The Best Games from GMTK Game Jam 2022

The GMTK Game Jam for 2022 was - once again! - our biggest yet. In this video, Mark runs down his 20 favourite games, from a jam where every game fit the theme “Roll of the Dice”.

=== Winning Games ===

00:00 - Intro
20:21 - Honourable Mentions

=== Credits ===

=== Subtitles ===

[Joel-Haver]

I look forward to these videos every year. What people manage to accomplish in such a short time is never short of mind blowing. So many creative ideas and beautiful art styles. Fantastic stuff.

[zizou]

So happy GIMMIKO managed to get into the top 20!!! Prutte and I did our absolute best to make a fun game in such a short amount of time, and I'm glad it paid off!!! We're working on updating the game with some more content and to make it more pleasing to play if anyone's interested in the concept! Yatta GIMMIKO!!!!

[Mezurashii]

Not a game designer, but I really like thinking about the themes for the game jams. This time I had absolutely nothing.
The people making these games aren't just great at converting an idea into a game, their level of idea generation is absolutely insane.

[Luxx-Art]

I am still in shock! This is the first Game Jam I've ever participated in, and to be featured in the top 20 video is insane! Thank you so much to the entire team for their hard work. And congratulations to all the other winners!!
I drew and animated the dragon in Fire and Dice, as well as the enemies.

[zacharyrichman]

Woah. THANK YOU to everyone who played DIEmunition! It's an honour to be in the top 20 again this year. And congrats to all the other games who made it in the video! What a ride this jam has been! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

[parisye]

I have no interest in being a game developer and I didn’t submit to this game jam, but I still look forward to this video every year because I love seeing everyone’s creativity and passion

[DMCEVERUCCI]

@4:07 omg that's our game!! I can NOT believe we made it to the top 100 it was our first ever game!! And Mark was so kind to leave the music track playing in the background even tho it was just a short few seconds clip <3 thank you so much for organizing all this, it was one of the best, most constructive and fun experiences of my life

[augustoraugust]

I love how I think "Ooohh, that's a great idea" at every single game in these videos

[ModBros]

Thank you very much for hosting this jam. This is the first game jam that I submitted to, and it was quite a learning experience. I'm hoping to participate in a few more jams in the future. I'm signed up for the WOWIE!!!! Game Jam, and I'll be on the lookout for some more underrated jams as well. To anyone who's interested, regardless of experience, I highly recommend you sign up for a game jam! There's plenty to pick from, and you'll learn a lot. There's really nothing to lose

[jorbitsgames]

To everyone who made a game: Well done!

[daylaphegame]

It's so satisfying to take a look at all of those creative game ideas! Good job everyone!

[Pefeper]

Our team had a ton of fun making Jimmy Blitz and the Rocket Dice, we're so glad you enjoyed it boss!

[notjam]

Absolutely delighted Critical. got a little clip in the video! Wouldn't have got into game dev without GMTK, this means a lot to me <3

Thanks so much Mark for hosting! Had a wonderful time and loved seeing what everyone came up with :)

[mantra]

I was just glad to have finished a game and participated. I worked alongside a friend through the night for 15 hours straight to make the submission 5 minutes before the deadline. Thanks to everyone who played my game. I'm amazed 50 people played it let alone anyone at all

[elliot]

Hello. This is my first time participating in the GMTK Game Jam. I have been programming for two years, and wanted to put my knowledge to the test. While my game wasn't that good, thank you to whoever hosted the jam, the judges, and to whoever helped out! It was a great experience!

[NitramiuZ]

I am so happy that you played and picked my game Maces and Dices!

[ighao]

I really like the theme "roll of the dice" because it shows that strategy is not only about planning everything - it is also about doing the best with what you have and trying to look for the best outcome within what was given to you

[MatthewCoder]

Mark, thank you very much for giving us this occasion to have fun, practice and share ideas. (I'm the maker of "the quest of the dice", the first clip that appears in the video).
This jam, combined with the other ones I've joined recently, teached me a lot about time management and game making in general: this time I tried to apply everything I learned in the past months and got an enormous ammount of positive feedback.
I want to thank everyone that played my game and took time to share their opinion on it, this kind of interaction is extremely precious, especially the reviews that point out the negative aspects of the game.
(btw "the quest of the dice" got 3rd overall and first in enjoyment)

[Table]

Where They Fall looks really cool, that idea of having to learn from a book and then puzzle something out to use your "expertise" was really interesting in Strange Horticulture and I get a similar vibe from that. Going to have to check that one out.

[Flamedoxia]

This was the first game jam that I actually submitted something. It was a blast, and a great way to get into actually making my own game. I'm excited for the next jam!