Results

Best in Theme

Runner Ups: Snowballin’, Peng-win, Snowball Man

Winner: Snowballin’

Best Game Design

Runner Ups: Peng-Win!, Guardians of Nature, Speed and Snow, Snowcovered

Winner: Peng-Win!

Santa’s Tale Award

Runner Ups: Escape Wonderland, Candy Cane Out

Winner: Escape Wonderland

Hot Cocoa Award

Runner Ups: Snowballin’, Markups, Peter’s Photo Service

Winner: Peter's Photo Service

Mariah Carey Awakening Award

Runner Ups: Snowball Man, Guardians of Nature, Speed and Snow, Xmas Harrier

Winner: Xmas Harrier

Overall Winner

Runner Ups: Snowcovered, Peng-Win!, Speed and Snow

Winner: Snowcovered

Special Jury Shoutout

Bargain Bin Handheld

WELCOME!

Xmas Game Jam 2025 is presented by Gamedev GBG! 

In this game jam, you get to make a game based on a certain theme in just a few days! After submitting your game, there will be a panel of judges who will vote on the games.  

Game jams are a fun way to challenge yourself and meet like-minded individuals interested in game development. It is a safe space for creating and discussing games. The best part is that, in the end, you will have created and finished a game that you can share with friends, family, and your fellow developers. Are you new to game development and don't think you can finish a game in such a short amount of time? Well, give it a shot anyway, it's worth a try, and you'll probably learn a lot!

Please note there are no limits to the type of game you can create for the jam, as long as it fits the theme! Some examples include computer games, VR games, AR games, board games, card games, interactive experiences, and interactive stories.

ONLINE PARTICIPATION

Register by pressing the join jam button above, then join us at the opening and live let's play of the games. We look forward to your participation and to having fun at the Xmas Game Jam!

Note: To join, make sure to create or log in to an account here on itch.io. 

Join our Discord server for any notifications about the jam, meet other participants and hype yourself up before the event!

Recommended group size is 5 people max.

To join and submit to the jam, please follow this quick Itch.io Guideline!

Submissions

Due to the Let's Play nature of the judging, we can only really afford to spend 3-5 minutes playing each game. It is then recommended to have a version of the game that can be played within that time limit, with an additional option for the full game experience. 

SCHEDULE

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12TH

18:00 CET: Welcome! Opening ceremony and theme reveal for the jam! 

Xmas Game Jam Opening Live on Youtube!

DECEMBER 12TH - 14th

Happy Jamming

Team up and create video games!

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14TH

18:00 CET: Deadline for uploading games to the Itch.io Jam page.

~18.30 CET: Let's Play with the Judges - Live on Ceremony Stage on Discord!

~ 21.00 CET: Closing Ceremony

Closing words, and prizes for each category, the overall winner and the special xmas jam categories.

THEME

WINTER WONDERLAND!

PRIZES

The games will be rated into 3 main categories: Game Design, Theme (Festive Spirit), and Overall Winner.  This is a short variety of game dev aspects, so don't worry if you can't hit all of them perfectly! Try to be creative and stick to the theme, though!

What makes this jam special is that there are three hidden prize categories!

After the submission period is over, the panel of judges will complete a let's play. Afterwards, the judges vote and then reveal the prize winners at the closing ceremony!

As always, we wish you all the best of luck with your games and, most importantly, make sure to have fun! :D 

Please note for submissions: if you've submitted your game, do not delete it. If you delete your game, you will be unable to recover it. Making changes after submission is possible, but let us know if a bug was fixed, and we have the wrong version downloaded! 

Ensure your game is uploaded to itch.io if you wish to participate.  For physical-based games, pictures of the board game (or other relevant materials) with the rules uploaded to an itch.io page will be sufficient. Please let us know you have a physical game so we can play this first in the Let's Play. 

Please remember to upload your submission to Itch before the deadline. Otherwise, you cannot get any votes for your game!

Winners of each category will receive a special note at the top of this game jam page and be given special tags in our Discord server! However, that will not be all; we have prizes for the category winners and the Christmas jam special category winners!

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