List of discontinued visual novel jams
This is a list of visual novel jams and jams producing a significant amount of visual novels which have been discontinued.
Jams are categorized under the month when the most recent edition of the jam began.
Data Collection Methods & How to Interpret
- Main article: Interpreting jam statistics
The VNDev Wiki collects the officially visible participant and entry counts on the itch.io jam page, immediately after the jam is completed. Caveats for this data and information about the "participants/entry" statistic are available on the above reference page.
For the purposes of this list, a jam is considered discontinued if the next iteration has not occurred or been announced, and:
- It has not occurred for at least one full calendar year.
- It has been announced to be discontinued or cancelled.
- It exceeds a Participants per Entry ratio of 50 in the most recent iteration
- It has 0 entries in the most recent iteration
January
NaNoWinter
A winter version of NaNoRenO.
| Nr. | Year | Entries | Participants | Partic./Entry | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015 | 3 | --- | --- | https://itch.io/jam/nanowinter2015 |
Visual Novel AI Jam
A jam for visual novels that feature artificial intelligence characters.
| Nr. | Year | Entries | Participants | Partic./Entry | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2024 | 1 | 134 | 134 | https://itch.io/jam/visual-novel-ai-jam-2023 |
| 1 | 2023 | 1 | 74 | 74 | https://itch.io/jam/vniajam |
February
Valentine's VN Jam
A visual novel jam themed around Valentine's Day.
| Nr. | Year | Entries | Participants | Partic./Entry | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021 | 51 | 259 | 5.08 | https://itch.io/jam/valentines-vn-jam-2021 |
March
None recorded.
April
Pulse Pounding Heart Stopping Dating Sim Jam
A weekend-long jam for creating dating sim games.
| Nr. | Year | Entries | Participants | Partic./Entry | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2013 | 89 | --- | --- | https://web.archive.org/web/20130407002217/https://electricopolis.tumblr.com/post/46630553326/big-thanks-to-erenrusso-for-coming-up-with-the |
VN CUP
A ranked competition for visual novel developers. Has prizes.
| Nr. | Year | Entries | Participants | Partic./Entry | Top Prize | Total Prize Pot | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2023 | 32 | --- | --- | 2,000 USD | 5,500 USD | https://x.com/vn_cup/status/1650225424612626432 |
| 1 | 2022 | 36 | --- | --- | 300 USD | 600 USD | https://x.com/vn_cup/status/1536925478010834944 |
May
Transformation Jam
A chill jam with a theme of transformation.
| Nr. | Year | Entries | Participants | Partic./Entry | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023 | 11 | 47 | 4.27 | https://itch.io/jam/transformation-game-jam |
June
TyranoBuilder Summer Game Jam
A contest for games made with TyranoBuilder. Has judging and prizes.
| Nr. | Year | Entries | Participants | Partic./Entry | Top Prize | Total Prize Pot | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2018 | 17 | 97 | 5.71 | 500 USD | 1,100 USD | https://itch.io/jam/tyranojam18 |
| 2 | 2017 | 44 | 320 | 7.27 | 500 USD | 1,100 USD | https://itch.io/jam/tyranojam17 |
| 1 | 2015 | 33 | 41 | 1.24 | 350 USD | 1,000 USD | https://itch.io/jam/tyranojam15 |
YaoiJam+
Occurred the month before Yaoi Jam; intended to encourage yaoi developers to finish existing projects before starting new ones.
| Nr. | Year | Entries | Participants | Partic./Entry | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2022 | 0 | 37 | --- | https://itch.io/jam/yaoijamplus2022 |
| 2 | 2021 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | https://itch.io/jam/yaoijamplus2021 |
| 1 | 2020 | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | https://itch.io/jam/yaoijamplus |
Insect (Adjacent) Jam
A jam dedicated to story-focused works featuring arthropods.
| Nr. | Year | Entries | Participants | Partic./Entry | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024 | 0 | 15 | --- | https://itch.io/jam/insect-jam |
July
Shoot For The Stars Jam
A jam for visual novels about space and sci-fi.
| Nr. | Year | Entries | Participants | Partic./Entry | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020 | 12 | 22 | 1.83 | https://itch.io/jam/shoot-for-the-stars-jam |
Bishoujo Jam
A jam for bishoujo games (featuring a male protagonist and female love interests).
| Nr. | Year | Entries | Participants | Partic./Entry | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2022 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | https://itch.io/jam/bishoujo-jam-2022 |
| 1 | 2018 | 1 | 67 | 67 | https://itch.io/jam/bishoujo-jam |
Search For The Truth Jam
A jam for Ace Attorney-inspired games and fangames.
| Nr. | Year | Entries | Participants | Partic./Entry | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018 | 3 | 39 | 13 | https://itch.io/jam/search-for-the-truth |
Yuri Visual Novel Jam (discontinued)
Distinct from the annual Yuri Game Jam, this event encouraged creation of yuri visual novels.
| Nr. | Year | Entries | Participants | Partic./Entry | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023 | 0 | 9 | --- | https://itch.io/jam/vn-yuri-jam |
August
Object Head Jam
A jam for games made in the "object head" aesthetic.
| Nr. | Year | Entries | Participants | Partic./Entry | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021 | 8 | 65 | 8.13 | https://itch.io/jam/object-head-jam-2021 |
BL Jam
A jam intended to celebrate games featuring relationships between men, outside of the yaoi genre conventions.
| Nr. | Year | Entries | Participants | Partic./Entry | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2017 | 2 | 24 | 12 | https://itch.io/jam/blgamejam |
September
Mushroom Jam
A jam for games featuring mushrooms.
| Nr. | Year | Entries | Participants | Partic./Entry | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023 | 28 | 271 | 9.68 | https://itch.io/jam/mushroomm |
Ren'Py Jam
A two-week jam for games made in Ren'Py, with a goal to showcase the capabilities of the engine.
| Nr. | Year | Entries | Participants | Partic./Entry | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018 | 27 | 115 | 4.26 | https://itch.io/jam/renpy-jam |
October
None recorded.
November
BirdJam
A broad jam for games of any type that feature birds.
| Nr. | Year | Entries | Participants | Partic./Entry | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022 | 40 | 200 | 5 | https://itch.io/jam/birdjam |
ViNoWriMo
A jam focused on writing visual novels, inspired by NaNoWriMo.
| Nr. | Year | Entries | Participants | Partic./Entry | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020 | 20 | 138 | 6.9 | https://itch.io/jam/vinowrimo |
December
Finish Your Visual Novel Jam
A jam to encourage developers to finish ongoing visual novel projects.
| Nr. | Year | Entries | Participants | Partic./Entry | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2021 | 10 | 25 | 2.5 | https://itch.io/jam/finish-your-visual-novel |
| 1 | 2020 | 12 | 56 | 4.67 | https://itch.io/jam/finish-your-vn |
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