The CarelessLabs game jam journey

One more jam.
One more little world.

It started with Super Meatly Boy. Fifteen jam entries in, I’m still finding new things to make with pixels and code. Here’s the journey, from the beginning.

15 JAM ENTRIES
STILL PRESSING START
01 / Finding my feet

The first little worlds.

Learning by making, one game jam at a time.

  1. TheMeatly Jam

    Super Meatly Boy

    Super Meatly Boy platform game

    Super Meatly Boy: fifteen levels of jumping fun, built in under 48 hours while learning Processing JS.

    Play Super Meatly Boy ↗
  2. Flappy Bird Jam

    Clicky Pixel

    Clicky Pixel Flappy Bird-style game

    Clicky Pixel: tap through four levels, unlock characters and keep squeezing through the gates. Awaiting patching and re-release.

    Archived project · Not currently available to play
  3. Cyberpunk Jam

    Mech Stroller

    Mech Stroller pixel-art action game

    Mech Stroller: walk, shoot and survive waves of enemies while keeping your gun from overheating. An early prototype made in just over a week.

    Play Mech Stroller ↗
  4. Ludum Dare 32

    Light of the Living Dead

    Light of the Living Dead torch-lit game scene

    Explore randomly generated rooms, hunt down the baddies and fry them with your torch.

    Play Light of the Living Dead ↗
  5. Ludum Dare 33

    Monster Break Out

    Monster Break Out side-view prison escape game

    Break out of prison in a side-view platformer with simple puzzles and a monstrous twist.

    Play Monster Break Out ↗
02 / A smaller canvas

Big ideas. 13 tiny kilobytes.

Quick Wins marked my first JS13k entry. The next challenge: see what else would fit.

  1. JS13k 2019

    Quick Wins

    Quick Wins retro Game Boy-inspired platformer level

    Back to the handheld days. A Game Boy-inspired platformer and my very first JS13k entry.

    Play Quick Wins ↗
  2. JS13k 2020

    In To Net Cafe

    In To Net Cafe pixel-art space cafe building simulation

    A little space cafe, built a pixel at a time. A building sim squeezed into less than 13 kilobytes.

    Play In To Net Cafe ↗
  3. JS13k 2021

    Space Kitty

    Space Kitty top-down space shooter

    A cat in space and a twin-stick shooter. Sometimes that’s all you need.

    Play Space Kitty ↗
  4. JS13k 2022

    Soul Jumper

    Soul Jumper platform game

    Your soul is your stepping stone. Jump, rewind and find a way forward.

    Play Soul Jumper ↗
  5. JS13k 2023

    Fort Knight

    Fort Knight isometric game world

    A knight’s adventure, seen from a different angle. Small in size, big on spirit.

    Play Fort Knight ↗
03 / Keep experimenting

More jams. More possibilities.

From Pixel Power to HueCorn, with a little Flappy Bean detour along the way.

  1. GameDev.js 2024

    Pixel Power

    Pixel Power: a knight surrounded by colourful pixel enemies

    Vampire Survivors meets pixels. Small characters, a whole lot of chaos.

    Play Pixel Power ↗
  2. JS13k 2024

    The Fear Factory

    The Fear Factory: neon isometric platforms and a red skull

    Watch your step. An isometric parkour adventure packed into 13 kilobytes.

    Play The Fear Factory ↗
  3. KaJam 2024

    Flappy Bean

    Flappy Bean pixel-art game

    A little bean. A familiar challenge. One more try is always a good idea.

    Play Flappy Bean ↗
  4. JS13k 2025

    Yarn Run

    Yarn Run game artwork

    My 2025 JS13k entry. Another little browser game, packed into the jam’s 13-kilobyte limit. Jump in and play for free.

    Play Yarn Run ↗
  5. JS13k 2026

    HueCorn

    HueCorn game artwork

    My 2026 JS13k entry. A new browser adventure within the jam’s tiny 13-kilobyte limit. Give it a go — free to play.

    Play HueCorn ↗
To be continued…

There’s always one more idea.

Fifteen stops so far. More pixels, experiments and little worlds to come.

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