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The game jam has concluded on March 31st, 2025. Thank you to everyone who submitted!

Create your game in either MakeCode Arcade or Unity/Godot/Unreal. How you interpret this theme is up to you!

Create a game that fits POLAR OPPOSITES!

GAME JAM PROMPT

WINNING GAMES

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MAKECODE ARCADE

2nd PLACE

1st PLACE

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IVAR

3rd PLACE

MAGGIE-NETIC

REPEL AND ATTRACT

Ange-Evry Abate

Blackheath, UK

Jacob Armstrong

James Goodwin

Burlington, ON

Yardley, PA

PLAY GAME
PLAY GAME
PLAY GAME

WINNING GAMES

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UNITY/GODOT

2nd PLACE

1st PLACE

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FLUXBOUND

3rd PLACE

BOLF: A GOLFOXING GAME

MAGNETIC POLES

Tor Park

Tyler, TX

Aidan Denommee

Ricky Luo

Burlington, ON

Markham, ON

PLAY GAME
PLAY GAME
PLAY GAME

RUNNER UPS

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& JUDGE'S CHOICE

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POLAR FIGHT

SNAILBLAZER

SUBJECT:0

Brian Loewe

Irvine-Northwood, CA

Jett Lee

Trent Wegener

Burlington, ON

Millcreek, WA

PLAY GAME
PLAY GAME
PLAY GAME

MAKECODE

MAKECODE

UNITY

EDEN TRUJILLO'S PICK:

PLAY GAME

Reno, NV

Thomas Kimball

PARALLEL COLLAPSE

Burlington, ON

PLAY GAME

Ben Tiw

COALESCENCE

MARC STRAIGHT'S PICK:

Check out the Guidelines

Please read through the Guidelines below, they will explain everything you need to know regarding the Game Jam event!

Get Coding in MakeCode Arcade or Unity/Godot/Unreal!

Get started on your Project! You have until March 31st, 2025 to submit your coding project - so take your time making something you're excited about!

Submit

Your Project!

Ready to submit? Great! Make sure you have a shareable link or file to your project, and submit!

VIEW GUIDELINES
OPEN MAKECODE
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Here's How It Works:

OPEN UNITY / UNREAL / GODOT

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Does the game give us "POLAR OPPOSITES"?

Is the game fun? Do the controls feel good? Are the mechanics implemented well?

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Your game will be judged on the following criteria:

Judging Criteria

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THEME

GAMEPLAY

USER EXPERIENCE / INTERFACE

Are the controls, instructions, and goals easy to understand?

ART / STORY

Is the game visually appealing? Is the story well-told?

CRAFTSMANSHIP

Is the game polished? How did the developer go the extra mile?

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Submissions Closed

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The game jam has concluded on March 31st, 2025. Thank you to everyone who submitted!

Marc Straight

Marc Straight is a driven and detail oriented game and audio designer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He has spent most of his life in pursuit of creating interesting narrative in interactive mediums including live attractions, plays and video games. Most recently, he has launched his company, 80HD Games, to further his goals of making digital worlds for people to feel connected to.

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FEATURING GUEST JUDGE

FEATURING GUEST JUDGES

Eden Trujillo is a Narrative Designer at Blizzard Entertainment, contributing to the Diablo franchise. With five years of experience in the industry, they have taken on a variety of roles across production and narrative development. Their career began at Activision, where they played a key role in the production of Call of Duty: Mobile, managing localization and voice-over processes while seizing every opportunity to enhance the game’s narrative. Transitioning to Blizzard, they served as a Narrative Producer on Diablo, overseeing storytelling pipelines before stepping into their current role as Narrative Designer, where they craft scripts and help shape the game’s world.

Eden Trujillo

Blizzard Entertainment | Narrative Designer | They/Them

80HD Games | Creative Director / Audio Director | He/Him

READY TO SUBMIT YOUR PROJECT?

Please review the information below on how to share your project and submit it alongside the relevant info.

MakeCode Projects

Project Submission Form

Refer to this link for information regarding publishing and sharing MakeCode games through MakeCode share, GitHub, and Itch.io

To make the judging process easier, we prefer web-based links for your Unity/Godot/Unreal Projects. (WebGL links via GitHub, Unity Play, and Itch.io)


(If there are any questions regarding Unity Links, please reach out to elizabeth.bell@codeninjas.com.)

Unity / Godot / Unreal Projects

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Does the game give us "ROBOT ROCK"?

Is the game fun? Do the controls feel good? Are the mechanics implemented well?

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Your game will be judged on the following criteria:

Judging Criteria

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THEME

GAMEPLAY

USER EXPERIENCE / INTERFACE

Are the controls, instructions, and goals easy to understand?

ART / STORY

Is the game visually appealing? Is the story well-told?

CRAFTSMANSHIP

Is the game polished? How did the developer go the extra mile?

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