?

Rules:

1) No explicit themes, anyone could be playing these!

2) A version playable on windows must be submitted, this can either be done with a  HTML game or a download, but a HTML game is preferred.

3) Any game  engine can be  used, even Scratch!

4) Any  malicious voters or contenders will be eliminated, keep it fun.

5) You cannot work on the game before the jam starts (However you can make a generic game to remind yourself of skills)

6) Only use assets and IP's that you  have permission to own

7) No AI generated content (but if it's from the Internet and you didn't know, that's OK)

8) The game must be submitted by the deadline, no buts allowed.