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World of Darkness Vampire Jam - official VTM itch.io fan game competition

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https://www.worldofdarkness.com/news/vampire-the-masquerade-game-jam-is-open-now

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Have you ever wanted to make your own Vampire: The Masquerade video game and share it with the world? Here’s your chance!

To celebrate the finale of Month of Darkness, we’re opening our Dark Pack Agreement for exactly 1 month to allow you to create video games using the Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition setting.

We were inspired to organize this event by Vampire Jam organized by our community members in 2019 – we played the submitted games and found many of them to be very much on brand with Vampire: The Masquerade. Today, some of that jam’s participants work on the official World of Darkness products – Santa Monica By Night’s developer joined us in our Brand Team, while the writer of Communion is now writing for Mind’s Eye Theatre – War of Ages. So it seems that bringing back the jam and making it official is a great way to bring our Month of Darkness celebration to a conclusion (and extend the fun for another month)!

This time, World of Darkness is organizing Vampire Jam officially, and offering exciting prizes for top contestants. Aside from the monetary prizes and a chance to complete your digital Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition library, we offer the winner a chance to collaborate with our Brand Team to release their game as a free title on Steam, as a part of World of Darkness franchise – next to all the officially licensed titles that already exist on the list.

Ready to join us? Head over to the Vampire: The Masquerade Game Jam page on Itch!

No idea how to make a game? Check out this workshop by Outstar to guide you step by step though best practices and first steps!

 

d1r

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I am sure that only Incline will come out o- bwahahahahaha...
 

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"We spent all this money on this IP with hardly anything to show for it, jesus christ just crowdsource ideas."

Can I use Kuei-Jin/Kiasyd/Baali/any other legacy concept in my game?

No, your game should be based on Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition.

RIP Chinese vampires :(

Is this game jam your way of getting ideas for future Vampire: The Masquerade games?

There is only one resource in game development that there’s always an abundance of: ideas! We have a plenty of things cooking behind the scenes, and our main goal in organizing this game jam is to allow our community to make cool things and enjoy them together. That being said, if we absolutely love your idea, we’ll get in touch with you!

Uh huh. :lol:
 
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Morpheus Kitami

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I had heard about this, but I hadn't heard about the old one. I hadn't seen the old jam. I don't see what could possibly go wrong here.
 

Glop_dweller

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...and to accept the prize you have to give ownership of the winning entry to Paradox.
:positive:
 

J1M

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Really odd that video games are not already part of their Dark Pack license agreement given how open it is already.
 

Rahdulan

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Seems like entries poured in towards the end. They're of the expected visual novel and text adventure variety, though.
 

Rahdulan

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They're back.
https://www.worldofdarkness.com/news/vampire-the-masquerade-game-jam-2022

Three winners, special prize​

We will be picking 3 equal winners who will get a chance to release their game as a part of World of Darkness Unbound with zero royalty fees until September 2023 (regular Unbound rules apply afterwards), and you will be able to collect all revenue you make from the game in this period! All winners will also receive a monetary prize of $500 and a complete World of Darkness 5th Edition digital library.

Hunter is on the table​

Starting from today, we allow Hunter: The Reckoning 5th Edition to be the base of World of Darkness Unbound games – and this jam is no different! If you want to make a game from the perspective of a Hunter, feel free to participate with it!

Three themes​

This year’s Vampire Jam has 3 themes you can choose from while making your game. They are meant to inspire you and can be treated loosely — you can also try to combine more than one theme in your game, if you wish!

Love Among Monsters – An eternity of solitude is rarely a Kindred’s dream. Even if they make an active decision to avoid others, unexpected love may come crashing down on them with the power of Gehenna. And then, everything gets more complicated….

Horrors Unbound – Even an old vampire (or Hunter) can find fear in what hides among the shadows of World of Darkness. Sometimes personal horror is external, sometimes it comes from within yourself.

The Hunt & The Hunted – Nothing is (or should be) as important to Kindred as staying hidden… and nothing is (or should be) as important to Hunters as making sure they take advantage of every occasion their quarry fails to do it.

