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๐ŸŽ‰ LightBear Software is Hosting Our EIGHTH Game Jam! ๐ŸŽ‰ 

CASH PRIZES

     Make a game that uplifts, inspires, and brings joy. Make us smile. Help us heal. Show us hope. Remind us what love is all about. Help us find peace. Letโ€™s make games that feel like a warm hug :hugging_face: 

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๐Ÿ† PRIZES! (USD And CRYPTO that isn't worth anything) 

๐Ÿฅ‡ 1st Place

$115 Cash Prize
+ 1 year CraftPix Membership
+1,500 LightBear Coins
+1,500,000
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๐Ÿฅˆ 2nd Place

$80 Cash Prize 
+ 1 year CraftPix Membership
+1,000 LightBear Coins
+1,000,000
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๐Ÿฅ‰ 3rd Place

$55 Cash Prize
+ 1 year CraftPix Membership
+750 LightBear Coins
+750,000 ERRORCoins

4th Place

$40 Cash Prize
+ 1 year CraftPix Membership
+600 LightBear Coins
+600,000 ERRORCoins

5th Place

$25 Cash Prize
+ 1 year CraftPix Membership
+500 LightBear Coins
+500,000 ERRORCoins



Payments will be sent via Zelle, CashApp or PayPal ( paypal may have fees for sending money ) . Weโ€™d love to work with the creators of the top games on future publishing deals! ๐Ÿš€ 

       

๐Ÿ… How Winners Are Chosen 

The top 5 games will be selected from the top 15 in the itch.io  rating queue, based on these seven categories:

Theme
Upliftment
Gameplay/Fun  
Visuals / Art  
Creativity / Innovation  
Smoothness / Polish  
Music/Sfx   

           

๐Ÿ“œ RULES 

๐Ÿ’– Game must be designed to uplift the player  
๐Ÿ› ๏ธ You may use any game engine.   Maximum of 5 people per team
๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ 
Keep games family friendly
โฑ๏ธ The game's release date must fall within the submission period.
๐Ÿ“ฅ Only one submission per person/team is allowed
๐ŸŽจ External art assets are allowed, but they must be either free or properly purchased, and all artists must be credited in your game or description.
๐Ÿ”Š External audio assets are allowed, but they must be either free or properly purchased, and all creators must be credited.

             

๐ŸŽฎ THEME

๐ŸฐCASTLE๐Ÿฐ

    

๐Ÿ† SPONSORS

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๐Ÿ† Prizes from CraftPix The Top 5 Teams (up to 5 members per team) will each receive a 1-Year Membership Subscription to CraftPix.net thatโ€™s up to 25 memberships total!

    

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Defend your castle with magical plants against an army of candy monsters! ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿญ
Puzzle
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A cozy, non-Euclidean magical maze.
Puzzle
Uplifting game
Puzzle
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A cozy castle building game
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Help an old castle return to nature in this cozy clean-up game
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A short color-based bookshelf organizing game
Puzzle
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Raid the vampire's castle!
Platformer
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LightBearSoftware Uplifting Game Jam Submission
Adventure
Deliver warmth back to Evermere.
Adventure
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A short, atmospheric puzzle-platformer
Puzzle
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catch sand , make it bigger
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Everything you see here is made with Codex. Codex is an Ai. Please play at your own risk.
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Escape the castle through castling!
Puzzle
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Just relax and paint a castle. No stress!
An old keeper heard an unexpected sound during the night...
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a simple game about a knight who jump around and exploring the land
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Besieging barons
Adventure
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Swap parts of the level around!
Platformer
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Build a sandcastle from a stranger's postcard. Send yours to the next player
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