Ludum Dare

Ludum Dare (LD) (Classical Latin: [ˈluːdũː ˈdarɛ], meaning 'to give a game',[1] also referenced as LDJAM) is a game jam competition. It was founded by Geoff Howland and was first held in April 2002.[2] It is currently run by Mike Kasprzak, who has been part of the team since the beginning.[2] Participants are required to create a video game that fits within a given theme in two or three days.[3][4] Participants often release a time-lapse video of the development of their game.[5]

New Ludum Dare Logo
Old Ludum Dare logo

History

Ludum Dare was originally only an Internet forum. The first competitionoften referred to as "Ludum Dare Zero"was held in April 2002, with 18 participants. Its popularity turned the focus towards the competitions rather than the forum. The time limit was subsequently increased to 48 hours, because 24 hours were decided to be too few.[6] Since 2011 the competition has seen significant annual increases in numbers of game submissions, partly owing to the public awareness of Minecraft designer Markus Persson,[7] who has participated seven times.[8]

Until 2014, the event was very informal as the Ludum Dare team worked on it in their spare time. Due to the increasing number of contestants, long-time organizer Mike Kasprzak announced in September 2014 that he would attempt at setting up a business model allowing him to work full-time on the project.[9] Charging for Ludum Dare is however "out of question",[9] and money is currently exclusively raised through donations.[10]

During Ludum Dare 35 in April 2016, an announcement acknowledged various issues regarding the game jam's rating system. In particular, it explained that some users had attempted to artificially boost their game ratings with alternative accounts. As a consequence of this problem, future Ludum Dare events were indefinitely cancelled pending a replacement website being constructed for hosting the game jam.[11] This led to a community backlash, and Ludum Dare 36 in August 2016 went ahead regardless, organized by website administrator and long-time community member Sorceress. Due to the complaints previously raised, the community decided by referendum to forego the game rating phase after the game jam, so no winners were named.[12]

Starting in Ludum Dare 44, the schedule was changed to run twice per year in April and October due to organizer Mike Kasprzak struggling to keep up.[13]

Competition structure

Currently, Ludum Dare is held two times a year.[14] In the week preceding each competition suggested themes are subject to votes by prospective participants. A theme is subsequently announced[15] before participants are given 48 hours to create a video game (although board games or similar are accepted[16]) that fits within it. All game code and content must be created during the competition and by a single person, and source code is encouraged to be included. During the event many participants record multiple screenshots of the development of their game to later produce a time-lapse video.[5] In addition, many broadcast a live video stream,[17] particularly since April 2013, when a widget showing Ludum Dare video streams hosted on Twitch was added to the Ludum Dare website.[18] After the end of the competition participants are given three weeks to play and rate other submitted games to determine the winners.[15] There are no physical or cash prizes, but each participant retains full ownership of their game[16]some have achieved financial success after developing their initial submission.[17]

As of the 18th edition of the competition, which was held in August 2010, a more relaxed version called the "Jam" was introduced. The Jam, which allows development teams, private source code and extended development time of 72 hours, takes place concurrently with the solo competition ("Compo").[16]

Previously, a smaller competition called "Mini Ludum Dare" was held during months without a Ludum Dare. These events have been effectively replaced by "DJAM," which is supposed to fill the gaps between the main Ludum Dare events with a few, smaller game jams.[19]

Every October Ludum Dare hosts the October Challenge, which challenges people to "Finish a game, take it to market, and earn $1".[20] Participants have 31 days to upload a link to their game to the website. The event is not competitive and is just a small event to encourage game development from people who do not make money from their games regularly.

