The Best Games from GMTK Game Jam 2023

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The GMTK Game Jam for 2023 was - once again! - our biggest yet. In this video, Mark runs down his 20 favourite games, from a jam where every game fit the theme “Roles Reversed".
Play the GMTK Game Jam 2023 games - itch.io/jam/gmtk-2023
=== Winning Games ===
00:00 - Intro
01:20 - Princess Paladin - woutervanvugt.itch.io/princes...
02:10 - LedgePainter - charlie-wagner.itch.io/ledgep...
02:53 - Bready or not... - aramilion.itch.io/bready-or-n...
03:49 - Inside Job - featurekreep.itch.io/inside-job
04:23 - Sneakerdoodle - pulni.itch.io/sneakerdoodle
04:55 - Bricker Breaks Free - angry-armadillo-games.itch.io...
05:52 - VERSUS SNAKE - pizzart.itch.io/versus-snake
06:21 - Descriptionary - fingerclap.itch.io/descriptio...
06:53 - Last Piece Standing - sandroleon.itch.io/the-last-p...
07:27 - Get Packing - dawnscythe.itch.io/get-packing
08:06 - Crabjuice - dev-dwarf.itch.io/crabjuice
08:42 - Walkies - tosmaster.itch.io/walkies
09:19 - One Day Better - aquanoctis.itch.io/onedaybetter
10:07 - UVSU - dietzribi.itch.io/uvsu
10:49 - Reversal Rooms - taelsdafoox.itch.io/reversal-...
11:08 - RAGDOLF - weentermakesgames.itch.io/rag...
11:40 - Pause to Play - ecremprown.itch.io/pause-to-play
12:22 - Making the Game - kindanice.itch.io/making-the-...
13:11 - Our Dearest Player - blazerchlopiec.itch.io/our-de...
13:32 - Streamer Screamer - organzola.itch.io/streamer-sc...
14:15 - Honourable Mentions
=== Credits ===
Music provided by Epidemic Sound - www.epidemicsound.com/referra... (Referral Link)
=== Subtitles ===
Contribute translated subtitles - amara.org/videos/hKlrG1vUeVQd/

[@GMTK]

Want to join GMTK Game Jam 2024? Register your interest here to get an email when the jam's date is announced - itch.io/jam/gmtk-2024

[@iDoComputers]

ME

[@endermagnet5867]

The true game jam experience is _-the friends we made along the way-_ staying awake until 3 am for the jam results. Never gets old!

[@NoVIcE_Source]

same lol, i just made smth by myself.. but am proud of it))

[@_GhostMiner]

It's 3am for you? Where do you live?

[@endermagnet5867]

@@_GhostMiner Australia, the "Sleep through everything that happens worldwide" capital lol

[@endermagnet5867]

@@NoVIcE_Source Solo here too, awesome to hear that you're proud of what you made!

[@notLord0]

Only 3AM ? I stayed awake till 8 AM, only went to sleep when my mum walked in on me.

[@lukelcs8934]

The game where you play as the monster who scares the streamer was easily my favorite out of all of these lmao! 🤣

[@GrainOfSalt1661]

Stream Sniping: The Game 😂

[@menaatefadly]

​@@GrainOfSalt1661Stream Supporting: the Game

[@lukelcs8934]

@@menaatefadly Indeed lmao

[@elenadunn5686]

Streamer Screamer is my son's game. This is the third year that he and 2 friends lived in my basement for a weekend to create a game for Game Jam. Did you download and play it? What did you like about it? I am very proud of these kids getting recognized for their creative talents! :)

[@safe-keeper1042]

Brilliant idea, would love to see it built upon. The FNAF game where I got to play as Freddy was incredibly satisfying, too 😈😅

[@LeoGameMusic]

One Day Better melts my heart, what a clever and emotional concept with well polished and fitting aesthetics

[@Celis.C]

I'd genuinely love to play it! It stood out to me the most :O

[@egg1645]

Same, this is by far my favorite concept. It literally tells the player to keep going, and the big heroic goal is to take a shower and get out of bed. So fucking real ;-;

[@El_Andru]

Very cute game indeed. It didn't follow the theme tho'

[@Muskar2]

​@@El_Andru Maybe not by your definition but: Normal perspective: you're a depressed human trying to get through life but struggling, but you love your pet and it helps you get through your day Reversed role: you're a pet trying to make your owner happy so that you both get to live in harmony

[@hoebare]

I'm told I have "treatment resistant depression" and I also have three cats. I can't wait to play this game.

[@AramilAnakir]

Our game "Bready or not" is there! I'm so proud of my team! Good job everyone! Some lovely games were made this year!

