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This is a submission for the June Solstice Game Jam A link to the game on itch.io https://secrodominius.itch.io/outpost-desolate What we Built Our small team of three decided to put together a game about two weeks before submission time. We used a lot of premade assets and learned a lot coding something we hoped would be a little bit of fun. A small third person shooting game where a robot collec…

This is a submission for the June Solstice Game Jam Archive — The Last Historian of Humanity What if history wasn't discovered... but selected? History is often treated as something permanent—something waiting to be uncovered. Archive asks a different question: What happens when humanity loses the ability to tell the difference between truth, memory, and fabrication? You play as the final Archivi…

This is a submission for the June Solstice Game Jam Link to Game Home Page - here Link to Game Docs - here What I Built Heliograph is a short 2D solar-noir platformer. You are a courier who wakes with no memory on the summer solstice , the longest day of the year — the one day the sun is supposed to never quite die. A cracked handheld computer flickers on in your hand and tells you the truth: ton…

As phrases like easter eggs and looksmaxxing enter everyday language, what other words from the world of video games might soon be mainstream? Twenty years ago, video games were seen as a niche hobby dominated by hardcore enthusiasts, tucked away in obscure online forums and gaming meet-ups. Back then, the idea that governments would use footage from Call of Duty and gaming terms such as “killstr…

This is a submission for the June Solstice Game Jam What I Built I built Yötön Yö (Nightless Night), an interactive 2D time-management game set during a traditional Finnish Midsummer ( Juhannus ). The sun never fully sets during the solstice in Finland, creating a beautiful and frantic twilight. As a player, you must survive the nightless night by managing multiple classic midsummer chores before…

This is a submission for the June Solstice Game Jam What I Built Turing's Mirror is a browser game about the one question Alan Turing asked in 1950 that we still haven't answered: can you tell the difference between a human and a machine? You read 10 conversations. For each message, you decide: human or AI? Sounds simple. Round 1, it is. By Round 5, you'll second-guess everything. That's the poin…

This is a submission for the June Solstice Game Jam What We Built Cipher Safari is an interactive wildlife adventure game. It uses the core concepts of Alan Turing's Enigma machine to perform the wildlife rescue mission. In this game you will move across across unique animal habitats by solving riddles, twisting dials (rotors) and using vines (plug board) to make it to next level. How to Play You…

Echo Protocol This is a submission for the June Solstice Game Jam 2026. What I Built Echo Protocol is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game where players navigate a mysterious world shaped by echoes of past actions. Every decision leaves behind traces that influence future interactions, creating a gameplay experience centered around memory, consequence, and discovery. The game was inspired by …

In a modern twist on It’s a Knockout, the comedian makes online stars do ludicrous tasks. The whole thing looks like it cost £420 to cobble together – and it will make you feel 100 years old I felt 100 years old this week, watching a new gameshow on Prime Video which features 10 famous online stars, zero of whom I’ve heard of. To me, YouTubers always have names that sound like MSN Messenger handl…

This is a submission for the June Solstice Game Jam ( https://dev.to/challenges/june-game-jam-2026-06-03 ) What I Built I built Solstice Assassin, a tactical stealth-action game set inside a collapsing digital mainframe. You play as Alex, a self-aware digital anomaly trapped inside the Solstice Grid, a secure virtual system originally created by Alan Turing. Alex awakens with almost no memory exc…

🟢 Level 1 Tutorial — Limn Engine Beginner Guide Start Your Game Development Journey Here Welcome to Limn Engine — the zero‑configuration, browser‑based 2D game engine that prioritises creativity over complexity. This is Level 1: Beginner , where you'll learn everything you need to make your first game in under 60 seconds. A special thank you to **GyaanSetu Javascript * for featuring our work and …

Last Light is an intense, top-down survival arena shooter inspired by Alice in Borderland. The game is deeply tied to the Solstice theme of Light vs. Darkness and the passage of time. As a lone samurai, you are trapped in a 12-hour cycle (from 18:00 to 06:00). Your weapon is a "Spirit Slash" that relies entirely on Solar Energy. To survive the encroaching dark and the endless hordes of demons, yo…

When a company decided to shut down an online game’s servers, there wasn’t much the players who had bought that title could do – until a group called Stop Killing Games began lobbying for new consumer protection laws You can never be sure how long an online video game will last. Developer BioWare shut off sci-fi shooter Anthem’s servers in January, after seven years. Electronic Arts discontinued …

Solstice Aegis - Infinite Dust Settle June Solstice Game Jam Submission Hima Kartikeya Naidu Ch Hima Kartikeya Naidu Ch Hima Kartikeya Naidu Ch Follow Jun 19 Solstice Aegis - Infinite Dust Settle # devchallenge # gamechallenge # gamedev 6 reactions 1 comment 3 min read

This is a submission for the June Solstice Game Jam What I Built Code How I Built It <! Architecture Built on React 18 + Vite, with the game engine running on HTML5 Canvas layered inside React's component tree. React handles the UI overlays (HUD, menus, wave notifications) while Canvas handles all real-time game rendering — enemy movement, projectile physics, particle effects, and collision detec…

How to play Gerrymandle You are in charge of drawing the district lines for the elections. Click adjacent tiles on the map to group them into a district. Each district must be one connected shape, no islands allowed. Coloured houses show where voters live. Not every tile on the board has one, some are just empty land. A party wins a district by having more houses in it than any other party. If tw…

PlayStation 5, Xbox, Nintendo Switch 2, PC; Team Asano/Square Enix Upbeat, charmingly retro RPG full of treasure-hunting, temple-roaming, monster-slaying and princess-saving is an absolute blast to play You can’t help but wonder if developer Team Asano is in a private competition with itself to come up with the most ridiculous name for a video game. Following Project Triangle Strategy and Bravely…

PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S; EA Vancouver/Electronic Arts Micromanaging your fighter is a little tedious, but the action is thrilling in this authentically detailed sporting simulation Becoming a professional fighter takes years of repetition, drilling techniques and training footwork until everything is instinctual. Your body needs an automatic answer for every limb, from every angle. In MMA,…

Previously unknown players have gained millions of social media followers thanks to attention of tournament Breakout talent emerges at every World Cup, but in 2026 these players’ actions are not confined to the pitch. Social media has become football’s parallel tournament, an arena where one viral clip can reshape an entire career. Here are some standout risers from the tournament so far. Continu…

This is a submission for the June Solstice Game Jam What I Built My game, Sunny Up, celebrates International Sushi Day! I intended to make a cute casual game because who doesn't like simple and cute things, right? I was inspired by games I liked in the 2010s that were simple, fun, and strangely addictive. The game's theme also has a lot to do with the solstice, which can be observed in the four s…