Results

No.MonthTheme (bonus)ParticipantsCompo winnerJam winnerRef.
Sign-upsSubmissionsDeveloperGameDeveloper(s)Game
0†April 2002Indirect interaction18EndurionMagnetic Fields
1July 2002Guardian13646HamumuScarecrow: Heart of Straw
2November 2002Construction/destruction (sheep)11649ShredWheatSheep Town
3April 2003Preparation Set it up, let it go84
4April 2004Infection34166randomnineCommies!
5October 2004Random93JolleRandom Dungeon Exploration
6April 2005Light and darkness14352JolleUplighter
7December 2005Growth27JolleThe People
8April 2006Swarms15066
8.5†January 2007Moon/anti-text
9April 2007Build the level you playDrPetterSpatzap aka N/A
10December 2007Chain reaction15851HamumuShort Fuse
10.5February 2008Weird/unexpected/surprise
11April 2008Minimalist71mrfun/SethRStrong AI
12August 2008The tower57HamumuRise Of The Owls
13December 2008Roads59increpareRara Racer
14April 2009Advancing wall of doom123mrfun/SethRMind Wall
15August 2009Caverns144ChevyRayBeacon
16December 2009Exploration121chuchinoCat Planet
17April 2010Islands204xerusGaiadi
18August 2010Enemies as weapons172invicticideFail-Deadly
19December 2010Discovery242deepnight (Sébastien Bénard)Time Pygmy
20April 2011It's dangerous to go alone! Take this!288deepnight (Sébastien Bénard)Appy 1000mg
21August 2011Escape599Chevy Ray JohnstonFlee BusterIan Brock
Josh Schonstal
Guerin McMurry
Escape[21][22][23]
22December 2011Alone (kitten challenge)891Pedro MedeirosFrostbiteHarry Lee
Jarrel Seah
Midas[24][25][26][27]
23April 2012Tiny world1402Tyler GlaielFracuumTurboDindonInside My Radio[28][29]
24August 2012Evolution1406Nicolas CannasseEvolandX-0utLD24 X0ut[30][31]
25December 2012You are the villain (goat)1327deepnight (Sébastien Bénard)Atomic Creep SpawnerFree LivesOre Chasm[32][33][34]
26April 2013Minimalism (potato)2346TimTipGamesMONOMark Foster
David Fenn
Leaf Me Alone[35][36]
27August 201310 seconds2213Andrew ShouldiceProbe TeamGraeme BorlandNXTWPN10[37][38]
28December 2013You only get one2064Daniël HaazenOne TakeMark Foster
David Fenn
Andrew Gleeson
Titan Souls[39][40]
29April 2014Beneath the surface2497Daniel Linssen The Sun and MoonShannon Mason
Richard Lems
Diane de Wilde
ScubaBear[41][42]
30August 2014Connected Worlds2538PixelMindSuperDimensionalKevin Zuhn
Kevin Geisler
Chris Stallman
Devon Scott-Tunkin
Antbassador[43][44]
31December 2014Entire Game on One Screen2637Daniel LinssenbirdsongSimon Larsen
Lukas Hansen
Frederik Storm
90 Second Portraits[45]
32April 2015An Unconventional Weapon282101010111BED✰HOGGBogdan Rybak
Igor Puzhevich
Zi Ye
Megan Alcock
The Rock the Paper and the Scissors[46]
33August 2015You are the Monster2725DragonXVIWrithe: The Thing from the Omega SectorPietro Ferrantelli
Theophile Loaec
Augustin Grassien
OrikMcFly
Mobs, Inc.[47]
34December 2015Growing/two button controls2870vegapomme27Frank & SteinBig Green Pillow ft MgaiaSlash Quest[48]
35April 2016Shapeshift2718Daniel Linssen windowframeBarney Cumming
Dave Lloyd
Jon Murphy
Paul Dal Pozzo
Louis Meyer
Adrian Vaughan
The Maitre D [49]
36August 2016‡Ancient Technology1912 No ratings N/ANo ratings N/A [50]
37 December 2016 One Room 2390 Daniel Linssen Walkie Talkie three-way tie:
SinclairStrange 
dustyroom
Pietro Ferrantelli
three-way tie:
Cancelled Refuge
Empty
Xenopunch
[51]
38 April 2017 A Small World 5065 2980 impbox  Smalltrek David Fu
Hamdan Javeed
Seikun Kambashi
Honey Home [52][53]
39 July 2017 Running out of Power 5423 2355 Jezzamon VUEL Linver
Ice King
Apocalyptic Gamer [54]
40 December 2017 The more you have, the worse it is 6175 2889 stevenjmiller Permanence DDRKirbyISQ Xellaya Samurai Shaver [55]
41 April 2018 Combine two incompatible genres 6827 3049 lukbebalduke DUNK EM UP! Pietro Ferrantelli
Sylvain Guerrero
Robin Chafouin
Joachim Leclerc
Boris Warembourg
Dark Soil [56]
42 August 2018 Running out of space 6405 3065 Goutye Reverse Jonathan Murphy
Louis Meyer
Adrian Vaughan
Kyle Olson
Angelo Di Rosa
Ben Weatherall Dave Lloyd
The Not Very Golden Age of Piracy [57]
43 December 2018 Sacrifices must be made 5611 2515 adventureislands Total Party Kill Hydezeke F R I E N D G U N [58]
44 April 2019 Your life is currency 7855 2536 Skoggy Oink Royale CosmicAdventureSquad
rosypenguin
Strega
tenlki
Coin-Op Kid [59]
45 October 2019 Start with nothing 5838 2612 Joe Williamson World Collector Sheepolution Lost in Translation [60]
46 April 2020 Keep it alive 10330 4959 Daniel Mullins Keep It Alive Ismael Rodriguez Keep It Alive [61]
47 October 2020 Stuck in a loop 6662 3206 ZakAmana GLITCH LOOP Pedro Medeiros Chamber [62]

Notes:

  •  — Competitions were held for only 24 hours.
  • ‡ — Competition was run without ratings

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