[@TriangularChica]

I love the art style ❤

[@jaredreynold6336]

Well done, guys! I like it

[@HamyMacOfficial]

pls continue bready or not its so good

[@jollthebro]

mid game

[@GemTappX]

Congratulations! There was a lot of to games compete with.

[@CDMudd]

'One Day Better' almost had me crying. What a touching game that should become a fully released title.

[@FabioBrachtPlus]

It's the one game from these I'd pick if I were a publisher.

[@fivetwoeighty7012]

Yeah the polish looks really good too

[@JackHarlowComboMeal]

Heard the concept/idea and immediately started tearing up. Such creative and thoughtful minds making awesome stuff in these game jams. Damn it, I didn't even finish the video yet.

[@KaiBurley]

I started crying as he explained it. Can't believe it lmao, those guys are on to something

[@ajilpappachan]

I'm still crying after the video

[@demo2823]

Immediately this topic made me think of the Reddit post of a game idea where you play as the NPC whose stuff keeps being looted by main characters, so you build up a fortress with supportive industries in order to protect your stuff, and in the process getting more stuff, and then you realize you are becoming the final boss.

[@erok0809]

I'd play that in a heartbeat

[@bjulin]

😅

[@LuckyBird551]

That sounds amazing

[@JuhoSprite]

Man this was a blast, so glad I held my promise in participating. Hope everyone here enjoyed it as much as I did!

[@pouriya8587]

Great job! We did!

[@JKozlovable]

For real! I almost didn't participate myself. But I'm really glad I did, despite the fact I cursed myself all the way throughout for putting myself into such pressure 🤣

[@Muskar2]

I was thinking about not doing it and my remote teammate lost interest when the theme was revealed - but I convinced them to still help out a bit and then do my very first jam. I ended #1897 but it was such a great experience and it blew my expectations. I'm so glad I entered. I was surprised to find that for the vast majority of the top 100 teams had very similar ideas to what we were brainstorming, and it was very encouraging that the primary differences between us and them seemed to only be skill, team size and preexisting code.

[@kaxcommentssomethingREAL]

​@@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist2sir, this is a gaming channel

[@giantenemycrab5596]

I spent 48 hours working on an entry, pulled at least one all nighter to get about 100mb of pixel art sprites and an entire game coded in time, all for all my work to go to waste because the site crashed and I missed the deadline. Best game jam ever, and I’d do all of it again and not change a single thing. I don’t even want to play my game again, let alone finish everything I didn’t get done in the jam and upload an updated version to itch, but I’m proud of it, it’s the only game I’ve ever finished. See you all next year Edit: the game is Super Labyrinth for all of y’all who keep on asking, it’s not very good but I’ll finish it some day

[@capsey_]

did you upload the game? would be cool to try it out

[@nouon4220]

^ If you uploaded it later id also like to try your game

[@misterpopo3736]

you should finish it

[@LuigiXHero]

Should've said something I'm sure Mark would've let it in.

[@giantenemycrab5596]

@@capsey_it’s called super labyrinth, it’s on itch, it’s awful

[@zacharyrichman5966]

Woah! It's an HONOUR to be in the top 100 again this year. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU to everyone to played and rated Beswitched! And congrats to everyone else in the video :)

[@mous3kteer]

Beswitched was my personal favorite of the Jam, its gameplay was fun and the cat sprite is the cutest thing I've ever seen. Thanks so much to your entire team for such a great game!

[@Skijaramaz]

The one about the cat helping their depressed human hits home SO HARD for me. My cat Maya actually basically saved me from myself, once, when I was in a really dark place. Whoever came up with the idea for that one, bless their heart.

[@jarredlucas4000]

You should get a hobby or stop taking pharmaceuticals.

[@nofillet4148]

These are all listed games, if you want to skip around 1:21 Princess Paladin 2:11 LedgePainter 2:54 Bready or not... and 3:18 Vampire: No Survivors 3:50 Inside Job 4:24 Sneakerdoodle 4:56 Bricker Breaks Free 5:55 versus snake 6:21 Descriptionary 6:55 The Last Piece Standing 7:30 Get Packing 8:06 Crabjuice 8:43 Walkies 9:21 One Day Better 10:09 UVSU 10:51 Reversal Rooms 11:11 Ragdolf 11:42 Pause To Play 12:22 Making the Game 13:09 Our Dearest Player 13:32 Streamer Screamer Honorable mentions: 14:41 firehose 14:54 The Contrarian Press 15:07 Spared!

