This will be a short #EnclaveGames #MonthlyReport as it's still all about the ongoing @GamedevJS Jam 2025.
During our @w3c #Games #Community #Group meetup happening on March 25th we’ve formulated the idea of a brand new Community Group being created specifically around the concept of Loading and Control API.
#JS13K 2024 swag with t-shirts and gadgets is shipped!
https://dev.to/js13kgames/js13kgames-2024-swag-with-t-shirts-and-gadgets-is-shipped-495d
Win TEN Pyxel Edit pixel art editor licenses from Daniel Kvarfordt in #GamedevJS Jam 2025!
Win TEN WebStorm IDE commercial licenses by JetBrains for 12 months each in #GamedevJS Jam 2025!
Issue #582 of Gamedev.js Weekly newsletter about Phaser Launcher, DOOM in TypeScript types, and A Prison for Dreams is out - go check it!
Brand new game from Jani Nykänen, A Prison for Dreams, is a #2D #pixelart #metroidvania #platformer #adventure where you play as an anonymous hero who... wakes up in a graveyard.
https://gamedevjs.com/games/a-prison-for-dreams-pixelart-metroidvania-platformer/
Win FIVE licenses of Jsfxr Pro Solo retro 8-bit sound effects generator by Chris McCormick for LIFE in #GamedevJS Jam 2025!
Win TEN Vampire Survivors bundle licenses (game with all FIVE DLCs each) from Poncle in #GamedevJS Jam 2025!
The newly released Phaser Launcher is a free Windows and MacOS application offering all the tools to quickly start building games with Phaser:
https://gamedevjs.com/tools/phaser-launcher-free-app-to-quickly-create-phaser-games/
Issue #581 of Gamedev.js Weekly newsletter about finishing your dream project, Arnis, and The Supernatural Power Troll is out - go check it!
Jack Le Hamster, who runs Dobuki Studio, released his Gamedev.js Jam 2024 entry The Supernatural Power Troll a few months later as a full game on Steam.
https://gamedevjs.com/games/the-supernatural-power-troll-from-gamedev-js-jam-to-steam/
Ray Browser built for web gaming gets $6.5m investment
https://gamedevjs.com/tools/ray-browser-built-for-gaming-gets-6-5m-investment/
Stone Fruit Games published Word Rummy, a game built with Phaser, which can be played directly on Discord.
https://gamedevjs.com/games/word-rummy-new-game-exploring-discord-activities/
DOOM: The Gallery Experience lets you take part in an art gallery opening with a wine in your hand all while wandering through the Doom’s E1M1 map full of classic masterpieces.
https://gamedevjs.com/games/doom-the-gallery-experience-paintings-showcase-simulator/
Here are the best entries in each criterion #js13k 2024 entries were ranked by:
Innovation: Bubble Burst by John Edvard Theme: 13th Floor by Rob Louie Gameplay: SQUAD 13 by Rémi Vansteelandt Graphics: DECK 13 by Almar Suarez Audio: Coup Ahoo by Antti Haavikko Controls: DR1V3N WILD by Frank Force
See the list of rankings: https://js13kgames.com/2024/blog/criteria-rankings
