Eleven new games were finished during our Gamer’s Rhapsody and Composer Quest game jam in October. Congrats to everyone who participated! Here’s a video of the panel playthrough:

Awards

Our panelists Emily Reese (Joon Media, Top Score Podcast) and Tim Turi (Game Informer) have bestowed the games with these awards:

Best Overall Game: Jam Blaster
Best Cat Game: Shocked
Best Atmosphere: Magic Stardust
Truest to Jam Theme: Game Jam Rush!
Best Music: Pixels at an Exhibition
Coolest Style: Zero Cool
Funniest Game: YMTIAK
Best Gameplay: Jam Blaster
Nerdiest Game: Orion Trail
Cleverest Twist: Jam the Code
Most Competitive Game: Jam or Be Jammed
Best Art: Pixels at an Exhibition
Biggest Mystery: Cute ‘n Cuddly Critters (unfortunately it didn’t work during the panel playthrough!)

Developers: if your game isn’t linked here, but you have it posted somewhere public, let me know.

Jam Blaster

By Will Tice and Andrew Harmon

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Pixels at an Exhibition

21 composers from around the world helped provide the soundtrack to my game, and Will Tice of unTied Games provided these beautiful pixel backgrounds. It’s more of a pixel art and music gallery than a game.

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You Might Turn Into A Kitten

By Lisa Walkosz-Miglacio, Michael Migliacio, and Liam Moore

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Game Jam Rush!

By David Silverman and Tim Brandl

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Jam The Code

By Ryan Foss and Noah Keesecker. Special thanks to Ryan and IGDA for helping spread the word about this game jam!

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Jam or Be Jammed

By Shanti Pothapragada, Jake Berendes, and Mike Manor

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Cute ‘n Cuddly Critters

By Nicholas Barlow, Jessica Probst, and Josh Mitchell

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Shocked

By Mike Thielen, Angela Duich, and Henry Mikkonen

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