[@MartinPurathur]

thank you

[@remontariv1130]

Can you list the ones that were just mentioned? Like games that didn't go into the list but still showed up in the video

[@Muskar2]

@@remontariv1130 You can: 0:20 Voodude 0:24 Underlevel 0:31 Chambered Fate 0:35 Rollstation 0:39 Beswitched -Besswitched- 0:44 Ronald's Revenge 0:48 Bullet Happy 0:52 Late-Night Lookouts 0:56 Last Minute Slime Session 0:59 Chopping BLock 1:03 Spring's Ballet 1:07 Levelrinth 1:15 Deep Waters 2:38 The Tutorial (GMTK Jam 2023) 2:44 Gunther McShooty: Alien Hunter 2:48 Pinball Pioneer 3:42 Out Of Mines Control 4:15 Tower Attack 4:20 Phantom Thief Phil 4:51 F.A.T.B.O.Y. Frog Protection Agency 5:46 Snake: Bad Apple 6:17 House Always Wins! 7:19 No Horsing Around 7:24 Teach Me! Mr. Punching Bag 8:33 Roguemon 8:39 Magnetism Rally 10:00 Yumfellows 11:36 Lady Luck 12:11 Press Pause To Play: The Adventures of Radish Boy 2 12:17 I Overscoped. 12:50 Doghouse 12:58 Video Editor's Toolkit 14:16 My Daily Decapitation 14:19 There, Happy! 14:23 You Can Certainly Try 14:27 Arkannoyed 14:29 Humaning 14:31 A.F.K. Protocol 14:34 Tama-Get-Out! 14:38 Arrowhead 15:19 Pinned Down 15:22 Quack Attack 15:26 My Trainer Is Dumb? 15:29 Are You With Us? 15:33 Metal Claw 15:37 Reversed Roll 15:41 The Rifle 15:45 Tools For Tools 15:49 Just Pin It! 15:52 Must Have Been The Wind 15:56 Shifting Shores

[@Game_Hero]

why would someone want to skip it out?

[@ixoreus]

thank you for featuring One Day Better, and thank you so much to everyone for your kind comments and for letting us know that it resonated with you! our team is beyond grateful that our little game was able to touch so many people, there are no words. 🥲💕

[@Muskar2]

Absolutely wonderful game. We had essentially the same idea but decided against it for skill reasons - and I'm so happy someone not only did the idea but did it so incredibly well. I'm 100% sure that a lot of people would really enjoy a 30-60 minute game that expands on being a caring and helpful pet that helps a depressed owner through life, and your art style would fit very well, I think. Thanks for making it!

[@vicfendan]

Readying my wallet!

[@clcsqueejy04]

Hey really dig the idea for the game. By chance, your team inspired by the song Plea From a Cat Named Virtute by the band Weakerthans? Made me think of that song immediately upon hearing the premise!

[@afriendlyfox]

Just hearing the premise of One Day Better brought tears to my eyes, and when I finished it I was crying. I would love to play a long version of it Also I really liked how colors changed from dark and gloomy bedroom to the bright and cozy living room

[@ixoreus]

@@clcsqueejy04 you're the second person to ask that! It's a total coincidence, none of us have heard that song, haha.

[@stepford139]

I did three backflips when 0:25 showed up! ❤ Thank you so much for hosting the jam, Mark!

[@menaatefadly]

Omg those skeles are the CUTEST!!

[@noiJadisCailleach]

Pictures, or it didn't happen.

[@threecheeselasagna5945]

i love your game. please make more

[@KVMII]

Thank you to everyone who played and rated Descriptionary! We had a great time making it.

[@Graphomite]

Super clever concept.

[@videogamegang1797]

‘One Day Better’ had me immediately sobbing, such an emotional concept

[@mokasips]

one of the devs of 'magnetism rally' here! it was my first time entering a big game jam that wasn't just for some school event so seeing that we managed to get top 100 is so insane!! thank you for playing our game and for your hard in rating these entries ! it was a wonderful experience and i'm so excited for next year : DD

[@Omnicide101]

One Day Better made me cry for the first time in months. Not even playing it, just seeing it in this video. What an amazing concept that, from the looks of it, is extremely well executed

[@Dudeman23rd]

The moment I heard the premise for One Day Better I almost sobbed. We need a full release of this ASAP; such a beautiful, wholesome concept, and impeccably visually designed. Hats off to Team SlimeHeart.

[@Ten_Thousand_Locusts]

Yeah, it made me think about finally getting that cat, I've dreamt of for years now. Maybe not.

[@TeamRadioDrill]

so excited. this was my first game jam; so excited to see what others have come up with!

[@360dom360]

Same! My first and it was a great experience. Did you do it solo? What was your concept?

[@AssasinZorro]

This is my first game jam where I have a game at the end)) Had three failed jams in the past. What game did you create?

