ABOUT THE JAM
https://itch.freezing.top/jam/wasteland-jam-01
DISCORD
Wasteland Micro Jam is a short, gritty, post-apocalyptic jam inspired by STALKER, Metro, MAD MAX and abandoned wastelands. Build a small game, story, experiment, or atmosphere piece where survival is uncertain and the world is poisoned, broken, and full of strange echoes.
The mood is always: WASTELAND / POST-APOCALYPSE. Crumbling cities, rusted bunkers, ghost labs, dust storms, anomalies, dying tech. OPTIONAL SPECIAL ITEM (affects voting): Choose ONE to integrate creatively into your game:
- GASMASK – survival, filtration, toxic air, sealed helmets, HUD distortions
- TORCH – old flashlight, flicker, light vs darkness, batteries, shadows
Games that use one of these items meaningfully will get an extra point in the voting phase.
Winners will receive two premium SFX packs by the host:
Perfect for VHS decay, analog noise, heavy atmosphere, shadows, and dread.
WHAT YOU CAN MAKE
- Terminal-style bunker survival logs
- Short STALKER-like micro-quests
- Dark exploration inside labs or ruins
- Top-down scavenger micro-RPG
- Atmospheric audio narrative
- Text adventures or VN with wasteland vibes
- Any other experiment — as long as it's post-apocalypse!
- Solo devs or teams are welcome.
- All engines allowed (HTML/JS, Unity, Godot, TMEngine, Phaser… anything).
- Reuse of assets is allowed — just credit properly.
- No NSFW or hateful content.
- Your game must be new or significantly started during the jam.
- The setting must feel post-apocalyptic.
- You may pick Gasmask or Torch as optional judging items.
JUDGING
Games are community-voted on:
- Atmosphere – does it feel like the a post-apocalypse?
- UI
- Art
- Sound
- Gameplay or Story
- Special Item
• Do I need to use the Special Item? No — but using it earns extra voting points.
• How long should the game be? Micro. 1–20 minutes. Small, focused, atmospheric.
• Are assets allowed? Yes, including AI assets. Just credit everything.
• Can I make a text-only or visual novel? Absolutely. The Zone welcomes all formats.
• Can I submit multiple games? No, one submission per participant/team.
• Can I use my own previous prototypes? Only if you add significant new content during the jam.
> FINAL NOTE: Bring your torch. Or your gasmask. Something is watching from the fog.