Company
Date Published
Author
Lee Reilly
Word count
505
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

GitHub's Game Off II, an annual game jam announced in October, has revealed its winners, who will receive iPad Airs, while runners-up will get GitHub swag. The winning games include "Transcube," a 2D puzzle platformer based on transforming into different blocks; "Swap," a tile-based puzzle game with character-switching mechanics; "Psiral," a turn-based strategy game involving wizards; "Protocol 390," which involves survival tactics; and "Heal Em’ All," where players explore graveyards to heal zombies. Runners-up feature diverse games like "CHANG€," about supermarket cashiers, "Color Quest," an infinite runner game, "Room For Change," an action RPG, and others such as "Custom Tetris," "Hyperspace Garbage Collection," and "MEGA GIRL.git." The event was judged by industry professionals and will return in 2014, offering a platform for developers to showcase their creativity through open-source game development.