This page is an ongoing (voluntary) project to record all Galway Game Jam games in a way that people can easily find and play them.
List of Galway Game Jams
| Theme | Link to games | Entries | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Propinquity | itch.io/jam/galway-game-jam-20 | 7 | Hybrid | 2022 |
| Wild / Wild Galway | itch.io/jam/galway-game-jam-19 | 8 | Hybrid | 2022 |
| The Old Gods | itch.io/jam/galwaygamejam18 | 1 | Hybrid | 2021 |
| Community Spirit | itch.io/jam/galway-game-jam-17 | 6 | Virtual | 2021 |
| Functional Magic | itch.io/jam/galway-game-jam-16 | 9 | Virtual | 2020 |
| An Epic Evil | itch.io/jam/galwaygamejam15 | 2 | Venue | 2019 |
| Care | itch.io/jam/galwaygamejam14 | 4 | Venue | 2019 |
| One Button Jam | itch.io/jam/galwaygamejam13 | 4 | Venue | 2019 |
| Limitations | itch.io/jam/galway-game-jam-12 | 4 | Venue | 2019 |
| Ministry of Silly Games | itch.io/jam/galway-game-jam-11 | 5 | Venue | 2018 |
| Extinction | itch.io/jam/galway-game-jam-10 | 5 | Venue | 2018 |
| Anthropomorphism | itch.io/jam/galway-game-jam-9 | 3 | Venue | 2018 |
| Resist! (Mod: Americana) | itch.io/jam/galwaygamejam8 | 10 | Venue | 2016 |
| Charge! | itch.io/jam/galwaygamejam7 | 10 | Venue | 2016 |
| History Re-written | itch.io/jam/galwaygamejam6 | 8 | Venue | 2016 |
| Warp | itch.io/jam/galwaygamejam5 | 11 | Venue | 2016 |
| Galway Game Jam 4 | (no link) | Venue | 2015 | |
| Hidden Worlds | (no link) | Venue | 2015 | |
| GameCraft Galway | (no link) | Venue | 2014 | |
| Magnetism | (no link) | Venue | 2013 |
Global Game Jams in Galway
Here’s a list of all Global Game Jams that have taken place in Galway. The tradition of the annual Global Game Jam began in Pulse College Galway campus in 2015 organised by faculty of the Pulse College game campus. With the closure of the Galway Campus in 2019, Darren Kearney of Galway Game Jam stepped up to maintain the jammy tradition with the full support of the Pulse College Galway Site Organiser, Chris Colston. Keeping the tradition going ensured Galway could retain something positive from what it had lost with the closure of the game development campus. The annual Global Game Jam tradition in Galway has survived a global pandemic and switching from venue, to online-only, to a hybrid event and continues at a steady pace with a mix of core hobbyists, professionals and first time participants.
| Theme | Link to Global Game Jam jam-site page | Games | Registered Jammers | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| “Duality” | https://globalgamejam.org/2022/jam-sites/galway | 7 | 43 | Virtual | 2022 |
| “Lost & Found” | https://globalgamejam.org/2021/jam-sites/galway | 5 | 17 | Virtual | 2021 |
| “Repair” | https://globalgamejam.org/2020/jam-sites/galway-ireland | 9 | 20 | Venue | 2020 |
| “What home means to you” | https://globalgamejam.org/2019/jam-sites/portershed-galway-ireland | 7 | 15 | Venue | 2019 |
| “Transmission” | https://globalgamejam.org/2018/jam-sites/global-game-jam-pulse-college-galway | 9 | 37 | Venue | 2018 |
| “Waves” | https://globalgamejam.org/2017/jam-sites/global-game-jam-pulse-college-galway | 8 | 38 | Venue | 2017 |
| “Ritual” | https://globalgamejam.org/2016/jam-sites/pulse-college-galway | 6 | 36 | Venue | 2016 |
| “What do we do now?” | https://globalgamejam.org/2015/jam-sites/pulse-college-galway | 3 | 14 | Venue | 2015 |
List of Games made at Galway Game Jam
This is a long list, and will take a bit more time to fill out. Please forgive the incompleteness of it for the moment!
| Name | Game URL | Event | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Propinquity Bullet Hell | https://skurvy.itch.io/propinquity-bullet-hell | itch.io/jam/galway-game-jam-20 | 2022 |
| Goblinz | https://hazabaza1.itch.io/galway-goblin-game | itch.io/jam/galway-game-jam-20 | 2022 |
| Propinquity 2022 (the one with the wizard) | https://dunbargames.itch.io/propinquity-2022 | itch.io/jam/galway-game-jam-20 | 2022 |
| ChitChat | https://jayebur.itch.io/chit-chat | itch.io/jam/galway-game-jam-20 | 2022 |
| Love Runner | https://petunio123.itch.io/love-runner | itch.io/jam/galway-game-jam-20 | 2022 |
| Paradise | https://dave-lemonade.itch.io/paradise | itch.io/jam/galway-game-jam-20 | 2022 |
| triangle | https://7875games-by-houssem.itch.io/triangle | itch.io/jam/galway-game-jam-20 | 2022 |
Updated November 2022 – added Propinquity jam.
Updated December 2022 – formatting of game list heading. Added Global Game Jam listings.
Maintainers:
- Darren Kearney