[@ahmed4363]

Failed Jam for me, couldn't even come up with an idea. Guess im not cut out for this

[@ThugTheFerret]

@@ahmed4363 don't be so hard on yourself, you're doing great, you're trying and that's more than enough, keep going! :)

[@AssasinZorro]

@@ahmed4363 that's not how it works! Failure is a stepping stone to succeed. You have done much more than those who considered but didn't join the jam. Now you clearly know that you need to work on your idea skills. There are plenty of videos, and you could even go through the previous themes for game jams (take ludum dare or weekly game jam) and try developing an idea for every topic for about 15 minutes. Try different methods - mind mapping or chain of associations. As I've told in my comment, I've failed three game jams before successfully finishing a game

[@DawnFire05]

The cat helping their depressed owner legit made me cry 😭 it really hits me personally in so many ways

[@CheeseWithMold]

Such an amazing experience! I commented on the last one saying one of my goals for this year was to submit a game. Glad to have been able to accomplish that goal. Can't wait for next year!

[@GMTK]

Congrats! Keep it up!

[@BLANKdev]

Coming up on almost 50 game jams and this theme was hands down my favourite, it felt perfectly made for all the game dev youtubers 😂

[@dr.t0blerone965]

One Day Better is one of the cutest and most heartwarming concepts I've seen in a while. It's magnificent!!!

[@robotupss]

This was my first game jam and I had a great time participating! I did not place very well (not even top 1000) but I am just glad I finished something and everyone else should be as well. Great job to everyone who got featured!

[@Muskar2]

Ditto. My first game jam, and didn't finish top 1000 either but it was an original functioning game that I'm very proud to have made in 48 hours!

[@srb2er]

This top comment perfectly describes how i feel now

[@Graphomite]

What was your game called?

[@robotupss]

@@Graphomite "Screw This Fish in Particular"

[@YouTube]

some unbelievable games created 🔥

[@user-ot9uu5fk2v]

KZbin?

[@glendarjj3991]

In the theme of roles reversed, KZbin should bring dislikes back

[@Uean.]

wait wut

[@pasta_boi8266]

@@glendarjj3991lmao fr

[@Andrew-lf9sh]

Hi KZbin

[@nisanavraham591]

One Day Better stood out as the only 2d game I’ve ever seen that truly hits you emotionally. Probably the best game made in the Gmtk game jam ever.

[@Fmlad]

GOOD LUCK AND WELL DONE to all that participated this year and those that was unable to finish on time but still gave it a go!

[@FelipeKana1]

"One day better" just hit me right in the feels. Should've been number 1. EDIT: I now know it indeed is! Among the others. Fantastic.

[@avivyoukerharel2140]

The nice this is that all games on the vudeo are considered winners, with no actuall order.

[@Muskar2]

It was number 1, together with the 19 others

[@FelipeKana1]

Oh nice! Thanks for the clarification guys!

[@homeyworkey]

i rly dont get it ngl, everyone is raving about this game but i doubt anyone has played it. with story games its impossible to really be a big fan unless you actually experience it. just comes off as classic "animals getting updooted cos we love them". descriptionary and streamer screamer are the two games which stick out to me for being novel concepts.

[@Muskar2]

@@homeyworkey depends on your perspective. It didn't vibe with you, and that's fine. Streamer screamer didn't interest me at all, but I get why other people might be interested in it. One Day Better wasn't top 1 to me, but it was to my partner. One Day Better is clearly a lot more than just something with animals - I think it's about mental struggles, being supportive in a playful way, reminding you of the love you have for your pet(s) while also having an art style that I think is very close to mental struggles. There's no objective measure for winning this jam

[@TheDelightfulDev]

Going from watching GMTK videos not knowing anything about game design to actually being featured, even for a few seconds at 1:15 is making my head spin. So glad to have taken part in the jam this year 🤩

[@Luukskywalker]

:-D

[@jimmyjohnjoe3700]

congrats

[@glebzaitsev6741]

Conratulations! Can I ask you how did you start developing games? Unity?

[@TheDelightfulDev]

@@glebzaitsev6741 I used to play around with game maker when I was younger but within the last few years I learned C# through KZbin and participated in plenty of game jams to learn game design

[@CodeMonkeyUnity]

Really impressive how creative all these games are, I think my favorite is the Princess reverse Vampire Survivors, I could see that expanded in so many ways. Congrats to everyone who participated!

[@BobIsBacon]

This was my first ever game jam and my first ever proper game! I'm so excited to see everyone else's games.

