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Ace Jam

A jam for stories featuring asexual characters.

Nr. Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Link
8 2025 1 (partial) 25 (partial) --- https://itch.io/jam/ace-jam-2025
7 2024 11 43 3.91 https://itch.io/jam/ace-jam-2024
6 2023 8 24 3 https://itch.io/jam/ace-jam-2023
5 2022 7 24 3.43 https://itch.io/jam/ace-jam-2022
4 2021 3 9 3 https://itch.io/jam/ace-jam-2021
3 2020 3 18 6 https://itch.io/jam/ace-jam-2020
2 2019 10 52 5.2 https://itch.io/jam/ace-jam-2019
1 2018 22 99 4.5 https://itch.io/jam/ace-jam

Amare Games Festival

A jam focusing on diversity in romance.

Nr. Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Link
4 2025 0 (partial) 70 (partial) --- https://itch.io/jam/amare-games-festival-2025
3 2024 33 77 2.33 https://itch.io/jam/amare-games-festival-2024
2 2023 42 80 1.9 https://itch.io/jam/amare-game-festival-2023
1 2022 12 56 4.67 https://itch.io/jam/amare-jam

Aro Jam

A jam for stories featuring aromantic characters.

Nr. Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Link
6 2025 0 (partial) 32 (partial) --- https://itch.io/jam/aro-jam-2025
5 2024 6 43 7.17 https://itch.io/jam/aro-jam-2024
4 2023 2 26 13 https://itch.io/jam/aro-jam-2023
3 2022 6 22 3.67 https://itch.io/jam/aro-jam-2022
2 2021 2 6 3 https://itch.io/jam/aro-jam-2021
1 2019 2 26 13 https://itch.io/jam/aro-jam

BL Jam


Nr. Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Link
1 2017 2 24 12 https://itch.io/jam/blgamejam

Bara Jam

A jam themed around a hypermasculine anime aesthetic.

Nr. Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Link
7 2024 20 81 4.05 https://itch.io/jam/barajam-2024
6 2023 16 80 5 https://itch.io/jam/barajam-2023
5 2022 18 62 3.44 https://itch.io/jam/barajam-2022
4 2021 23 120 5.22 https://itch.io/jam/barajam-2021
3 2020 18 93 5.17 https://itch.io/jam/barajam-2020
2 2019 19 79 4.16 https://itch.io/jam/barajam-2019
1 2018 9 52 5.78 https://itch.io/jam/barajam-2018

Battle Action Fantasy Visual Novel Jam

A jam around chuunige and shonen battle action fantasy tropes.

Nr. Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Link
2 2024 5 13 2.6 https://itch.io/jam/baf-jam-2024
1 2023 12 107 8.92 https://itch.io/jam/baf-jam-2023

BirdJam


Nr. Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Link
1 2022 40 200 5 https://itch.io/jam/birdjam

Bishoujo Jam


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

Black Visual Novel Jam


Nr. Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Link
1 2022 2 56 28 https://itch.io/jam/black-visual-novel-jam-

Blossom Jam

A casual jam with the theme of "Spring".

Nr. Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Link
2 2024 32 170 5.31 https://itch.io/jam/blossom-vn-jam-2024
1 2023 45 243 5.4 https://itch.io/jam/blossom-vn-jam-2023

Disabled Rep VN Jam

An eight-month jam focused on characters with a disability.

Nr. Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Link
1 2024 11 21 1.91 https://itch.io/jam/disabled-rep-vn-jam

Dying Year Visual Novel Jam

A jam focused on death, grief, and tragedy.

Nr. Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Link
1 2024 37 257 6.95 https://itch.io/jam/dying-year-vn-jam

Finish Your Visual Novel Jam


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

Fixit VN Jam

Companion jam to Worst VN Jam, where developers remix intentionally bad visual novels into better ones.

Nr. Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Link
1 2024 4 32 8 https://itch.io/jam/fixitvn

Games From the Heart Jam

A 16-day jam themed around the phrase "open up", which encourages submissions that are personal & emotional for developers.