Rules​

  1. Your game must be based on Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition or Hunter: The Reckoning 5th Edition.
  2. All engines are permitted, as long as your game is playable on Windows PCs. Check the Resources section for a list of easily accessible engines!
  3. Please don't enter with previously finished projects. You can use free assets (check Resources section!), assets you legally obtained, artwork/music you’ve previously done, or OCs/stories you developed at your roleplaying tables. You can also use this jam as an opportunity to finish game ideas you had previously.
  4. You can work on your game solo or in a team. There’s no limit on team members in your party, just keep in mind that scoping down works best for game jams.
  5. Your game cannot use assets you have no rights to use - please don’t use assets from other VTM games, artwork you downloaded without artist’s consent, copyrighted music, etc.
  6. Your game cannot use branding, events or characters from official VTM video games, and must follow Unbound rules for game titles. That means, unfortunately, you cannot make Bloodlines 2: My Version. Nor Bloodhunt 2. Please avoid using "VTM: Game Title" or "Vampire The Masquerade: Game Title" as your game's name, not to confuse it with officially licensed titles.
  7. Your game should have the Dark Pack Logo in the main menu or opening screen, and a note: “This game was created as a part of Vampire: The Masquerade game jam. Events portrayed in this game are not canon within World of Darkness universe”. Download Dark Pack Logo: Version 1 / Version 2
  8. In the duration of the jam, the game must be free, with no monetization included, and available only on itch.io. You can cover your development costs in the ways allowed by Dark Pack agreement - through Patreon, Youtube, Twitch and similar voluntary donations. Afterwards, you can apply to join World of Darkness Unbound and monetize it on itch.io based on the program.
  9. This game jam is for video games only, that means you can’t submit board games, card games, TTRPG games and similar.
  10. Historical settings are welcome, but similarly to Storytellers Vault rules, please keep to “real” time periods - no science fiction, steampunk, cyberpunk or similar.
  11. After the game jam is over, your game can be hosted on itch indefinitely - but starting with December 1st, you can only update your game with translations, accessibility features and bug fixes, unless you join World of Darkness Unbound, in which case you can still expand your game and even monetize it.
  12. By entering this game jam, you agree to our contest’s Terms and Conditions.
 

Sarathiour

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Love Among Monsters – An eternity of solitude is rarely a Kindred’s dream. Even if they make an active decision to avoid others, unexpected love may come crashing down on them with the power of Gehenna. And then, everything gets more complicated….
:bioware:
 

RaggleFraggle

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The worst part about this IMO is that it floods itch.io even further with low effort shovelware that makes it even harder to find decent urban fantasy games. Not that I expect quality from itch.io, but it's not like I got much luck on Steam either.
 

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https://www.worldofdarkness.com/news/vampire-jam-2022-results

Vampire: The Masquerade Jam 2022 Results!​


For the second year in a row, our celebratory Month of Darkness has been prolonged with a month-long jamming through November – Vampire: The Masquerade Jam 2022! The competition gave (un)life to 28 games of many genres, from isometric RPG to dating sims. Today, it’s time to announce the three equal winners, picked by the World of Darkness team.

Sunset Chronicles – Sin City Blues

Isometric RPG set in Las Vegas where we begin as a completely fresh vampire, slowly carving a path in the dark world surrounding us.



Rat Rhapsody – A Waning Crescent Game

“Love and politics are always uneasy bedmates”. A twist on a dating sim theme where you play as a Nosferatu navigating Camarilla court, trying to form alliances to find out the truth behind your lover’s betrayal.



Bitter Nights: Case of the Bleeding Hearts

Classic noir meets Vampire: The Masquerade in this crime story where we play as Malkavian investigator navigating the local politics and alliances to find the truth about the local serial killer.



There were many more games we loved in this jam, and the competition was fierce! We recommend everyone to check out other titles through the Jam Library and pick your personal favorite.

Winners, apart from the monetary prize and access to the whole World of Darkness 5th Edition digital library, will receive a chance to release their games through World of Darkness Unboundroyalty-free until September 2023.

We hope to jam with you again in the future, and thank you to all participants!
 

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