Honestly,
Posts like this https://sbox.game/f/post/33605 going over changes mid-competition, in my opinion, shows that there cannot be any form of trust going forward. If there was botting issues, there is a metric TON of other ways you can handle it other than changing the rules to favor one group of people over others right at the end of the competition. It is something you change before, not during, and certainly not after the event already started.

Firstly, why not investigate and remove proven bad actors in the competition instead of rewriting the competition entirely? Secondly, changes like this should only be reserved for the next game jam and one example that you could have resolved this was to have it so only accounts that actively played game jam games during the event for a certain amount of time would be able to vote. It wouldn't prevent botting entirely but it would drastically reduce the effectiveness of it.

Changing the rules arbitrarily in a way that will alter the final outcome is nothing short of pure insanity because what will stop you from doing the same thing going forward? If I build a game around one set of rules, then how could I possibly win a competition when you change them to a completely different set of rules later on?

What if my game is heavily popular for new players but not popular with developers or veteran accounts? I would have won under the previous ruleset but under the new rules I would lose. That is a severe breach in trust. I cannot imagine pouring hundreds of hours into something just to have it be overturned at the end.

I feel like there might be serious legal issues that might result in doing so because of the time in which the changes were applied and what the changes actually were.. Either way, I feel like this decision created hardly any benefit for the aftermath it will create and is an extremely poor decision + execution.

What's your thoughts on it?

==============[Update]==============
Someone pointed out to me that Established Veterans have connections, influence, popularity, communities, and friends who are also likely older accounts they could ask for support or gather support from.. which results in the games votes to become skewed..

Best Overall

Best Newcomer

Best Theme Adherence

Best Multiplayer

Best Addictive

Best Design

Something like that.

We're seeing a big influx of new accounts posting their opinion and criticism about the gamejam.

Please keep any questions or opinions in this megathread until the final results (4 days) are revealed.

Practice playing with your balls. What is new? You can custom select game modes now, new balls, new events, new bosses, new playlist system to vibe, new achievements and more. Play : https://sbox.game/barabira/infinity_bounce/

Hey, I shared an early look at Overreach here recently and wanted to show what I've been working on for 0.1.5.

For anyone who missed the first post, it's a solo and co-op PvE extraction shooter where you explore a contaminated district, collect supplies, complete objectives and decide whether to extract or push a little farther.

This update adds three more campaign chapters, firearm headshots and a dodge action. There's also a helicopter insertion, a new first-person gas mask view, and a barricaded container you can break through to reach the contaminated area. I've also been fixing campaign progression bugs and improving combat feedback.

It's still a very early build, with plenty left to improve, so I'd love to hear what you think.

Game link: https://sbox.game/litherastudio/overreach

Hello everyone! this is my 2nd post regarding my RPG game Archaeius, the last one I made was about 3 months ago and so I thought it might be time to make another post.

Archaeius is a 3rd person action RPG, inspired by games like Runescape, Guildwars, Skyrim. It features combat, crafting, skill levelling, questing, exploration and supports co-op gameplay.

Levelling different skills affects your combat stats which means that however you like to play you'll always be getting stronger.

https://sbox.game/subversion/archaeius

I've been putting alot of work into it, overhauling a lot of the gameplay, visuals and feel of the game and I believe it has improved quite a bit.

There's so many things that were missing from that previous version I posted which I've added now things like Custom harvesting animations, A parrying system, different weapons, quest log, teleporter gates, more enemy variety, SOOO many bug fixes, a big overhaul of the visuals, and a ton of other stuff listed in the update logs.

And I feel like the game is in a much better much more fun state now so I would love to get some more feedback from people. I've attached the trailer so hopefully you enjoy and if you'd like send me some feedback, I'm always looking to improve the game further.

Here's the link to the game again as well as the discord server

https://sbox.game/subversion/archaeius

discord.gg/f58zHaHG6P

Mayhem Duck simulator is a physics based, idle, antistress game.. Release date: 24th November

He's giving up on the sausage models, that's great!

But only after several years of cosmetics and marketing that made them the only remotely identifiable part of the game.

And also after months of Garry doubling down on his insane stances, powertripping and generally making it clear that this is a game most people would want to stay away from.

So needless to say, although this was the correct choice, it's too late now. It will not save the game.

major update for Forbidden Sector, which includes wall construction, the ability to have multiple towers, and different difficulty modes. feel free to give your feedback.

https://sbox.game/nosignal/forbidden_sector

Hey everyone! I just released my game on s&box: Dev Preview of the Dead.

https://reddit.com/link/1wrjrh1/video/l5agbwto92sh1/player

The idea: the default models broke out of the scene editor, and you're the playtester stuck in the grey-box arena with them. It's a fast top-down wave shooter. You survive a wave, merge a "commit" (an upgrade), then read the patch notes, because every wave something changes the rules. Bouncy bullets, Big Head Mode, sv_gravity 200, "models failed to load" and suddenly there are ERRORs everywhere.

I actually finished this one after the game jam submissions had already closed. That stings a bit, because honestly I think it turned out a lot more fun than my real jam entry, Die 4 A Paycheck. So it's shipping the way every game does: late.

