Yuri Game Jam

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Yuri Game Jam 2018

The Yuri Game Jam is a 2 month game jam taking place from September 1st to October 31st, with the intention of creating more games about relationships between women.

Jam rules:

Your game must focus on queer relationships between women OR the queer female experience. This includes: lesbian, bi, trans, non-binary, aro, ace, pan, any female-identified LGBTQIA characters.

This is an inclusive jam and anyone can join. Although uncomfortable subjects can be explored (and is encouraged!), please be considerate of the themes/material used, and fellow creators/players. Entries that promote bigotry (i.e transphobic/racism) are not allowed.

Unfinished works* are allowed/encouraged, and completing the work isn't a requirement either - demos are perfectly fine.

*Unfinished works being that old project that didn't get far or never saw the light of day. Feel free to dust it off and try again!

Other links and resources:

Official Discord chat can be found here.

Previous jams:  Yuri Game Jam (2017), Yuri Game Jam (2016) and Yuri Game Jam (2015)

Special Thanks:

Thanks to Rei for the icon/banners!

To Carrogath for co-hosting the previous jams! It couldn't have started without you.

To Nadia who will be co-hosting this year! :)

Have fun!

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visual novels are fine too, yes? just wanted to clarify;;

Yes! Visual novels are fine.

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Yuri Game Jam 2017

The Yuri Game Jam is a 2 month game jam taking place from September 1st to October 31st, with the intention of creating more games about relationships between women.

Jam rules:

Your game must focus on queer relationships between women OR the queer female experience. This includes: lesbian, bi, trans, non-binary, aro, ace, pan, any female-identified LGBTQIA characters.

This is an inclusive jam and anyone can join. Although uncomfortable subjects can be explored (and is encouraged!), please be considerate of the themes/material used, and fellow creators/players. Entries that promote bigotry (i.e transphobic/racism) are not allowed.

Unfinished works are allowed/encouraged, and completing the work isn’t a requirement either - demos are perfectly fine.

Other links and resources:

Official Discord chat can be found here. Official Twitter is @YuriGameJam.

Previous jams:  Yuri Game Jam (2016) and Yuri Game Jam (2015)

Have fun!

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Forgot the link RIP...

JOIN HERE

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Changes from last year

Hey folks!

Kitty and I have returned to host the jam this year. There’s an official Discord server where you can @ us questions (@carrogath or @Kittea), found here, and our official Twitter as always is @YuriGameJam.

Check out the post below this one or the About page for any changes to the rules (there aren’t any really), and feel free to send asks. We have stated the rules as clearly as possible this year, so hopefully that should mitigate any confusion about what is and isn’t considered appropriate jam material.

Have fun, and please spread the word!

-- Carrogath

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Yuri Game Jam 2017

The Yuri Game Jam is a 2 month game jam taking place from September 1st to October 31st, with the intention of creating more games about relationships between women.

Jam rules:

Your game must focus on queer relationships between women OR the queer female experience. This includes: lesbian, bi, trans, non-binary, aro, ace, pan, any female-identified LGBTQIA characters.

This is an inclusive jam and anyone can join. Although uncomfortable subjects can be explored (and is encouraged!), please be considerate of the themes/material used, and fellow creators/players. Entries that promote bigotry (i.e transphobic/racism) are not allowed.

Unfinished works are allowed/encouraged, and completing the work isn't a requirement either - demos are perfectly fine.

Other links and resources:

Official Discord chat can be found here. Official Twitter is @YuriGameJam.

Previous jams:  Yuri Game Jam (2016) and Yuri Game Jam (2015)

Have fun!

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Is it alright if, for all intents and purposes, the submitted game is a fan game?

Yep!

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Hello! I was just wondering, as I plan to release a demo----do we need to get up to a point where the actual 'yuri' part begins, or is it okay to simply release the demo with the intent for the finished product to have a queer female romance in it?

^ Most of our responses to similar questions will amount to the above: submit whatever you have finished by the deadline!

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End of week 1!

How’s everyone’s progress?

Reminder that you can post your story-based games over on the Lemmasoft Forums for feedback. There is also now a (unofficial) Discord chat for the jam, and a forum on the itch.io page.

Happy jamming!

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Is there a way to find teammates through tumblr?

No, but you can ask around on the jam page (https://itch.io/jam/yuri-game-jam-2016/community) or the Lemmasoft Forums topic (https://lemmasoft.renai.us/forums/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=40096).

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Is it acceptable to have a game with an ensemble cast, all of whom are lgbt women, many of whom are in relationships with one another, but not necessarily focusing on a single relationship

Yep! That’s totally cool.

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I know you already anwered a similar question, but I just need a lil bit more clarification: can one of the routes/romance options be an afab nonbinary character? Both the main, playable character and all the other routes/romance options are female identifying, it's just the ONE love interest that isn't female identifying, but they are feminine. Can I still consider it a yuri game?

My memory is a bit rusty but I know some of the games from last year featured routes with other than women. Basically, it’s your game you know your story/vision best. If it feels like a yuri game, that’s awesome! If it might suit something more broad than yuri, that’s okay too! We revised the rule this year so it could either be focusing on relationship between women, *or* the female queer experience overall  Happy jamming! 

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Are visual novels allowed?

Yes, both of the hosts come from a VN background too. =)

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One more week!

One more week till this year’s Yuri Game Jam!

Anyone still on the fence can check it out here: https://itch.io/jam/yuri-game-jam-2016

For those already participating, good luck and happy jamming!

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i'm sorry if this is a stupid question, but are twine projects allowed as submissions? i'm always unclear on the difference between interactive fiction and games.

Totally! We had some Twine games last year. As long as there’s some clicking or button pressing involved it’s probably fine.

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so i have a team considering making a game for the jam, but it consists of 2 men and an AMAB nb person. i worry a little that we're intruding in a space we don't belong, or that our game ( simple as the concept is ) might feel somehow inauthentic. have you had teams without women submit before, or is it uncomfortable as an idea?

Team composition doesn’t matter! Seriously, as long as it’s yuri/about lesbian relationships/etc. etc. it’s good. We don’t have a way to tell who makes what anyway, so it’s really not an issue. :P

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For text based games made in twine or etc, would the script count as an asset, and would we not be allowed to work on it before Oct?

Yes! Please do not work on your script until October. You can outline and brainstorm however much you like, but do not start working on your actual game until then.

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Hey! First off, thank you so much for creating this! Secondly, is it alright if our games were fan games? It still is about a relationship b/w two girls, but the characters are from an actual series. Thanks for the help! :D

Fan games are OK! It doesn’t have to be completely original.