The Last Gamebook Jam

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Hi everyone,

I hope I land this in the right place and maybe some people here will be interested in a sister genre: branching storybooks (gamebooks, or as many knows it, CYOA).

I’m a game developer with too little time for a bigger narrative project, so for this Halloween I wanted to write a short branching storybook, one that you can print and play. You know, have some fun writing, try an old-school genre, and lure my kids into it.

And what better way to motivate yourself (and your kids), than starting a game jam. Nothing fancy, no prizes, just fun of creating something to play for Halloween.

So, in case anyone here wants to try something a bit different, I welcome you to join The Last Gamebook Jam on Itch, running from 13 to 31 October 2025. Let me know what you think and, if you have any tips on creating such gamebooks, feel free to post here or on my Discord channel if you decide to join.

Have fun, everyone!

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Six more days until the end of the jam. Still time to join and finish a short gamebook. Even if you don’t plan to write one, join our discort and see how we’re doing. For most of us it’s the first time trying this, so any support and feedback is very welcomed.

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