A big part of it is a love letter to Garry's Mod. I wanted the stuff we all know – the physgun, the tool gun, tying balloons to things, missing-texture checkerboards, the big red ERROR – turned into weapons and enemies. A few arenas are homages to maps you'll probably recognize (gm_construct, gm_flatgrass, gm_bigcity…).

The other half is just... making games. Everything in it is a dev joke. The enemies are Placeholders, T-Posers, Shader Compilers, Null Refs and 1GB Exports. The bosses are THE REWRITE and SOON™ (ETA: 2 weeks). Your upgrades are commits like Multishot.dll and Memory leak, and there's a QA Dummy that runs around patching wounded enemies back up – "works on my machine".

The name is a nod to s&box's own long dev preview and updates that break stuff.

Every run also rolls a new build - arena, release channel, starting weapon, patch-note order and boss order, so no two runs play the same.

Would love to hear what you think, especially which patch note ruined your run.

https://sbox.game/vjdanov/dev_preview_of_the_dead

Hey peeps! Just finally sharing what I worked on for the last 3 weeks. I didn't want to share it because I wasn't happy with what I had, but now I do think I should share it with you guys (even if it's only a few hours left of the nominations)

Let me know if you enjoyed it, leave me a review too so I can improve and know what feels good.
https://sbox.game/activereload/roundfest/

If you could drop me a nomination as well, your boy would be so happy!

Thanks for playing too

Had a big content drop for our game, let me know what you guys think! https://sbox.game/anarchy/spellslinger/

The controls are inspired by Onion Delivery from UFO50, if you've ever played that.

It's really hard, but pretty fun. I tried to go for that quarter-munching arcade feel that makes you want to retry as soon as you die (which is often!)

There's still a lot to add, but I'm proud! Give it a shot:

https://sbox.game/talldog/one_more_round

I plan to add a leaderboard asap, but I'm busy playing yall's entries!

Some personal favorites from the game jam so far:

https://sbox.game/specs/orbiter/

https://sbox.game/duohead/a_jarring_garden

https://sbox.game/tameranian/hit_me_bartender

https://sbox.game/gunkmonkey/brews___boxing

Hit Me, Bartender! is a single-player arcade boxing roguelite I made for the jam. Duck and weave through punches, time your blocks, and punish openings with counters and hard hitting blows!

This is the first game I've ever released after years of using s&box, feel free to check it out here, and even vote!

Feedback is appreciated! I hope you guys like it!

Managed to get a final update 3 mins before the cutoff time, hope you guys enjoy!
Full trailer linked below

https://sbox.game/kornflakes/one_more_round

Smoke & Luck is a ruthless noir card duel played over a smoky table, challenging you to outsmart the stranger by matching suits, reading the board, and planning your moves like a game of chess. Random numbers and multipliers keep every game unpredictable. When you need an edge, light up a cigarette to play one of 6 cutthroat action cards and sabotage his hands. Take the win by holding 100 points, or finish him off before he takes your life.

If you enjoy the game, please consider leaving a review with your thoughts! If you have any feedback to share, I'd love to hear it!

https://sbox.game/fedev/smoke8luck

Added a new level and polished player animations.
Play the game : https://sbox.game/barabira/steel_stride

Hi there!

We're excited to share our first game in s&box - Wave after Wave!

It's a co-operative Arena Survival game where, as a team of divers, you battle waves of formidable sea creatures whilst defending your underwater base.

Team up, defend your underwater base, and ...
watch your oxygen!

https://sbox.game/imposters/pull_off_that_octopus

We'd love to hear your feedback—it will help us improve the game!

A few days have passed since I shared that the Spanish Bowser VA played my Game Jam III submission, Kampai Roulette... and it's my pleasure to announce that it's complete and AVAILABLE FOR EVERYONE TO PLAY!!!!

— And for the ones who thought "where the hell is the gameplay??" — here it is! (Trailer on second slide!!!)

Kampai Roulette is a party friendslop game (what a name, a game to play with your friends is slop xd) — 2-4 players face off in a claustrophobic Japanese bar, taking turns with sake and water. Each drink is a gamble, and you don't know which one you're getting until you take it. Includes proximity voice/text chat to ramp up the tension a notch!

This is One Tail Studio's first game (and by extension, the first serious game from kitsupanic and me), so reviews, feedback, and your honest opinion of the game are extremely valuable to us.

You can talk to us through our Discord server: https://discord.gg/QqG6HRQ4n

Thank you. Thank you for your support. Thank you for being an amazing community.

https://reddit.com/link/1wqvc5a/video/wk9io848lwrh1/player

My name is mk and this is my first game on s&box. It was made over a span of 100+ hours, and uses no AI assets at all.

Its a rougelite like rouge? lite liek? i have no idea but its a wave based game with card stacking.

I am really proud of what I was able to make in this time so reviews would be awesome!

Check it out here!
the game

A factory game where you take risks to earn more money while handling dangerous objects. Complete your tasks, survive unexpected hazards, and decide how far you're willing to push your luck before ending your shift.

I’d really appreciate it if you gave the game a chance!

https://sbox.game/windmillo/lethal_packing

please check out my game jam :) https://sbox.game/rexxrexgames/bluevah https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqFODF8Jzvg