Nr. Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Link
1 2024 12 49 4.08 https://itch.io/jam/games-from-the-heart-jam-

Insect (Adjacent) Jam


Nr. Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Link
1 2024 0 15 --- https://itch.io/jam/insect-jam

IntRenAiMo

A jam parallel to NaNoRenO with no restrictions, but without a formal home.

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Interactive Fiction Showcase

Not a "jam" in the strictest sense, Interactive Fiction Showcase runs year-round and is a platform to showcase interactive fiction games completed in a given year. Cross-submission is allowed and encouraged.

Nr. Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Link
2 2025 --- (partial) --- (partial) --- https://itch.io/jam/interactive-fiction-showcase-2025
1 2024 --- --- --- https://itch.io/jam/interactive-fiction-showcase-2024

Josei After Dark Jam

A jam focused on 18+ josei games.

Nr. Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Link
1 2024 17 139 8.18 https://itch.io/jam/josei-after-dark

Josei Jam

A two-month jam focused on the broader range of otome-esque games, namely any game that's made with a female demographic in mind. It's a sister jam that runs parallel to Otome Jam.

Nr. Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Link
2 2024 66 323 4.89 https://itch.io/jam/josei-jam-2024
1 2023 66 177 2.68 https://itch.io/jam/josei-jam-2023

Magical Girl Game Jam

A broad game jam where submissions must feature a magical girl. Occurs twice per year; once in February to March, and once in August to September.

Nr. Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Link
11 2025 0 (partial) 126 (partial) --- https://itch.io/jam/magical-girl-game-jam-11
10 2024 77 699 9.08 https://itch.io/jam/magical-girl-game-jam-10
9 2024 35 184 5.26 https://itch.io/jam/magical-girl-game-jam-9
8 2023 38 188 4.95 https://itch.io/jam/magical-girl-game-jam-8
7 2023 31 157 5.06 https://itch.io/jam/magical-girl-game-jam-7
6 2022 25 151 6.04 https://itch.io/jam/magical-girl-game-jam-6
5 2022 35 239 6.83 https://itch.io/jam/magical-girl-game-jam-5
4 2021 20 116 5.8 https://itch.io/jam/magical-girl-game-jam-4
3 2021 45 315 7 https://itch.io/jam/magical-girl-game-jam-3
2 2020 20 175 8.75 https://itch.io/jam/magical-girl-game-jam-2
1 2020 28 180 6.43 https://itch.io/jam/magical-girl-game-jam

Make Visual Novel Assets Jam

Main article: Make Visual Novel Assets Jam

A two-week jam run by DevTalk where participants create assets that could be used by other developers in their own visual novels.

Nr. Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Top Prize Total Prize Pot Link
1 2025 0 (partial) 260 (partial) --- 100 USD 100 USD https://itch.io/jam/make-visual-novels-assets-jam

Mecha Trans-Yuri-BL Jam

"Did you ever want mecha, but more transgender homogay?" This jam accepts stories in a variety of narrative formats, including visual novels and zines, that include mecha and queer representation.

Nr. Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Link
1 2024 1 (partial) 34 (partial) --- https://itch.io/jam/mecha-yuri-bl-jam

Menhera VN Jam

A jam focusing on queer characters with mental health problems. Has judging and prizes.

Nr. Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Top Prize Total Prize Pot Link
1 2024 49 177 3.61 250 USD 1,250 USD https://itch.io/jam/menhera-vn-jam

Monstrous Desires Visual Novel Jam

A visual novel jam focused around romantic stories featuring monsters.

Nr. Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Link
1 2024 58 378 6.52 https://itch.io/jam/monstrous-desires-2024

Mushroom Jam


Nr. Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Link
1 2023 28 271 9.68 https://itch.io/jam/mushroomm

Mythology VN Jam


Nr. Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Link
1 2024 15 44 2.93 https://itch.io/jam/mythology-vn-jam

NaNoRenO

Main article: NaNoRenO

The original visual novel jam, open for any visual novel started and finishing in March.

