Through the weekend of September 17 - 19 2021, Vagabond Dog’s Discord community took part in a game jam under the theme of “Young Fears”.
Five new games were created, with a variety of unique frights. Check out these great little experiences below, and stay tunes for our next game jam!
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Developer: gimmer_
Download Here: gimmer.itch.io/every-day
Since we started hosting community game jams, we’ve seen the rise of talented developers who (given little time) have created some wonderful games. Watching them grow in skill and confidence as they explore their creativity has been one of the most satisfying things we’ve done so far.
That’s why we threw them all in a blender and made a bizarre smoothie, using all of their talents combined.
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Officially the 50th Game Jam Title produced under our series, The Relay Jam is an amalgamation of 21 unique developers, each having only 24 hours to contribute.
Over their three weeks of development, the developers followed their schedule, collaborated effectively, and produced a functional game with a lot of heart.
The end result is a little strange and a little crazy, but (mostly) coherent, and a lot of fun to play through.
It’s an honour to present it to you now. Please enjoy.
Starting June 21, a new Vagabond Dog Game Jam will begin, but this time with a novel twist - we all work together.
Every participant in the Relay Jam will have 24 hours to do whatever they want with the game’s source files before they must pass it on to the next scheduled contributor.
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In the end we expect some sort of cobbled mess involving a bit of everyone’s talents, after this strange game dev broken telephone. With luck, it might even run on start!
Devs will be working in RPG Maker MV which has a 30 day free trial that provides all the necessary features to participate in this glorious(?) game jam experiment.
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If you wish to participate in this ridiculous event, hit the sign-up form and detail your available dates. A full schedule for participants will be revealed on June 18th.
Folks should also join the Vagabond Dog Discord for all the latest updates and game jam chat with fellow devs.
Through the week of May 17 - 23 2021, infamous Twitch streamer, creator of YeezyRPG, and documented time traveler, Riggy2k3, hosted a unique game jam challenging the community to make games using the vintage RPG Maker 2003.
Eight new games were created, and they’re all excellent examples of how the limitations of older engine tech cannot prevent quality game production.
Check out the experiences below, and come back in June for our next jam!
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Developer: Riggy2k3
Download Here: riggy2k3.itch.io/deluge-game-jam-edition
Developer: Codapill
Download Here: codapill.itch.io/chickenquest-2k3
Developer: gimmer
Download Here: gimmer.itch.io/slimetank-2-the-redemption
After rocking plenty of the Vagabond Dog Game Jams and bringing us Yearenders, Violin Game, and Spider Game, our pal Riggy2k3 is hosting a jam we’re proud to be part of.
Running from May 17 - 23, the game jam will be focused on the ancient (primitive?) RPG Maker 2003 engine. This will be an interesting challenge for developers accustomed to modern engine features, efficiencies, and functionality.
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Vagabond Dog will be taking part in the jam, producing a new small jam game during that week’s Twitch broadcasts.
Tune in to Vagabond Dog’s channel to see their production or catch Riggy2k3’s game showcase on May 24th at 7PM EST.
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To find out more information, check in with his Discord and visit the #🎮rm2k3-jam channel. Completed games jams can be posted in there for submission to the showcase.
For those interested in participating, you will need to acquire a copy of RPG Maker 2003. At the time of writing the RM2k3 is available via Degica Store for only $2.
Through the weekend of April 16 - 18 2021, the cool kids of Vagabond Dog’s Discord community took part in a game jam under the theme of “Miracles”.
Seven new games were created, and they’re all quite miraculous. Check out these fantastic experiences below, and come back in June for our next jam!
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Download Here: http://bit.ly/3dyDRWF
We’re hosting another Vagabond Dog Game Jam this weekend, April 16th to 18th. During the three days, jammers will be challenged to make a new game from scratch that fit the theme “Miracles” with any interpretation they have.
Whether this refers to magical miracles, biblical ones, or just the little miracles of life, that’s up to you!
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Games must be submitted to the Vagabond Dog Discord by 11:59 PM EST on April 18th to qualify for inclusion in the showcase feature hosted on the Vagabond Dog website.
All submitted games will be highlighted via livestream on April 19 at 1PM EST on the Vagabond Dog Twitch channel.
To join in, just mention your interest in the Discord!
Over the weekend of January 15 - 17 2021, the wonderful game devs in the Vagabond Dog community took place in a game jam under the theme “Moving”.