[@riperchetobg]

I was hoping for an honorable mention, but my jaw dropped when I saw Princess Paladin as the first game you talked about. Thank you so much for hosting it was so much fun and the first jam I did where I slept at least 6 hours 😂

[@ReeseHosgood]

13:33 Another reason the game Streamer Screamer is great is because it makes stream sniping fun without having to deal with the consequences of doing it to an actual streamer such as getting reported or kicked from the game/match for stream sniping. 3:28 The audio breaking also happens in Plants vs Zombies 2 when you have too many zombies on screen. This is most often seen in the really high endless stage levels and when you have a lot of zoybean pods spawning helpful tofu zombies.

[@Muskar2]

FYI, your comment can easily be interpreted as if you truly desire to harm people IRL, but only stop yourself from doing so because you'd be judged for it. I hope you also mean that you're not doing it IRL because of the harm that it inflicts on other people.

[@elenadunn5686]

Streamer Screamer is my son's game. This is the third year that he and 2 friends lived in my basement for a weekend to create a game for Game Jam. Did you download and play it? What did you like about it? I am very proud of these kids getting recognized for their creative talents! :)

[@ReeseHosgood]

@@Muskar2 I don’t do any stream sniping IRL because I find it’s not worth my time just to be on bad terms with the streamer. I of did do any though I would be a friendly stream sniper because I’ve noticed that doesn’t upset the streamers as much because you’re not trying to ruin their game.

[@ReeseHosgood]

@@elenadunn5686 I didn’t personally play it but, from videos I’ve watched about it, including this one, the thing I liked the most about the game is, even though I don’t do it myself because I find it to be a waste of time, it’s all the fun of stream sniping with none of the negative consequences.

[@iDrewa]

Congrats Mark! How you people do this in 48 hours is completely beyond me; Bravo!

[@supermysterious66]

1. Have a team. 2. Focus on creating a smallest viable product. 3. Stay up til 3 am to get it turn in on time.

[@elenadunn5686]

Streamer Screamer is my son's game. This is the third year that he and 2 friends lived in my basement for a weekend to create a game for Game Jam. Did you download and play it? What did you like about it? I am very proud of these kids getting recognized for their creative talents! :)

[@ecremprown]

Being featured is a dream come true, this jam was a blast! Fantastic job to everyone who participated! I do plan on making an expanded version of Pause To Play with even crazier mechanics and lots of new levels so keep an eye out if you're interested!

[@FreakyGamma]

My mind was blown as soon as he zoomed in with the camera setting like wowowowow!

[@infinitehush]

(edit: I got # 211 in Creativity and # 414 overall!!! )I've been watching GMTK for years and this was my first game jam where I had the skill to finish a game! I had no idea the highs and lows would be so intense; the absolute high of finishing a *playable game*, and the crushing low of not being allowed to fix it lmao

[@360dom360]

My low was realizing 10 minutes before release that I completely forgot music and sfx. 😅

[@sammoore2242]

@@360dom360 One person realised - before the submissions actually ended but too late to fix it - that they had left a bullet using the Godot logo placeholder sprite.

[@derfl007]

I spent a like one or two hours implementing a leaderboard just to break it in the final build and not realizing it was broken until it was too late 🙃

[@ahmed4363]

I spent the whole time thinking of what i should even do

[@infinitehush]

@@derfl007 oh I did something similar, I wrote and recorded an entire scene of dialog with multiple characters where the story required mechanics I didn't know I wasn't going to be able to figure out 💀

[@polygonalcube]

The top entries continually and consistently made my jaw drop.

[@elenadunn5686]

Streamer Screamer is my son's game. This is the third year that he and 2 friends lived in my basement for a weekend to create a game for Game Jam. Did you download and play it? What did you like about it? I am very proud of these kids getting recognized for their creative talents! :)

[@Plagueonic]

I can't believe I was able to actually finish a game for this jam! It's such a grind and a rush but you feel really good after.

[@ZTimeGamingYT]

The prompt this year made for some amazing games! Reversing classic tropes truly made for unforgettable experiences!

[@FabioBrachtPlus]

By far, the most interesting games in this jam are the ones where you play as a pet and must interact with the humans from the point of view of the animal. Developers, make more of these!

[@fosterturtle]

Can’t believe our game made it in the video this year! Was a blast participating, and congrats to everyone who finished games!

[@creeperwithstyle]

how the hell did any of these get made in a weekened

[@cesarv2804]

Love how GMTK's game jams keep on breaking records. This is one of the videos I'm excited for the most every year.

[@Sam-op6us]

I’m not a game developer, and I know next to nothing about coding, but I look forward to these jams every single year. The creativity and skill on show is totally unreal

[@codinginflight]

To everyone that didn't make it, we still have a lot of gmtk jams to come. Let's grind until we can make it!

