Love. Love can be many things, from absolutely wonderful to an absolute nightmare, whether experienced first-hand or… from a distance. Age? Skin colour? Gender? None of that matters once love takes the wheel, and in Yuri Game Jam 2023, the focus is on games, music, and prose, about “the queer female experience”.
That said, it doesn’t have to be strictly lesbian relationships, as “bi, trans, non-binary, aro, ace, pan, any female-identified LGBTQIA characters” are also included. The same goes for trans-masc and non-binary lesbians, too. Adding to that, any genre, engine, art style, etc. are also allowed, although I suspect a lot will be opting for something akin to a visual novel (a choice of which I totally approve). Do keep one thing in mind, however: “Entries that promote bigotry (i.e transphobic/racism) are not allowed.”
As for the jam itself, much like prior iterations, Yuri Game Jam 2023 accepts submissions of unfinished works, even demos, so if you don’t manage to wrap everything up with a neat little bow… feel free to submit it anyway. Oh, and be sure to use the #yurijam hashtag. So, what else? Hmm… ah, dates! Well, Yuri Game Jam 2023 will span the month of October, and November, ending on the 2nd of December, hopefully with many interesting submissions; be they games, prose, or even music. Exciting!
(Note: screenshot is from Yuri Game Jam 2022‘s For A Reason.)
