After a few jams and playing a lot of jam games, here are a few findings for a good game jam game:

• A web browser version: Sure, web is not the perfect platform for non highly optimized games. But if you want as many people as possible to try your game, a web version is the way to go.

• Easy to understand: Many games have long tutorials or too complex controls. As most people want to try out many games, making a game that takes some time to even understand does not help if you want that people should play through the whole game. Having a cool end of your game does not help if no one finishes it.

• Small feedback things for the user: Having transitions between levels, particle effects, camera shake at events and other small thins make games feel much more alive.

• Making the backgrounds moving: A lively background makes the whole game feel much more alive. Just make some trees slightly moving in the wind or anything similar helps. We did not have time for that in this one, but will for sure do it next time.

• If you have time: Try the game on a low end computer and see if you can optimize it to work well on it, so more people can play the game smoothly.

Feel free to try our game and feedback if we have implemented our own tips.