[@Nightstick24]

Man, I absolutely love seeing these. It's always such a breath of fresh air, we get really caught up in the familiar games we've all grown up on but the Game Jams always seem to bring so many new ideas. This one was especially great with the theme of role reversal, every entry was so different and refreshing, it really shows just how small of a box we stuff ourselves into, and what amazing results you can achieve when you step out of that tiny box! I can't wait to play more of these amazing games, everyone did such an amazing job again this year.

[@BunchOfNerdsMakingGames]

Great job everyone! The games people make genuinely amaze me with their creativity!!! Ending with the Video Editor's Toolkit clip was perfect!

[@HomeofLawboy]

I was laughing so hard at the Walkies dog zooming around dragging its owner and then right after comes One Day Better with its beatiful premise making me sob. God, I have to go hug my cats now.

[@EricJW]

Yeah, the pet themed ones were my favorites. Not just Walkies and One Day Better, but the attention seeking zoomies of Sneakerdoodle too. "You're truly the goodest of boys" sold that one for me.

[@grubbinvgm]

One day better made me cry just from you describing it. My bunny does all the same stuff for me. Pets are so wonderful.

[@JongiB96]

The concept of One Day Better brought a tear to my eye (then, some more). I miss my Tobu so much.

[@rokajoshdev]

Had a great time taking part in this jam and there were loads of amazing entries. Great job everyone!

[@KaiBurley]

This is one of the videos I look forward to each year. Seriously impressed with the games that came out of the jam this time, One Day Better affected me on an emotional level and Streamer Screamer made me ponder our internet culture. I'm making a note here: Huge Success

[@elenadunn5686]

Streamer Screamer is my son's game. This is the third year that he and 2 friends lived in my basement for a weekend to create a game for Game Jam. Did you download and play it? What did you like about it? I am very proud of these kids getting recognized for their creative talents! :)

[@prodbyprodby1633]

I still can't believe how many great game designers there are out there! It's so inspiring to see all of these incredible ideas and various awesome art each year. Some day I'll make time to start making games myself and it's in my bucket list to participate in GMTK's game jam. Thanks for everything, Mark! Your content is greatly appreciated.

[@Dzeeff]

I love hearing that this breaks a record every year! The games this time looked like some of the best, ever, too! Thanks for hosting this again

[@egg1645]

Ran out of time to submit unfortunately but I was making a game like "ricochet kills", where a bullet launches from one location and bounces at angles off the wall to hit the targets. The twist was that the player didn't aim the bullet, but got to place walls in the arena to form a path to the goal. By far, favorite game is "One day better," that shit is beautiful

[@Samb]

Damn! Streamer Screamer is exactly the game I imagined after the slenderman craze died down. I called it "Being John Slender" as a reference to the movie "Being John Malkovich" and it was EXACTLY like the game jam game! Glad to see, that someone made that idea a reality :)

[@elenadunn5686]

Streamer Screamer is my son's game. This is the third year that he and 2 friends lived in my basement for a weekend to create a game for Game Jam. Did you download and play it? What did you like about it? I am very proud of these kids getting recognized for their creative talents! :)

[@joshuasims5421]

It’s incredible how polished and professional these look. Descriptionary is such a cool concept and needs to be a published game!

[@organzola]

so honored to be considered one of the best! (i was one of the 3 who worked on streamer screamer) thanks to everyone who played as well as the jam organizers, and congrats to all the other winners!

[@Robertganca]

I actually really like the concept of Streamer Screamer. It may seem similar to secret role type games like Among Us and Secret Neighbour, but being able to essentially see their reaction to you and having to control it so that you don’t go overboard is really cool.

[@elenadunn5686]

Streamer Screamer is my son's game. This is the third year that he and 2 friends lived in my basement for a weekend to create a game for Game Jam. Did you download and play it? What did you like about it? I am very proud of these kids getting recognized for their creative talents! :)

[@Robertganca]

@@elenadunn5686 I did download it and play it after watching this video. My favourite part was interacting with the streamer character.

[@badpiggy4177]

that was way too quick lol

[@Railnof]

I can only agree 😂

[@orangomango]

true

[@nezt50]

It always took 11 days from the start of the Jam

[@Luos_83]

gamedev here. mind fully blown. totes respect for all the games made for this jam. kudo's!

[@lefthookouchmcarm4520]

4:56 is pretty clever especially with the "I gotta get outta here!" 😂

[@CodingKricket]

I had so much fun competing this year! It's been a while since I have done a GMTK jam, so it was nice to get back into it. Congratulations to everyone who submitted or even attempted to make a game!

[@ranpergames]

I feel like people learn to be more creative every year and that's so beautiful

[@WrathOfTheHydra]

I already appreciated you hosting these, but after actually taking part in this year I just want to give a huge thanks. Having dipped my toes with this, I'm actually starting to learn all of the main mechanics behind game dev, and will start making some actual games.

