Winter Flowjam 2025 - Steam Deck Prize!
What’s Flowjam?
Flowjam is a gamejam competition where everyone gets a limited time (two weeks) to create a complete game from start to finish using Flowlab, based on a Theme.
Flowjam 2025 will be our 11th Flowjam! 
The theme will be announced when the game jam begins, make sure to wait until the theme is announced to create your game!
Start Date: December 28th, 2024 12 pm (noon) EST 
End Date: January 11th, 2025 11:50 pm EST
There’s a countdown in the Flowjam 2025 jam page!
Press the big “Join jam!” button in the Itchio Jam page & join our Flowlab Discord Community to keep up with Game Jam updates & chat with other Devs!
Remember to come back and review all the games after you enter!
What can I win?
The winning developer will receive a Steam Deck! You can see and play all the Featured Flowjam Entries and more Flowlab games on the Flowlab Games page.
Some of the previous Flowjam Game Jam Winners:
• “Parse-O-Rythm” by Sup3r87 & Logan K;
• “Shroud of the Fifth” by Recryptech;
• “Witch in the Woods” by JR01 & Glowbug;
Why should I participate?
Making games is fun! Also, this is a chance to challenge yourself to try new ideas, improve your skills, and possibly win a Steam Deck 
Who can enter?
Anyone, from anywhere! Feel free to collaborate and help each other, but only one prize will be awarded. Ensure you have an itch.io account and press the big “Join jam” button in the Flowjam 2025 jam page!
Entrants outside the U.S. will be responsible for any Customs or other fees incurred when receiving the physical Prize.
The Rules
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Don’t create your game until the theme is announced! - on December 28th, 2024 12 pm (noon) EST - the game creation time is listed under each game.
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Your game can include any art or music you have legal permission to use, but anything not created by you during the jam should be listed in the game’s description.
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Submissions will be closed on January 11th, 2025 11:50 pm EST.
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All entrants can vote on the game submissions to select the winner, and @grazer Grazer will have the final say on the official winner in case of a tie.
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Only games created using Flowlab can be submitted.
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No purchase necessary - free accounts are welcome and encouraged to submit games!
Judging Criteria
Developers who submit a game will rate the entries from other participants!
- Creativity How unique are the graphics, the mechanics, and the overall design
- Art How does the game look and sound
- Fun How fun the game is to play
- Theme How well the game adhered to and used the theme
Don’t forget to submit your games, and make them playable on the browser! 
You can use the “HTML File” share option by clicking the share button, under each game, to embed the game on Itchio!
If you are unsure how to upload your game to Itch.io check out this topic with instructions on how to do it! Written by @CodeAlpaca and a Video by @JR01 
How to Upload to Itch.io (HTML): https://community.flowlab.io/t/how-to-upload-to-itch-io-html/43460
We hope to play & create awesome Games alongside you all soon! 
