Js13kGames

js13kGames (also referenced as JS13K) is a game jam competition, focused on creating browser games that are no larger than 13 kilobytes when compressed using ZIP.[1][2][3] Participants are not permitted to use external services or libraries, and all assets must also fit within the size limit.[4] Games are programmed in JavaScript and HTML5.[5][6][7] The competition has a different theme each year and participants have the freedom to interpret it however they like.[8] Winners receive prizes consisting of money, digital rewards, T-shirts, and promotional items.[9]

js13kGames logo

History

JS13K was founded in 2012 and is run by Andrzej Mazur.[10][11][12] It is held from 13 August to 13 September annually.[13] Since 2017 there are categories that allow for certain frameworks to not count towards the size limit.[14] JS13k introduced a web monetization category in 2019 in partnership with Coil,[15] which continued through 2020 funded partially by Grant for the Web.[16]

Several well known game designers have participated in JS13K including Markus "Notch" Persson (creator of Minecraft)[17] and Ricardo "Mrdoob" Cabello (creator of Three.js).[18] Some games created for the competition have later been released commercially on Steam including 2016 winner Evil Glitch.[19] Others have been mentioned across the internet in various articles around the event itself.[20]

In 2015, JS13K started to expand, including a panel of judges for each of their events.[21] There are a few judges that have been featured in every single event, including Dann Sullivan of Pocket Gamer, Game Developer Christer Kaitilla, and Games Journalist Jupiter Hadley.

Results
No.YearThemeEntriesWinning GameDeveloper(s)Ref
12012Number 1361SpacePiJack Rugile[22]
22013Bad Luck70Radius RaidJack Rugile[23]
32014Earth, Water, Air and Fire129Pest Control : WeaselsSiorki[24]
42015Reversed160Behind Asteroids — The Dark SideGreweb[25]
52016Glitch127Evil GlitchAgar3s[26]
62017Lost254GreebleRyan Malm[27]
72018Offline274UNDERRUNPhoboslab[28]
82019Back245xx142-b2.exeBen & Salvatore[29]
92020404227Ninja vs EVILCORPRémi Vansteelandt[30]
102021Space223Space GardenRyan Malm[31]
112022Death167DanteSalvatore Previti[32]

References
  1. Booker, Logan (8 October 2018). "These Amazing Browser Games Are 13 Kilobytes Or Less In Size". Kotaku. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  2. "js13kGames Rules". js13kGames. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  3. Castledine, Earle (2018). Html5 games : novice to ninja. Sitepoint Pty Ltd. ISBN 9781492065425. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  4. Kubow, Ania (31 December 2020). "20 Award-Winning 13-Kilobyte JavaScript Games You Can Play in Your Browser – js13k 2020 Winners". freeCodeCamp.org. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  5. van der Spuy, Rex (2017). The Advanced Game Developer's Toolkit: Create Amazing Web-based Games with JavaScript and HTML5 (1st ed.). Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Apress. ISBN 978-1484210987. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  6. Jones, Darren (2014). JavaScript: Novice to Ninja. SitePoint Pty. Ltd. ISBN 978-0992461225.
  7. "Why are there so few female developers in video games industry?". BusinessCloud. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  8. Reilly, Lee. "Top 10 games from the JS13K 2020 competition". GitHub Blog. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  9. Zwiezen, Zack. "Wow, This Quake Clone Is Smaller Than A Word Doc". Kotaku. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  10. Bode, Karl. "This Real Time Strategy Game Is Just 13 Kilobytes". Vice. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  11. "Js13kGames: the tiniest HTML5 games". Creative Bloq. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  12. Tokuoka, Masaharu. "What knowledge is brought about by the game jam "js13k Games", making 13KB games with JavaScript in one month?". gamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  13. Depold, Sascha. "js13kGames — a review". eBay Tech. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  14. Serrano, Fernando. "WebXR category in JS13KGames!". Mozilla Mixed Reality Blog. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  15. "Top Picks from js13k 2019". Coil.com. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  16. "Enclave Games: A Grant for the Web Awardee". Grant for the Web. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  17. @notch (7 September 2018). "Notch talks about his jS13kGames entry" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. "13kb-404". js13kGames. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  19. Andres, Giovanny. "An Interview With Giovanny Beltran, js13kgames Winner". Mozilla Hacks. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  20. "Jam Favorites: Js13kGames 2017". Big Boss Battle (B3). 2018-01-11. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  21. end3r. "Js13kGames - HTML5 and JavaScript Game Development Competition in just 13 kilobytes". js13kgames.com. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  22. "js13kGames 2012 Results". js13kGames. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  23. "js13kGames 2013 Results". js13kGames. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  24. "js13kGames 2014 Results". js13kGames. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  25. "js13kGames 2015 Results". js13kGames. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  26. "js13kGames 2016 Results". js13kGames. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  27. "js13kGames 2017 Results". js13kGames. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  28. "js13kGames 2018 Results". js13kGames. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  29. "js13kGames 2019 Results". js13kGames. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  30. "js13kGames 2020 Results". js13kGames. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  31. "js13kGames 2021 Results". js13kGames. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  32. "js13kGames 2022 Results". js13kGames. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
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