[@Angstjaeger]

MetalClaw!!! Let's Go! My first GameJam and Game! Is the start of a great journey! Thank you very much

[@gowzahr]

I'd like to see a game based on the old College Humor video, "Tetris God." An AI plays Tetris with you deciding the order in which they get pieces. Your goal is to see how quickly you can make them lose.

[@Donar23]

Damn, I totally forgot that this was happening. Such a great theme and so many amazing entries.

[@yahootube90]

The theme for this jam was perfect for juicing the creativity out of people. Lots of clever and creative stuff. Nice work.

[@malachibance9008]

I almost quit halfway through this jam because I was unhappy with my idea, but I'm proud I finished it and ranked reasonably well :)

[@Matojeje]

That was quick :o I really liked this year's more open ended theme!

[@ThinkWithGames]

Thanks for hosting the event! I'm a bit salty that I barely missed top 100, but there's always next year to spice up my game's presentation!

[@SleepyMortal]

Every time I watch the new GMTK game jam, I'm always fascinated with all the games shown. People who made them are insanely creative and passionate! If I'm a publisher, I'll just pick all of them in this list and help them publish their games lol Great video as always!

[@senaustun4380]

I didnt forget that one comment said "if the roles are reversed then Mark I challange YOU to make the game and ı will make a video about it" idk who said it but cant wait to see ur game her Mark :P

[@Gord10]

LOL, good one!

[@leroymilo]

That Jam was a blast to participate in!

[@TheBreadPirate]

Wish I had a lifetime to play all these games. So many wonderful ideas!

[@loafofuraniumfreshlybaked569]

Sneaker Doodle is the most creatively wholesome game idea I've ever heard of!

[@stashatstake]

Argh. It is SO hard to watch this video and see how good people are. I cannot not WAIT for the next jam. Wish there were 12 each year.

[@JayFolipurba]

Omg these are so good! I loved the support-role idea of princess paladin and the anti-depressant cat, and the one with the dog being chased is such a cute idea! And the monster using the stream to find the player, that's just awesome

[@elenadunn5686]

Streamer Screamer is my son's game that he coded. Did you download and play it? just curious.

[@JayFolipurba]

@@elenadunn5686 Congrats, give him an extra scoop of ice-cream from all of us ^^ I haven't played any of the games, just because I don't play much and my computer can't really handle it. But tell him to keep it up, he seems to have great skills already.

[@udadni]

This was my first jam and I am so grateful for the opportunity to participate! Thanks for hosting such a cool event.

[@Lugmillord]

The GMTK game jam is always phenomenal at making me feel slow and incompetent. :3 How can people pump out such good game in this little time? So much black magic.

[@Muskar2]

My guess is: 1. Expertise: design, common features, project management 2. Team size: 2 + 2 = 5 3. Preparation: Pre-made functionalities, tools or other assets that speed up the process

[@Lugmillord]

@@Muskar2 nah, I didn't participate. I'm working on my game over a long period. I don't have the energy for such a marathon and am impressed by the people who can do that.

[@Muskar2]

@@Lugmillord Sure, there's nothing wrong with prioritizing polished games. In my eyes, the jam isn't about being a marathon - it's just a break to do something with low stakes. For instance, some people don't sleep much during the jam but I slept normally and did things at my own pace - and I still got a lot out of it. I didn't get top 1000, but that wasn't my goal either. We're all from different backgrounds with different goals and interests and that's fine. That the jam doesn't fit a process you want to do, doesn't make you "slow".

[@Lugmillord]

@@Muskar2 I know, it's simply that we as validation-seeking humans can't help but compare ourselves with others. And that never ends well on social media.

[@Muskar2]

@@Lugmillord As long as you're aware that it's impacting you negatively, you're probably going the right direction. For me, it helps giving context that comparing yourself doesn't help you reach any goal. It's only useful for a few things (like learning what other people's tricks are that you could use yourself) and then it's usually only when it's about something that is extremely similar - not things that are very different, like jam games and polished releases.

[@lud_ledmil7739]

Kinda excited to see the results, I know my game won't get into the top 100, but si'm hqppy to have participated in a jam for the first time!

[@QuangNguyen-lf4lu]

First game jam ever joined, first game ever made, and my game rating result is right about half of the entries number. What a great result for me, consider that before the jam, I didn't even think I could deliver a proper game in time, and consider all the problems I had while making the game, all the broken UI while putting the game on the web, since nearly everything is basically first time. Overall, I'm so glad I decided to participate in this jam. I had a lot of fun and experience along the way. The part where we rate other participants' games is nice too, found some good concepts and creativities there. Would definitely joined the GMTK game jam again.

