This will be a short Monthly Report as it’s still all about the ongoing Gamedev.js Jam 2025.
Games
Nope, not yet, but hopefully I’m onto something.
Writing
A first few days of April had the regular content being published, with Jam challenges leading to the start and theme announcement.
- [01.04] Gamedev.js: Breakout 71 — classic with a twist
- [02.04] Gamedev.js: Jam 2025: V Shaders challenge
- [03.04] Gamedev.js: CSScape Room — no-JavaScript escape game
- [04.04] Gamedev.js: Jam 2025: Phaser challenge
- [06.04] Gamedev.js: Pico-PubSub — the smallest PubSub library
- [07.04] Gamedev.js: Jam 2025: $Noods challenge
- [08.04] Gamedev.js: 2025 Vibe Coding Game Jam
- [09.04] Gamedev.js: Jam 2025: Open Source challenge
- [10.04] Gamedev.js: NPC Friday #1: Vibe Coding intro
- [11.04] Gamedev.js: All challenges in Gamedev.js Jam 2025: V Shaders, Open Source, Phaser, and $Noods
- [13.04] Gamedev.js: Jam 2025 start and theme announcement!
- [28.04] Gamedev.js: All the entries from Gamedev.js Jam 2025
Then I focused on the Jam entirely.
OP Guild
We’ve ended up with 22 entries submitted to the $NOODS challenge in Gamedev.js Jam 2025, which is pretty good.
Events
Announcing last Gamedev.js Jam 2025 partners, prizes, and experts before the start, and then the theme announcement. Later on filtering out spam, and assisting with submissions, all while being active on social media.
- Open Source (122 games)
- Build it with Phaser (68 games)
- $NOODS (22 games)
We ended up with 420 entries this year! Check out #gamedevjs for the stream of cool web game updates shared by the community.
Other
I bought a drone, DJI Avata 2 to be exact, as I wanted an FPV one for half of my life actually - really happy with the first days of using it.
Plans for the next month
Announcing Gamedev.js Jam 2025 winners and hopefully vibe coding some entries into other game jams myself.