After the wild success of our first jam last year, we knew we had to bring Patch Notes back—this time with a few tweaks and a 10-day deadline. The theme was:

OUT OF TIME

Game jams are the absolute grassroots of indie development. It’s where the messy, brilliant ideas are born that eventually turn into full releases, and honestly, it’s an honor to play even a small part in that process.

We received some excellent entries this round. All of the games below are free and playable right now in your web browser.

Here are our Honourable Mentions:

The games above were all "Fresh" builds—created from scratch just for this jam. But this time, we also opened the floor to "Patch" builds.

These are games that were already in the works but needed a deadline to force that next major iteration. We loved seeing developers dust off old prototypes and give them a new life. Here are a few standouts from that category:

And finally... the main event.

We played everything, argued over the details, and eventually settled on our top three. These games nailed the theme, the mechanics, and the fun factor.

Thank you to everyone who participated, rated, and played. We can't wait to see where you take these projects next.

Happy gaming!

The Patch Notes Team

Thanks for reading — and if you ever want to chat games, marketing, or the weirdness of the indie grind, we’re always lurking on Threads, BlueSky and X. Come say hi.

We’ve also put together a few free guides to help indie devs get their projects in front of the right people. You can view them anytime: Steam Marketing Guide, Press Kit Guide.