[@The-EJ-Factor]

Even though we couldn’t finish in time, I’m glad we got to participate in the jam.

[@SharpDressedBear]

I am HYPED!

[@blstuff]

My first game jam. It was an awesome experience. Thanks for hosting this

[@Jessimo223]

First time I ever did a game jam, none of the games here but really enjoyed making music for 4 different projects, was very frantic but also extremely fun to experiment composing music in styles I'd never done much of before. Can't wait to take part next year and hopefully get involved again!

[@santumChannelYes]

the results are never revealed this soon after the jam, i call shenanigans!

[@lucasrioust6498]

last year this was also tuesday at this exact same time

[@GMTK]

I always try to do it within 48 hours of the results, to match the jam itself ;)

[@overratedprogrammer]

I will never get over not being able to finish. The fact that this jam is only ONCE A YEAR makes it so depressing if you miss it. We don't have many years in our lives. I tried really hard to make something cool. I was going to make a space ship game where you're the ship computer, had a lot of good ideas, but I could only work on it after midnight both nights, and still get up early in the morning. So i worked for 3 hours I think total.. yea didn't work out

[@milenamartins21]

I know it's not the same thing, but if you really want the experience (which is the most meaningful thing, I gather, from all the comments) just try it in a free weekend. Give yourself the same deadlines and give it your all! If you can't finish by then, at least you tried like all the others and still have the opportunity to finish and polish your game

[@overratedprogrammer]

@@milenamartins21 the problem is I still don't have much time now even after the jam. I keep telling myself I'm gonna just finish it post jam but with my family it's hard to commit so much time.

[@Muskar2]

"Never [getting] over" it is very dramatic. For what it's worth, I think you should work on that - that's worth a lot of time investment for you and your family's sake. As for the game jam, I also sacrificed a lot of things and I had to make it up to my partner for prioritizing it. If it's not possible for you to commit meaningful time to it, then that's just how your situation is right now. Don't beat yourself up about it. If you really care about it, then do the preparations necessary to do it next time. Make it up for the people who take over your usual responsibilities, take a risk on the economic loss of losing 2+ workdays worth of productivity or whatever else is stopping you. It's just one opportunity of many. Use it in the way that fits your own goals. And don't forget - you can easily find a team so that the workload is much less. I found one in the comment section.

[@KevinNijmeijer]

The theme was so much fun to think about! First time I joined a game jam solo and I loved it!

[@chris_devlog]

As always it was a pleasure to take part Mark, even though this time I made a really lazy game because I was on vacation (Goblin Superhot... made a video on my channel if interested)

[@S2Pot_Gaming]

Bricker Breaks Free looks really sick, Reversal Rooms is cool, and I was particularly happy to see Pause to Play, as I had a very similar idea upon hearing the theme but lacked the skill to actually participate. Congratulations to everyone who finished, and even those who didn't!

[@Muskar2]

This was my first jam and I was also very excited to see that so many of the ideas we came up with doing brainstorming were basically most of the top 100 games. We talked about pets helping their owners, playing as support for main characters, being a supportive NPC in RPGs, being animals surviving humans, being a Pinball antagonist (our pick) etc. - and expecting a ton of platformers where you control the platforms, and arcade games with swapped enemy/player assets - all of which happened. It truly felt like we were channeling the essence of many game developers, but just with inadequate skill to make an outstanding one. Pretty awesome experience overall, and I'd encourage you to give it a go next year!

[@SeahorseGames]

Ranked number 81 this year, didn't win unfortunately but at least now we know that we can make top 100! Looking forward to next year already! (game: Loot Gobbo)

[@cats4president]

that was amazing! i'm flabbergasted at the amount of great&unique ideas and their execution. excellent work, jammers!!

[@atakji_art]

great, now I want to play ALL OF THEM! Thanks to everyone who submitted a game, they all sound amazing and hopefully you all had fun!

[@electric_ajax]

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[@AbbreviatedReviews]

Bricker Breaks Free immediately reminds me of Carrion - which is one of my favorite "role reversed" games. Ragdolf made me realize that What the Golf? is a game absolutely filled with role reversal experiences. You never know what you'll be controlling or using to achieve a goal. But there are some incredible games here and I'm looking forward to seeing as many of them as possible fleshed out!

[@iamnoimpact]

so many of these looked incredible. LOVED Walkies!

[@suluhwidyotomo7942]

Thanks for GMTK and the participants for this year's game jam. The idea of flipping the roles in video games has been on the back my mind for years now, but I don't have the skills required to make it happen. Looking forward to trying all these games later