481 submissions. Over 5,200 votes.

Two weeks of pure chaos.

Indieformer’s first game jam was a huge success by any measure we could’ve imagined. And it did exactly what we’d hoped for — maybe even what we’d only dreamed of: becoming part of hundreds of ideas that were then played by hundreds more.

We’ve always been about championing independent games, but being able to do that right at the inception of an idea — at the messy, exciting, what-if stage — feels like something special.

The two-week voting period felt long, sure, but that time gave everyone space to dive in, play each other’s work, and really let the chaos breathe. The result was a jam that was as unpredictable as it was inspiring.

👀 You can see the top-voted entries directly on the jam page.

But as for us, we’ve got our own highlights to share. The judges put their heads together and built out a proper spreadsheet to cast their votes. And I (Josh) handpicked a few games that stuck with me long after I closed the browser tab.

Patch Notes only worked because of you.

You built the games. You played each other’s creations. You leaned into the chaos and proved that broken things can be brilliant.

We’ll share what’s next once Blue Ocean Games finishes their voting round (and trust me — you’ll want to hear it). Announcement via Discord (join below).

Patch Notes v1.0 was the bug report.

What’s coming is the patch.

Happy gaming!

The Indieformer Team

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