Global Game Jam 2024

This game was made as part of the Global Game Jam 2024, where the theme was Laughter. Me and my team worked on the FEUP college campus, where we spent the whole weekend from start to finish. I do have to say, that even though sleeping on the ground like a mummified nerd is not the most comfortable of all sleeps, it does end up in quite some fun photos. Jams like these are some of the best moments with the right people.

The Concept

Our idea quickly gravitated towards being entertained with laughter. In this case, entertaining a baby with laughter. But of course it could not be any baby... No, it had to be a Demon Baby. The player would not be entertaining the baby just because they wanted (I mean, who cares about the baby?), they would instead be keeping the baby entertained so it would think not of eating the strangely fast moving toy soldier.

The Idealization

With the idea done, we went into the planning. The playable map would be set inside the Baby's room, with the door closed, as it's mother would go away for a brief moment. The player, a toy soldier, would then need to go around the room, parkouring their way into scattered toys, that they would give to the baby to keep them entertained.