I Did a Hyper 1 HOUR Game Jam Once

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Lýz, the awesome gal who runs the Hyper 1 HOUR Game Jams, has just finished the FINAL Hyper 1 HOUR Game Jam ever! The theme was adventure, which was perfect for the end of this adventure and continuing the adventure of life without it. 

To honor the jam, and also just because we wanted to, we made this game! It's a hack of I Went to Japan Once, which we'd hacked previously, but it felt perfect here too 🧡 You'll share stories of games you made for the jam using a pair of prompts until you all decide to go your own way (or journal if playing solo).

To watch Lýz play the game live on stream, click here!

A Huge Thanks to Willow Flame!

Willow Flame did ALL of the art for this game, and also contributed ideas for the creation as well. AND it's her font we used throughout the game, too!

She's an incredible artist and game maker in her own right, and she offered to collaborate with us on the very last Hyper 1 HOUR Game Jam! You should absolutely check out her work, and she has a terrific Discord server for learning languages! She creates such an amazing blend of adorable, slightly terrifying (but not horror!), emotion-tugging stuff, and her artwork is incredible.

Check Out Our Other Hyper 1 HOUR Game Jam Creations!

We have loads of other games we made in (about) an hour, or were inspired to make by the jam, in this list, including some of our favorites below! And Willow Flame has a collection of her games she made in an hour too!

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