Weekly Roundup, 30 August 2025
Cross-posted to my Neocities site.
Competition/Event News
- The 2025 IF Review-a-Thon is now over. You can read the wrap-up post here.
- The IntroComp voting deadline is just over a week from now, on September 7.
- IFComp will open on September 1.
IF Jams
- Two Bitsy jams this week! Both require use of Bitsy or one of its spin-off engines:
- Bitsy Jam #95: Poetry is open through 2025-10-06T07:00:00Z. “As always, the theme can be the core of your game, or just a small reference.”
- Jam de Bitsy / Bitsy Jam opens on September 1 and runs through 2025-09-16T02:59:00Z. (No theme.)
Other Jams
Jams that aren’t IF-specific, but are IF-friendly
- SuNoFes 2025, a jam for visual novels and story-based games, is open through 2025-09-02T21:00:00Z (caught this one late; sorry!).
- FEAR & FANTASY JAM (horror and dark fantasy-themed) opens on September 1 and runs through 2025-11-01T04:59:00Z.
- AestheticJam: Vaporwave is open through 2025-09-27T03:59:00Z.
IF Publications & osts
- New post on Top Expert about Inform 7’s “running through” feature: Let’s Repeat
- New essay at The Imaginary Engine Review: Repeat the Ending: Where Do Personal Games Go?
Other
- More Narrascope videos have been posted to the IFTF Youtube.
- The Game Devs of Color Support Bundle on itch dot io features 107 items for $10, including IF works.
That’s what I’ve got for now! If you have any corrections or want to share anything relevant from this past week that I missed, please DM me! And as always, feel free to DM tips/suggestions for next week. 