I’ve never made a game! How do I start?
No prior experience is necessary! There are plenty of easy-to-use game-creation tools to choose from and you can create any type of game you like, digital or otherwise—a board game, a card game, even a tabletop roleplaying game.
You also don’t have to jam alone. If you have a relative or friend who’s into games, ask them to join your team! We also encourage you to join our Discord server to meet other jammers and collaborate.
There are lots of different easy-to-use tools that you can use to make a game. Here are a few to consider, special thanks to the Global Game Jam community:
Scratch
(no coding required, great for beginners and kids)
PICO-8
(simple, great for small jams, code examples)
Stencyl
(no coding required)
Twine
(text-based games)
Inkle Writer
(text-based games)
RPG Maker VX Ace Lite
(no coding required, 2D, does more than just RPGs)
Game-Maker
(great for beginners + marketplace)