Nr. Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Link
20 2024 152 466 3.07 https://itch.io/jam/nanoreno-2024
19 2023 161 708 4.4 https://itch.io/jam/nanoreno2023
18 2022 185 891 4.82 https://itch.io/jam/nanoreno-2022
17 2021 88 394 4.48 https://itch.io/jam/nanoreno-2021
16 2020 105 450 4.29 https://itch.io/jam/nanoreno-2020
15 2019 88 330 3.75 https://itch.io/jam/nanoreno-2019
14 2018 71 235 3.31 https://itch.io/jam/nanoreno-2018
13 2017 68 439 6.46 https://itch.io/jam/nanoreno-2017
12 2016 75 178 2.37 https://itch.io/jam/nanoreno-2016
11 2015 34 39 1.15 https://itch.io/jam/nanoreno-2015
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NaNoWinter


Nr. Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Link
1 2015 3 --- --- https://itch.io/jam/nanowinter2015

Nonbinary Game Jam

A jam for stories featuring nonbinary characters.

Nr. Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Link
7 2024 3 10 3.33 https://itch.io/jam/nonbinary-game-jam-2024
6 2023 10 41 4.1 https://itch.io/jam/nonbinary-game-jam-2023
5 2022 14 71 5.07 https://itch.io/jam/nonbinarygamejam2022
4 2021 14 102 7.29 https://itch.io/jam/nonbinarygamejam2021
3 2020 15 107 7.13 https://itch.io/jam/nonbinarygamejam2020
2 2019 15 75 5 https://itch.io/jam/nonbinary-game-jam
1 2016 3 30 10 https://itch.io/jam/enbyjam

O2A2 Visual Novel Jam

Main article: O2A2 Visual Novel Jam

A minimalist jam with restrictions on resources (use only one of any asset). Has a queer edition with focus on LGBTQ+ developers.

Nr. Version Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Link
5 Standard 2024 192 408 2.13 https://itch.io/jam/o2a2-2024
4 Standard 2023 155 316 2.04 https://itch.io/jam/o2a2-2023
1 Queer 2023 103 188 1.83 https://itch.io/jam/o2a2-vn-2023-queer
3 Standard 2022 106 186 1.75 https://itch.io/jam/o2a2-2022
2 Standard 2021 96 182 1.9 https://itch.io/jam/o2a2-again
1 Standard 2020 20 46 2.3 https://itch.io/jam/o2a2

Object Head Jam


Nr. Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Link
1 2021 8 65 8.13 https://itch.io/jam/object-head-jam-2021

Omegaverse Jam

A jam for story-based games featuring omegaverse themes.

Nr. Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Link
1 2025 0 (partial) 12 (partial) --- https://itch.io/jam/omegajam

Once Upon A Time VN Jam

A jam themed around fairy tales.

Nr. Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Link
2 2024 11 (partial) 137 (partial) --- https://itch.io/jam/ouat-2024
1 2023 33 280 8.48 https://itch.io/jam/once-upon-a-time-vn-jam

Ossan Jam

A jam for visual novels featuring old men. Formerly known as "Oji Jam".

Nr. Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Link
2 2024 7 32 4.57 https://itch.io/jam/ossan-jam
1 2023 7 41 5.86 https://itch.io/jam/ojijam

Otome Jam

Main article: Otome Jam

A two-month jam focusing on romantic games with a female protagonist.

Nr. Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Link
6 2024 103 802 7.79 https://itch.io/jam/otome-jam-2024
5 2023 71 312 4.39 https://itch.io/jam/otome-jam-2023
4 2022 56 224 4 https://itch.io/jam/otome-jam
3 2021 28 163 5.82 https://itch.io/jam/otomejam
2 2019 6 57 9.5 https://itch.io/jam/otome-games-jam-2019
1 2018 7 76 10.86 https://itch.io/jam/otome-games-jam

PolyJamorous

A jam for narrative-focused games that include polyamory.

