Knox Game Jam 2026 – Knox Game Design, April 2026

Game Competition Entries, Meetings, Podcast

Check out the great games that were created for Knox Game Jam 2026! Thanks to everyone who came out for the kickoff event and created a game!

Finding Dave by Ashton and Robert

You must escape the cave! Click in the direction you want to go with left-click and release at the charge amount you’d like. Be careful, you only have a limited amount of battery. Collect more batteries to charge yours back up!

Don’t Look Away by Aspen

Easter Egg Crash by Levi

In this puzzle game, colored eggs (red, green, yellow blue) fall in pairs.  You must crash the easter eggs using gems of the same color.  Crash the number of eggs specified in the goals to move to the next level.

Links

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Knox Game Jam 2025 – Knox Game Design, April 2025

Game Competition Entries, Podcast

Five great games were created for Knox Game Jam 2025.  Thanks to everyone who attended the kickoff and created a game.  Great job everyone!

Reality Breach by Jeffry

Reality Breach is a browser-based bullet hell game with an alternate reality theme and cell-shaded graphics. Players take on the role of a “Reality Architect” who must navigate through collapsing realities while battling entities that seek to corrupt and merge these realities together.

Fictional Trail by Cody

This is a prototype game powered by Generative AI. It creates an interactive experience based on a user-supplied theme, generating both text and images dynamically.

MCHNWLD by Jacob

A stealth game featuring combo-based spellcasting.  As you obtain implants, your connection to the net will increase, empowering your spells and making you more vulnerable to incursions. Strange forces lurk within the net, and do not take kindly to interlopers.

Graviton by Arnold

Conway Shooter 0x7e9 by Levi

This is a cross between an asteroids style shooter and Conway’s Game of Life simulation. The objective is to clear the blocks on each of the levels. The blocks will change based on the rules of Conway’s Game of Life.

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Knox Game Jam 2024 Recap – Knox Game Design, April 2024

Game Competition Entries, Meetings, Podcast

Thanks to everyone who came out to the Knox Game Jam 2024 kickoff!  Seven great games were created by the group for the game jam.  Great job everyone!

Minu by Dustin

Minu by Dustin

Claws and Conundrums by James and PandaPuffsForBreakfast

You are somewhat of a know-it-all. Your good friend has reached out for help in a murder case. It is up to you to figure out what summoned creature has killed someone in your village.

Soviet Necromancy by Jacob

You play as a state-sanctioned summoner that summons forth fallen comrades who perished in defending the new-motherland. A colony of Rogue War-Automatons has taken refuge in an ancient service tunnel in the new-motherland’s bowels. Destroy them all.

Save the Mothership by Mike

The Mothership is outnumbered and has taken refuge in an asteroid field.  There are only 5 defense drones left.  Can you stop the enemy drones from destroying it before our fleet arrives to chase off the attackers?

Grayson Alpha by Ethan

Untitled Robot Card Game by Colin and Dogwood

Pick a bot and try to win until the game breaks!

Worker Bees by Levi

Enemy bugs are attacking the bee hive. Spawn worker bees to attack the enemies and protect the hive. Worker bees will orbit around the hive at a constant distance. The bee meter in the upper right corner shows the amount of time remaining until another bee can be spawned. How long will your bee hive last?

Other games recently released by Knox area developers

Impact Zone by Chad

A warp-gate malfunction has landed you smack-dab in the middle of an asteroid field… and a time-space anomaly has you stuck there! Equipped with blasters, a tractor-beam and an energy shield, how long can you survive the Impact Zone?

A Weekend at Camp Oostanaula by Dylan

A 90’s scout camp TTRPG horror setting

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Spring ’23 Game Jam entries

Game Competition Entries

Shmup Game by kahootbird

Working menu, basic background. Throw the mail to the mailbox.

