Winter Visual Novel Jam

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The Winter Visual Novel Jam (sometimes Winter VN Jam or simply WinterJam) is a visual novel jam where in the month of December participants create a visual novel themed around winter.

The jam was first hosted by Katy133 in 2020 and 2021, and hosted by Arimia and Maricu in 2022. It has been promoted by the DevTalk visual novel developer community, and general awareness, preparations, and team building for the jam start a month in advance.

Winter Visual Novel Jam
Theme Winter; cozy, low stress jam
Timing & Duration December; 1 month
Status Ongoing
Most Participants 852 (2022)
Most Entries 138 (2022)
Year Started 2020
Creator(s) Katy133
Current Host(s) Devtalk, Arimia
Cumulative Participants 1,803 (incl. 2023)
Cumulative Entries 311 (incl. 2023)
Record(s) Held 5th most cumulative participants;
6th most participants;
6th most cumulative entries;
10th most entries
Detailed Stats More Stats
Most Recent Jam Page https://itch.io/jam/winter-vn-jam-2024

History

The Winter Visual Novel Jam was inspired by Katy133 playing An Otaku's Guide to Santa's Reindeer [VNDB].

Overview

Participants may submit their entries to the jam's Itch.io page during the submitting process. There is no judging or prizes for participants.

Rules

The jam's main rules are:

  • You can use the jam to complete a project you've already begun working on, so long as it fits with the jam's theme of winter.
  • The video game submission must be a visual novel or be story-focused.
  • There's no official judging. Anyone who reaches their goal during the jam has completed it.
  • This jam will not accept submissions that depict sex or gore. Please also do not submit anything hateful or bigoted.
  • Collaborations and solo projects welcome.
  • Submitting demos and works-in-progress are fine!

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