Nr. Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Link
1 2024 7 (partial) 59 (partial) --- https://itch.io/jam/polyjamorous2024

Pulse Pounding Heart Stopping Dating Sim Jam


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

Queer Vampire Game Jam

A month-long interactive fiction jam, focused on queer relationships and experiences with vampires as the focus.

Nr. Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Link
2 2025 0 (partial) 50 (partial) --- https://itch.io/jam/queer-vampire-game-jam-2025
1 2024 58 304 5.24 https://itch.io/jam/queer-vampire

Ren'Py Jam


Nr. Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Link
1 2018 27 115 4.26 https://itch.io/jam/renpy-jam

Road Trip Game Jam


Nr. Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Link
1 2025 3 (partial) 1,389 (partial) --- https://itch.io/jam/road-trip-game-jam

Sealed With A Kiss Jam

Main article: Sealed With A Kiss Jam

A DevTalk sponsored jam for creating "fantastical romance" visual novels, featuring at least one kiss.

Nr. Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Link
1 2025 7 (partial) 390 (partial) --- https://itch.io/jam/swakjam-2025

Search For The Truth Jam


Nr. Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Link
1 2018 3 39 13 https://itch.io/jam/search-for-the-truth

Shoot For The Stars Jam


Nr. Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Link
1 2020 12 22 1.83 https://itch.io/jam/shoot-for-the-stars-jam

Short Circuit VN Jam

A visual novel & interactive fiction jam focused on robot characters.

Nr. Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Link
1 2025 0 (partial) 28 (partial) --- https://itch.io/jam/short-circuit-vn-jam

Spooktober Visual Novel Jam

Main article: Spooktober Visual Novel Jam

A jam with a broad theme of Halloween, horror, and mystery, with judging and prizes.

Nr. Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Top Prize Total Prize Pot Link
6 2024 272 1,487 5.47 1,800 USD 4,550 USD https://itch.io/jam/spooktober-2024
5 2023 210 1,097 5.22 2,850 USD 7,500 USD https://itch.io/jam/spooktober-2023
4 2022 160 811 5.07 3,060 USD 7,020 USD https://itch.io/jam/spooktober-vn-jam-2022
3 2021 112 535 4.78 2,850 USD 5,700 USD https://itch.io/jam/spooktober-vn-jam-2021
2 2020 44 174 3.95 500 USD 1,200 USD https://itch.io/jam/spooktober-visual-novel-jam-by-devtalk2
1 2019 15 63 4.2 0 USD 0 USD https://itch.io/jam/spooktober-visual-novel-jam

SuNoFes

Main article: SuNoFes

A two-month low-stakes jam focused on narrative games.

Nr. Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Link
10 2024 187 1,450 7.75 https://itch.io/jam/sunofes24
9 2023 67 169 2.52 https://itch.io/jam/sunofes23
8 2022 115 965 8.39 https://itch.io/jam/sunofes22
7 2021 69 678 9.83 https://itch.io/jam/sunofes21
6 2020 62 368 5.94 https://itch.io/jam/sunofes20
5 2019 4 79 19.75 https://itch.io/jam/sunofes19
4 2018 9 78 8.67 https://itch.io/jam/sunofes18
3 2017 17 196 11.53 https://itch.io/jam/sunofes17
2 2016 10 60 6 https://itch.io/jam/sunofes16
1 2015 12 13 1.08 https://itch.io/jam/sunofes

Trans Joy Jam

A game jam about creating and shaping a brighter future. Entries must feature a transgender character and have at least one positive ending.

Nr. Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Link
1 2025 0 (partial) 100 (partial) --- https://itch.io/jam/trans-joy-jam-2025

Trans Representation Jam

A jam focused on trans representation.

Nr. Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Link
3 2024 25 186 7.44 https://itch.io/jam/trans-representation-jam-24
2 2023 23 173 7.52 https://itch.io/jam/jam-representation-jam-2023
1 2022 23 183 7.96 https://itch.io/jam/trans-representation-jam

Transformation Jam


Nr. Year Entries Participants Partic./Entry Link
1 2023 11 47 4.27 https://itch.io/jam/transformation-game-jam

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