Here’s the deal
on Rogue Jam 2021:
Create a game oozing with unhinged passion for the digital craft. Blow our irreverent minds. Get all the cash you need to finish your game, and a publishing deal, too.
Here are the important contest details you need to remember.
We’re keeping it pretty simple.
The submission portal will greet you with a warm hello on November 29, 2021 at midnight. Once open, you have one month to submit your game until the portal closes on December 31, 2021 at 11:59 PM.
The only rules you can’t break are the following:
- You must be 18 or older to submit a game.
- You must be legally able to enter a contract in the jurisdiction where you reside and the US, if not a US resident.
- Your game must be unreleased & original with legal consent and approved licenses for all assets used.
- Your game must be playable–any platform is fine.
- Your game must be free of derogatory (ethnic, racial, gender, religious, profession, age group) and/or pornographic content
Yep. That’s all.
After that, your game is the hands of our judges for two months to evaluate, dive into, and discuss among each other who will be crowned this year’s five winners. We sincerely hope you’ll be one of them.
Keep in mind that games will be judged on five criteria. 1) How fun they are (which is obviously critical). 2) Their level of originality. 3) The overall presentation. Take that however you like. Could mean pretty graphics. Could mean an amazing premise. You get the idea. 4) Polish. Very important. All the bells and whistles and a superfluid frame rate to boot. And 5) The Rogue factor. Let’s call it weird and wonderful.
We love bizarre, unforgettable games, so wow us with some crazy-cool concept and it’ll help your game stand out.
As mentioned before–although we love to break the rules, we still have principles of behavior and a semblance of structure to follow. Just a wee bit. But once you claim your status as a participant? You have our blessing to be unhinged.
There are five winning categories in Rogue Jam
Where will you fall in the spectrum?
OVERALL WINNER
Of all the games, our absolute fave
WTF?
The weirdest, wildest game we judge
EYE-POPPINGLY BEAUTIFUL
Whether art or both, it’s drop-dead gorgeous
HUGE POTENTIAL
An amazing concept that needs more TLC
AUDIENCE CHOICE
Picked by the fans
The Grand Prize: $500K +
An Exclusive Rogue Publishing Deal +
Prominent Exposure
Also, bragging rights. An accomplishment to etch
on your tombstone. Hopefully, a party.
You deserve an epic reward for the blood, sweat, and tears (and most likely caffeine) that you poured into your game.
Because holy f*ck, coding, developing, debugging, and testing is—what’s a better word than “hard”?
It’s like you’re undergoing the Twelve Labors of Hercules. Or dying inside for five days straight. On four hours of sleep every other night.
Anyway, the prizes.
We humbly offer you the cash money-money that lays the foundation for
digitally cementing your immortality and reputation in the indie gaming industry:
Overall Winner
$500K + Rogue Publishing Deal
WTF?
$100K + Rogue Publishing Deal
Eye-Poppingly Beautiful
$100K + Rogue Publishing Deal
Huge Potential
$50K + Rogue Right of First Refusal
Audience Choice
$50K + Rogue Right of First Refusal
Overall Winner
$500K + Rogue Publishing Deal
WTF?
$100K + Rogue Publishing Deal
Eye-Poppingly Beautiful
$100K + Rogue Publishing Deal
Huge Potential
$50K + Rogue Right of First Refusal
Audience Choice
$50K + Rogue Right of First Refusal