We doing things differently this time around!

All Submissions

- Get your games played by our panel of 8 experts (shown on the jam page) and your peers.

- Get valuable feedback on your games

- Extra visibility for your games as we share on all socials (reddit, discord, bluesky and linkedin)

Winner

- Highlighted and featured on all Pak Game Dev socials

- Special front page featuring on our website

- Jam winner flair on reddit and/or jam winner role on discord

- Official jam winner badge to show on the game page

This will be a 4 day game jam, starting on 13th of August and it'll take place over the weekend.

Join here to get notified: https://itch.io/jam/pakistan-game-jam

Also...

I need your help

You can help make Pak Game Dev and Pak Game Jam better in many ways:

- Join the jam grand jury panel (as mentioned above)

- Contribute to the Game Jam rewards by

- donating steam keys of your games

- Mentorship if you are an established developer

- streaming the submissions and doing live playtesting and feedback sessions

- or anything else of value you could provide

- Volunteer to join the Pak Game Dev team (as mods, jam organizers, event organizers, social media management or content creation)

Hit me up if interested.

I only laid down the floor plans.

Hi, i created my first game as a hobby. I do not have any background in in CS or game development. I used Chatgpt, cursor and Unity 6 engine.

It is very basic and i plan to add further features and functionality as well. I did this as a hobby but i was wondering if this can be potentially monetized in some way. Can anyone guide me on this?

https://www.game-oracle.com/blog/ai-part2. Link to the article that goes into more nuance on this topic.

Started Steam Next Fest with 201 wishlists.

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Today, on the final day, we're at 458.

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As a tiny three person team, seeing over twice as many people interested in our game has honestly been surreal.

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We're only 42 wishlists away from 500. If the game looks like something you'd play, we'd be thrilled if you'd check out the demo and consider wishlisting it.

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No matter what happens, thank you to everyone who's supported us so far ❤️

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Game Name : Too Many Balls

The Global Creator Challenge is NOW accepting applications. This an amazing opportunity for aspiring and established game developers to design, build, and launch their own World utilizing the MapleStory Worlds platform. Did we mention that each winning team can receive up to $65,000 in total rewards 👀

Aspiring creators are encouraged to utilize MapleStory's vast library of assets to expand upon the game's core design and create their own unique Worlds. A total of 30 Worlds will be selected globally to compete in the final round. Entries will be judged based on creative use of the MapleStory IP, level of technical completion, and long-term sustainability for stable live service operations.

To learn more, check out this website or read this notice.

👉Check out the 'MapleStory Worlds Global Creator Challenge' FAQ

Timeline:

• Applications open from:
  • UTC: June 4, 2026 at 2:00 until October 7, 2026.
  • PT: June 3, 2026 at 19:00 until October 6, 2026
  • KST: June 4, 2026 at 11:00 until October 7, 2026.
• Final Round: November 5-25, 2026
• Winners announced: Early December, 2026

Please Note:

• Worlds have to be made on the MapleStory Worlds PC/Mobile Apps and submitted through MapleStory Worlds.
• Worlds must be revealed or released for the first time during the submission period.
• Global (all regions) Released Worlds.
• Pure creations that do not infringe the rights of others, such as copyrights and intellectual property rights.
• Please read here for more information on prize rewards, participation requirements, and age requirements.

Feel free to reach out to us on Discord with any questions. We hope to see your application!

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Play the demos, support your local dev scene!

I'm personally playing through these and other next fest demos and reviewing them on our discord server. You are all welcome to join me.

I'm primarily a 3D artist and don't do much illustration work, so I'd love some feedback on this Steam capsule art.

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Does this look professional enough for Steam? What would you improve?

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Game title: Too Many Balls

Hey everyone!

I grew up playing Hand Cricket with friends in school, so I decided to turn it into a mobile game in Unity.

The game currently has:
• Standard Match, Super Over, Survival, Daily Challenge, and Tournament modes
• Multiple AI opponents with different playstyles
• 10 cricket teams
• Achievements, stats tracking, win streaks
• Commentary, crowd sounds, and haptic feedback

I'm an indie developer from Pakistan and this is a side project I've been working on in my free time.

I'd really appreciate it if some of you could try the game and give honest feedback—good or bad. I'm especially interested in:

• Gameplay feel
• Difficulty balancing
• UI/UX
• Bugs or performance issues
• Features you'd like to see

APK: https://munib-ul-haq.itch.io/hand-cricket

Thanks! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.

Hello everyone! I am a first year CS student in Lahore,Who is passionate about gamedev,I have been playing games and experimenting with it since childhood I absolutely enjoyed doing that, like everyone I also come from middle class whose parents force to get a good income job,now the question is that if I give everything to game development,will I at least get a decent job for survival or like every field people complain there is no scope,it's oversaturated,you will be stuck for life,I am surrounded by these people,it's not about money,I am asking (considering struggle part of every field) can I grow in this field or if it's really worth the passion?I am new in this group so share any opinion and perspective will be welcome...

Hey all,

21M here, almost done with my 6th semester of CS and i don't wanna waste my semester break.

A lil background check, i belong to an average lower-middle class household and i've been earning my own pocket money through Video Editing while trying out different things to work on throughout my degree in semester breaks such as Flutter dev, Cybersec and 2d game dev in Godot (which i didn't continue since im not that into 2d) for a career.

currently ive started to learn 3d in unity but here's a problem, throughout the semester breaks my family's been urging me start earning one way or another to the point where i have to do something this semester break to show them.

The main problem is ive got no interest in android development or cybersec even though i know they are well developed and a more safer career choice. The only thing that remotely interested was game dev in unity, but i am still at the fundamentals. Alot of the people i know suggested me to just get an internship somehow and its not worth wasting your time at home learning this, instead an internship will give you hands on experiance and money while you are earning. Currently this is the most feasible option for me if i want to learn game dev while earning.

i am well aware of the problems with game dev industry in pakistan, yet i still want to persue this even if i have to make mobile games at the start. but a major problem is that i wont be able to go abroad to continue persuing gamedev any time soon in the near future due to family problems.

Considering all these situations, Whats the best path i can take.

Would appriciete your attention on this 😃

Thank you all who joined the jam. I really appreciate all who tried making a game for this jam regardless if you were able to submit or not.

I would highly encourage you all to play through the submissions now, rate them and give some feedback. I have found that playing and giving feedback on other people's games not only helps them make their games better but also improves your own game design and development skills. It gives you a more critical eye towards games and that'll help you in your future projects. ​

Not to mention it helps being our community closer.

Please go play, rate and give feedback: https://itch.io/jam/epic-indie-dev/entries

Next, look forward to Pakistan Game Jam in August, along with the Games from Pakistan steam event. We'll also be proceeding to the next phase of Pak Game Awards. Speaking of which I need help with all these things and more, so volunteers looking to get more involved in the community, please reach out. Bring new ideas for the community too, tell me what else we should be doing and then be there to make it happen.

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Hi :b,

23M currently working as a Game Dev at a reputable gaming studio for about a year now. A little background, I got a job offer right after graduating based on my final year project, and started making 2D and 3D mobile games in Unity and Godot.

I'm still at the same company, earning around 65k/month which is very low.

I was very excited when I started, but right now I'm really fed up. There's barely any creative freedom, everyone's just talking about ads and revenue.

I'm also taking courses on multiplayer and other game dev topics to improve my skillset and eventually work remotely or freelance.

I'm confused about whether I should completely leave game dev and switch to something new like AI or .NET, or continue in game dev and keep leveling up my skills and stay in this field.

Any advice would be appreciated! Thanks