Game jam entries from Hooton Heroicshttps://hootonheroics.com/https://hootonheroics.com/jams/splithoppers/https://hootonheroics.com/jams/splithoppers/Jampley Game Jam 2025: A vampire survivors-style game with divisible enemies. Made in GameMaker.Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT## The Jam The Jampley Game Jam 2025 was hosted by a GameMaker enthusiast, so all entries were built in GameMaker. ## Our Entry SplitHoppers is a vampire survivors-style game where defeating enemies causes them to split into smaller, faster versions of themselves. What starts as a manageable horde quickly multiplies into chaos as every kill compounds the problem. ## Features - Vampire survivors-style auto-attacking gameplay - Enemies divide on death, creating escalating waves - Built entirely in GameMakerhttps://hootonheroics.com/jams/feather-weight/https://hootonheroics.com/jams/feather-weight/GMTK Game Jam 2024: A physics puzzle platformer about a bird.Thu, 01 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT## The Jam GMTK Game Jam 2024's theme was **Built to Scale**, challenging developers to play with size, weight, and proportion. ## Our Entry Feather Weight is a physics puzzle platformer where you play as a bird. Your light weight is both your advantage and your obstacle - use physics to solve puzzles, navigate platforms, and work with (or against) the world's heavier objects. ## Features - Physics-based puzzle platforming - Play as a bird navigating a world built for heavier creatures - Built in Unityhttps://hootonheroics.com/jams/wave-carve/https://hootonheroics.com/jams/wave-carve/GMTK Game Jam 2023: A nautical puzzle game about a rat and an owl navigating the seas.Sat, 01 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT## The Jam GMTK Game Jam 2023's theme was **Roles Reversed**, asking developers to flip expectations and put players in unfamiliar positions. ## Our Entry Wave Carve - The Rat and the Owl is a nautical puzzle game where an unlikely duo - a rat and an owl - must work together to navigate treacherous waters. Solve puzzles by coordinating between the two characters, each with their own strengths. ## Features - Nautical puzzle gameplay - Dual-character mechanics with a rat and an owl - Built in Unityhttps://hootonheroics.com/jams/croissant-quandary/https://hootonheroics.com/jams/croissant-quandary/Ludum Dare 51: A 2D survival platformer with randomly applied buffs and debuffs.Sat, 01 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT## The Jam Ludum Dare 51's theme was **Every 10 Seconds**, challenging participants to build a game around recurring timed events. ## Our Entry Croissant Quandary is a 2D survival platformer where every 10 seconds a random buff or debuff is applied to your character. One moment you might gain a speed boost, the next your controls are inverted. Survival means adapting on the fly to whatever the game throws at you. ## Features - Randomly applied buffs and debuffs on a 10-second timer - 2D survival platformer gameplay - Built in Unityhttps://hootonheroics.com/jams/dice-battle/https://hootonheroics.com/jams/dice-battle/GMTK Game Jam 2022: A 3D grid-based shooter inspired by Megaman Battle Network with dice mechanics.Fri, 01 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT## The Jam GMTK Game Jam 2022's theme was **Roll of the Dice**, pushing developers to incorporate randomness and dice into their designs. ## Our Entry Dice Battle is a 3D grid-based shooter inspired by Megaman Battle Network. Players navigate a grid battlefield where dice rolls determine available attacks and movement options, blending strategic positioning with the unpredictability of the roll. ## Features - 3D grid-based combat inspired by Megaman Battle Network - Dice-driven attack and movement system - Built in Unityhttps://hootonheroics.com/jams/jenny-aint-jelly/https://hootonheroics.com/jams/jenny-aint-jelly/Extra Credits Game Jam Summer 2020: A top-down shooter with a pet jellyfish companion.Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT## The Jam The Extra Credits Game Jam Summer 2020 brought together developers for a weekend of rapid game creation. ## Our Entry Jenny Aint Jelly is a top-down shooter where you're accompanied by a pet jellyfish. Your jellyfish companion fights alongside you, adding a layer of strategy as you navigate enemy encounters together. ## Features - Top-down shooter gameplay - Pet jellyfish companion that aids in combat - Built in Unityhttps://hootonheroics.com/jams/hurtling-hermit/https://hootonheroics.com/jams/hurtling-hermit/I Can't Draw 2020: A 2D crab mobility game written in Lua using the LOVE2D framework.Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT## The Jam The "I Can't Draw" game jam celebrates gameplay over graphics, encouraging developers to focus on mechanics rather than art. ## Our Entry Hurtling Hermit is a 2D mobility game where you control a crab, flinging yourself through levels with momentum-based movement. Built in Lua using the LOVE2D framework, it leans into snappy controls and satisfying traversal. ## Features - Momentum-based crab movement mechanics - Built in Lua with the LOVE2D framework - Gameplay-first design fitting the jam's art-free ethos