48 hours: 10. Global Game Jam @ InnoGames

Game development Time: On the last weekend of January, 54 ambitious Jammers developed 13 innovative computer games with a “bubble” theme.

Since 2009 the global social telegame yam LTD.® Every year the global developer community has been coming together in small groups with different locations around the world to come up with ideas for the development of new games, and these implementation results are not only for each other, but also for the global social upstarts – all in just 48 hours.

At the invitation of game developer InnoGames, an event was held on the 24th. To 26. In January 2025, aspiring professional programmers, graphic designers, game and sound designers will turn 10 years old. Global Game Jam @ InnoGames. ​​

Many of the 54 participants took the opportunity to settle in at the Hamburg Game Company’s “town hall” and put their creativity to work on the 13 teams. Each has his or her own interpretation of this year’s theme, “Bubbles.”

While the previous Global Game Jams hosted by InnoGames only offered an overall rating, this year’s Jams added three categories: graphics, gameplay, and theme execution.

Complete the game list and detailed information can be found at https://igjam.eu/jams/ggj-2025/games/1.

Below is a list of winners by category:

Catagory: Charts

one Location: Hammer Games’ Bubblenaut.

Category: Gameplay

one Location: Hammer Games’ Bubblenaut.

Category: Implementation of the theme

one Location: “Shrimp Bubble Merge” by the “zet23t” team.

Gesamtwertung

1. one Location: Hammer Games’ Bubblenaut. Platform :Windows. This is a game about astronauts in bubble space.
2. “LunaRush Team’s Rabbit Epidemic”. Platform :Windows. A cute one-click game with a very fragile rabbit. Don’t press it too tightly or it might “explode”.
3. Location (shared) : “Shrimp Bubble Merge” by the “zet23t” team. Platform :Web browser /. Let the bubbles float and try to stack them together before they get too much or too low. Otherwise they will explode and the shrimp will be very sad.
4. Location (shared) : “Thread Shrader” of the “BozoBehaviour” team. Platform :Windows. Enter the digital world of Thread Shredder, an action-packed, fast-paced game where you become a cyber vigilante protecting the Internet from negative influences.

Hendrik Rakemann, software developer and project manager, commented: “At moments like this, it feels really good when people come together within the framework of a global initiative to peacefully pursue their shared passion. Especially when – despite the slogan – not only bubbles but actual little works of art come out. Congratulations to all participants!”

For announcements about upcoming Game Jams, keep an eye out for the official Game Jams website at https://www.igjam.eu/ and InnoGames’ social media channels. ​

For InnoGames

InnoGames (www.innogames.com) is one of Germany’s leading developers and publishers of mobile and web games and a certified Best Place to Work ®. Founded in 2007, the climate-neutral company is based in Hamburg and is now part of the Modern Times Group (MTG). The company’s founders work with more than 350 employees from more than 40 countries to develop unique games that have entertained millions of players worldwide for years. InnoGames is best known for Forge of Empires, Elvenar and The Tribes, but the company is currently expanding its portfolio of 10 games across platforms and genres. The final new game is Heroes of History, a new game that combines city building and hero collecting.