Twelve new games (the most we’ve ever had from a jam) have come from it. Please, enjoy the platformers, narratives, truck sims, and more down below!
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Developer: Neonalig
Download Here: neonalig.itch.io/tenchi-shinden
The first of 2021’s Vagabond Dog Game Jams will run from January 15th to 17th. During the three days, participants are challenged to make a new game from scratch that fit the theme “Moving” with any interpretation they have.
Games must be submitted to the Vagabond Dog Discord by 11:59 PM EST on January 17th to qualify for inclusion in the showcase feature hosted on the Vagabond Dog website.
All submitted games will be highlighted via livestream on January 18 at 1PM EST on the Vagabond Dog Twitch channel.
Thanks to a challenge from their community, Vagabond Dog spent 24hrs live on Twitch performing a live game jam.
Somehow, through the sleeplessness, a new game was built within the time, and is now available for all to enjoy.
We are therefore delighted to present you with our new title, The Infinite Trial of a Hopeless Man Running.
Download, play it, and provide any feedback in Discord.
Over the week of November 6 - 8 2020, game developers of the Vagabond Dog community participated in a game jam under the theme “A Year”.
As a result, five new games have been produced, in a range of genres from visual novel, to tactics RPG. Please, download the games, play, and enjoy!
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Developer: Jan Halsema
Download Here: bit.ly/32ItXvz
After the success of our No Words Jam and SAM Jam, we’ve decided to keep this creative train rolling by hosting yet another open game jam for all to join.
This latest edition of the Vagabond Dog Game Jam Series will be held from November 6th through November 8th.
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This time, we’re challenging the community to make games that follow some interpretation of the theme: A Year
Whether that means a game about this year, a story which happens over the course of a year, or even a game that takes an entire year to complete, this will be our focus.
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Upon completion, all games will be hosted for download on VagabondDog.com and will be featured in a Twitch stream airing on Monday, November 9th at twitch.tv/vagabonddog.
If you’re interested in jamming with us, all you need to do is join our Discord and peep the #game-jams channel.
Over the week of September 6 - 12 2020, Vagabond Dog hosted a game jam that challenged the community to produce small games with a “No Words” theme.
Now we’ve got eight new small games to enjoy, made in a variety of engines with a wide range of styles. Please, download the games, play, and enjoy!
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Developer: Riggy2k3
Download Here: https://bit.ly/3bXXHIA
Looking back at most of the games we’ve released, there’s been heck of a lot of words written. Likewise is true for many of our game dev community.
With this jam we’re hoping to shake things up a little bit and impose some artificial restrictions that should help force a mechanics-first approach.
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If you’re interested in joining the jam, it’ll be happening September 6-12.
Hop in our Discord and make yourself known in the #game-jams channel.
There’s no hardware, game engine, or design requirements outside a general theme of “No Words”, however you wish to interpret that for your project.
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We’ll be streaming our process steadily through the jam, but with a twist.
While the process will be visible, and discussion of the game’s evolution in chat is encouraged, we won’t be speaking on stream during development.
On September 13 from 1PM - 5PM we’ll be running a special review stream, showing off all the new projects that participating jammers submit.
Follow the Twitch Channel now to get notified when streams go live.
Over the weekend of June 19 2020, the Vagabond Dog community partook in a unique game jam that provided participants with a variety of art, music, and other assets from Sometimes Always Monsters.
After the 72 hour period, eight unique games emerged and are now presented here for your satisfaction. Please, download the games, play, and enjoy!
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Developer: Winter
Download Here: https://bit.ly/2zW4y6x
Developers: Norbez, Glitchgirl and Oh_Dear_Hunter
Download Here: https://bit.ly/316zEDD
June 19 - 21 we will be hosting a unique game jam opportunity for the Sometimes Always Monsters community.
Participants in the SAM Jam will be provided with a bundle of assets from the game, along with a base project that includes examples of our most fundamental scripts.
Once in-hand, participants will be challenged to see what they can create within the weekend, and submit their final projects to be redistributed for all to enjoy for free on the forthcoming event page at vagabonddog.com!
All through the weekend, we’ll be live on Twitch with a stream our own jam process. We’ll be answering your tech questions to help you create your own amazing creations!
Whether you’re jamming or not, tune in to see what’s up:
