HOW
WILL
EDITION 24/25 WORK?
IT'S THE WORLD CUP OF GAME CREATION
What is GJ+?
GJ+ is a worldwide game development marathon whose main objective is to inspire and promote the creative economy with new games and companies.
2017 to 2023
GameJamPlus in numbers
USA
MEXICO
COSTA RICA
BOLIVIA
ARGENTINA
PORTUGAL
NIGERIA
CONGO
NAMIBIA
SOUTH AFRICA
MADAGASCAR
PHILIPPINES
INDONÉSIA
INDIA
MALASYA
ISRAEL
BRAZIL
CHILE
SRI LANKA
MACEDONIA
POLAND
ROMANIA
BULGARIA
SLOVAKIA
CAPE VERDE
COLOMBIA
URUGUAY
GERMANY
SWEDEN
SERBIA
FRANCE
SINGAPORE
ZAMBIA
CANADA
PANAMA
PERU
BOTSWANA
SOUTH KOREA
+40
COUNTRIES
+1500
GAMES
9000
PARTICIPANTS
+100
CITIES
8
MONTHS
EQUADOR
VENEZUELA
HONDURAS
GUATEMALA
PAKISTAN
BRUNEI
VIETNAM
AUSTRALIA
THAILAND
SPAIN
AUSTRIA
The GJ+ platform
The venues registration is done on the platform.
All jammers have access to the list of venues through the platform when they register for the jam.
All jammers need to have a registration on the platform and sign up for the jam through it.
The game submission form operates through the platform.
Acceleration
8 MONTHS OF PROCESS
Game Jam
Incubation
Semifinals
Grand Final
Demoday
Pitch Test
Timeline
Game Jam
All games that are correctly on itch.io, functional and with a gameplay video, will move on to Incubation.
18, 19 and 20 October/2024
Timeline
Start: November 11, 2024
Delivery of the BUILD by January 13th
Lectures, live workshops and group mentoring.
The contents will be carried out in 3 languages: Portuguese, Spanish and English.
Incubation
Break: December 20, 2024 until January 5, 2025
End: January 13, 2025
2nd week of March 2025
2nd week of March 2025
2nd week of March 2025
2nd week of March 2025
3rd week of March 2025
Asia
Europe
Africa
LATAM
Brazil
Semifinals
Timeline
SÃO PAULO
Acceleration
60 spots for teams in the Acceleration stage, being these spots proportional for each region.
Participation in the Acceleration will depend on approval by score.
Start: March 24, 2025
End: April 25, 2025
Timeline
Delivery of the BUILD by April 28th
Pitch Test
Timeline
Demoday
Date to be announced
Online event for Pitch presentation.
Date to be announced
Online pitch presentation for investors.
Participation in the Demoday will depend on approval by score.
This stage is not part of the main GameJamPlus trail 24/25
Grand Final
Timeline
June 21, 2025
In Brasília, during the Innova Summit, at the Ulysses Guimarães Convention Center.
24/25 EDITION