Air Delivery by Levi

Use your plane to deliver the packages to as many houses as possible. Watch out for the balloons, as they will damage your plane. Three hits and you are done. Packages can also be used to clear the balloons. But be careful, as you have a limited number of packages. Pick up a package refill to replenish the stock of packages on your plane.

Spring ’22 Game Jam entries

Game Competition Entries

The theme for the game jam was Delay the inevitable. Knox Game Design had two entries.

Cult of the Furnace by Jacob

The great Iron Throne is under siege by Barison, The Hammer of God. These being is said to be the most powerful nuclear missile every devised.  You must fend off Barison for as long as you can by sending missiles at him and his escorts.

Possum Blitz by Levi

Your possum is stranded in the middle of the road. Help him avoid the cars as long as possible.

Fall ’21 Game Jam Entries and More

Game Competition Entries

Game Jam Entries

Knox Game Design had three great entries for Fall ’21.  The theme was Unstable.  Let us know if we missed your game and we will add it to the list!

John Handgonne’s wacky escapade by Jacob

Upon waking from a strange dream, John Handgonne finds himself in a strange purple dungeon made of purple bricks.

Dark Crossings by Allen

Inspired by a recent hit show, cross 10 chasms to reach the end. Be quick and cautious when crossing. There’s a draining presence in the fog, keep an eye on your battery charge and keep moving forward.

Waiter Extraordinaire by Levi

Help Chester Servesalot deliver drink glasses to all of the customers at the tables. He is an expert at balancing glasses on his serving tray, but his greatest fear is mice.

Other games released this month

Cubic Nightmare by Jared

This is a simple game. You wake up to find you and your room have been transported to an endless dungeon, and your goal is to find your way out while avoiding the Deathcubes (find your way through 12 levels to win). You can find and pick up randomly scattered books along the way for bonus points.

Spring ’21 Game Jam Entries – Knox Game Design, May 2021

Game Competition Entries, Podcast, Show and Tell

Knox Game Design had two great entries for Spring ’21.  The theme was Deeper and deeper.  Let us know if we missed your game entry and we will add it to the list!

Delve Inc. by Jacob

You play as a dwarf in a hastily constructed drillship delving deep into an abandoned mining plot to search for much needed metals. However, the new inhabitants of the plot are not to keen on you invading their territory.

Digmania by Levi

Help Mr. Digger dig as far as possible into the earth. Pick up the shovel to start digging. Pick up additional shovels to speed up digging speed. Avoid the enemies as you dig. Get hit three times and the game is over. Enter your name for the online leaderboard.

Links and Notes

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Fall ’20 Game Jam Recap – Knox Game Design, October 2020

Game Competition Entries, Podcast, Show and Tell

A recap of the Fall ’20 game jam plus a post mortem. Also what others on the Knox Game Design Discord have been developing.

If you are interested in attending a Knox Game Design meeting either virtually or in-person, let us know!

Links and Notes

Time lapse development videos

Hosted by Levi D. Smith

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Spring ’20 Game Jam Entries

Game Competition Entries, Links & Notes

Knox Game Design had four great entries for the Spring ’20 game jam!  The theme was “Keep it Alive”.  Let us know if we missed your game and we will add it to the list.

Machina by Jacob

You play as robot making it’s way through a impossible facility filled with mechanical ghosts. You must keep your batteries filled by standing under strange floating light sources, and avoid the ghosts by not staying in their detection for too long.

Potted Plant Simulator by Dylan

Click “Watering Can” and “Plant Food” to apply water or plant food to the plant.

Raising Cerberus by James

Young Cerberus is just 30 days away from being old enough to guard the gates of hell. Keep him alive and entertained long enough, and Hades best friend will serve you well for years to come.

 

Chicken Little by Levi

Keep the chickens alive by clicking on the falling apples to prevent them from falling on the chicken’s head. If an apple hits a chicken, then it is knocked out. Additional chickens are awarded after clicking a number of apples. Once all of the chickens are knocked out, the game is over.

Time Lapse Videos