Games

Game jam games

These games were made, or at least started, in a short period of time. Currently all of these are playable in your browser. All should be technically compatible with touch screens, though for ones that just say "keyboard", a keyboard is recommended.

• Fireworks Game: A game about dodging fireworks, playable in your browser. (requires JavaScript)
  Jam: Games Made Quick; Theme: "something ironic, like hard to speedrun".
  Status: Complete
  Control scheme: keyboard
  Original jam version
• Difficult Stream: A game where you have to keep your mouse cursor or finger on a fast-moving, bendy river. Playable in your browser. (requires JavaScript)
  Jam Games Made Quick 1½; Theme: "something ironic, such as difficult to stream".
  Status: Complete
  Control scheme: mouse/touch screen
  Original jam version
• X/: A simple, abstract game about attacking your enemies to move around. (requires JavaScript)
  Jam: Game Maker's Toolkit Jam; Theme: dual purpose design
  Status: Complete
  Control scheme: mouse/touch screen
  Original jam version; Submission/results
• Walk and Jump: A platform game where you explore the big world of xkcd #1110: Click and Drag. (requires JavaScript)
  Jam: xkcd Game Jam; Theme: relates to xkcd
  Status: Work in progress
  Control scheme: keyboard
  Original jam version; Submission/results
• Framed Animals: A Metroidvania inspired by Games Done Quick and Super Metroid (requires JavaScript)
  Jam: Games Made Quick 2.0 and 2.5
  Status: Work in progress
  Control scheme: keyboard
  Original jam version
• One Way: A Metroidvania where you can't move left (requires JavaScript)
  Jam: Game Maker's Toolkit Jam 2018; Theme: make a game in a particular genre, without a mechanic that's important to that genre
  Status: Proof-of-concept (may or may not continue it)
  Control scheme: keyboard
  Original jam version (broken); Submission/results
• Totally a platforming game (currently only on itch.io): A game that is totally a platforming game and not some other genre pretending to be a platforming game (requires JavaScript)
  Jam: Games Made Quick III
  Status: Complete
  Control scheme: keyboard
• Stop and smell the flowers: Gotta go slow! (requires JavaScript)
  Jam: Games Made Quick III-2; Theme: "the faster you go, the longer it takes" or "impossible to speedrun because it can be beaten instantly"
  Status: Complete
  Control scheme: keyboard or mouse/touch
  Original jam version
• One side, one jump: You play as a one-sided shape on a one-sided surface who can only jump one time per level (requires JavaScript)
  Jam: Game Maker's Toolkit Jam 2019; Theme: "only one"
  Status: Complete (but might add more levels later)
  Control scheme: keyboard
  Original jam version; Submission/results
• Orb: Try to roll away from the platforming hero (requires JavaScript)
  Jam: GAMES MADE QUICK??? FOUR; Theme: "the faster you go, the longer it takes"
  Status: Complete (but might still tweak some things)
  Control scheme: keyboard or touch
  Original jam version
• Ctrl+Out: Help me get my keyboard to work. (requires JavaScript)
  Jam: GMTK Game Jam 2020; Theme: "Out of control"
  Status: Complete
  Control scheme: mouse/touch screen
  Original jam version; Submission/results
• Disconnected Space: Warp space and help a circle find herself. (requires JavaScript)
  Jam: GMTK Game Jam 2021; Theme: "Joined together"
  Status: Complete
  Control scheme: keyboard
  Original jam version; Submission/results
• Year of Birthdays: Light a bunch of candles. (requires JavaScript)
  Jam: 6AMES MADE QUICK???; Theme: "Eevee's birthday"
  Status: Complete
  Control scheme: mouse
  Original jam version
• A Text Game (requires JavaScript)
  Jam: 666AMES MADE QUICK???; Theme: "Not about you"
  Status: Complete
  Control scheme: keyboard (text)
  Original jam version
• Rolling Cubes: A game where you roll dice around. (requires JavaScript)
  Jam: GMTK Game Jam 2022; Theme: "Roll of the Dice"
  Status: Complete
  Control scheme: keyboard
  Original jam version; Submission/results
• Kaleidosnake: 6-directional snake in a kaleidoscope. (requires JavaScript)
  Jam: GAMES MADE QVIICK???; Theme: "Lasers and Mirrors" (from the theme generator link)
  Status: Complete
  Control scheme: keyboard
  Original jam version
• My Very Educated Moths: guide the moths towards the nacho restaurant. (requires JavaScript)
  Jam: GAMES MADE QVIICK??? HD Remix; Theme: "Moths"
  Status: Complete
  Control scheme: mouse
  Original jam version
• Corol Match: Roll blocks around and try to match colors. (requires JavaScript)
  Jam: GMTK Game Jam 2023; Theme: "Roles Reversed"
  Status: Complete
  Control scheme: keyboard and mouse
  Original jam version; Submission/results
• Snail Scales: A platforming game involving snail-like creatures and scale-like platforms. (requires JavaScript)
  Jam: GMTK Game Jam 2024; Theme: "Built to Scale"
  Status: Complete
  Control scheme: keyboard
  Original jam version; Submission/rate

Other games

• Brick Snake: Snake, but on a brick wall. (requires JavaScript)
  Status: Complete
  Control scheme: keyboard

Implementations of existing games

• Minesweep for Mac OS X: downloadable application to play Minesweeper (requires Mac OS X)
• Hangman (2 players on the same computer; does not currently have the option for the computer to play)
• Yet another Monty Hall problem demo (requires JavaScript)
  • Reverse Monty Hall: You decide where the prize is, computer chooses the doors. (requires JavaScript)
• Reversi board game (requires JavaScript)

See also

• Options
• Forum game scorekeepers (for people playing forum games on the xkcd forums)