Stencyl is game creation software that makes game development possible for non-programmers, using a drag and drop editor to build your games and game logic. You can deploy your games for web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android. For more information, check out Stencyl.com.

Last year we celebrated the release of Stencyl 3.0 with Stencyl Jam 2014. Stencyl 3.3 has just been released and we're celebrating with Stencyl Jam 2015! Check out What's New with versions 3.1 through 3.3.

The event starts today and ends Monday, May 11th. The theme is wide open; make any game you want, just make it with Stencyl. This is a great chance for both new and established devs to get motivated, make something and maybe win some money!

So to sum it up:

1) Make a game with Stencyl.
2) Upload it to Newgrounds by May 11th.
3) Tag it with "stencyljam2015" so we find it.

Your entries will be featured on our Stencyl Jam 2015 page. It would be great if you include a link in your game to the collection, to spread awareness and cross-promotion, although it isn't required. You can also do whatever you want on the side to monetize your game; we happen to have an ads API integrated with Stencyl if you want to try that and if you have rev-share enabled on NG, you'll earn revenue from our native pre-roll video ads. Don't forget you can also wind up selling your game on mobile or Steam!

And yes, PRIZES!

1st Place - $500 + Stencyl Studio License
2nd Place - $300 + Stencyl Studio License
3rd Place - $200 + Stencyl Studio License
4th Place - Stencyl Studio License
5th Place - Stencyl Studio License

If you've ever wanted to try making games, this is a good time to start!

Go to Stencyl.com, download Stencyl and check out the crash course intro!

BIG RULE: You can't use commercial / unlicensed art (E.g. Mario sprites) and audio in your game. There are lots of great musicians and artists on NG and around the web who would like a chance to be involved in a game!

Looking for someone to collaborate with? We have a place for that.

Want to hang out with other game devs? Check out the game dev forum!

Cool story from last year: @dylan picked up Stencyl and made HIS FIRST GAME EVER, about Alzheimers:

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  ALZ

  by dylan

  I often fear losing my memories.

  Game

  263,676 Views

  (Everyone)

It was featured on The Verge and Dylan got job offers, press interviews and digital media festival invites! You can take this opportunity to TOTALLY EXPERIMENT. Show us something that's been in your head that no one has ever seen before. It doesn't have to fit any traditional definition of a game, just got for it.

Examples of other games made with Stencyl:

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  Tiny Dangerous Dungeons

  by AdventureIslands

  Explore a huge dungeon and collect items in this Game Boy inspired Metroidvania!

  Game

  202,608 Views

  (Everyone)

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  Perdition

  by Carrill

  Resist your programming.

  Game

  372,955 Views

  (Ages 13+)

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  100% Complete

  by NoLanLabs

  Can you find all 50 secrets?

  Game

  406,301 Views

  (Everyone)

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  Lakeview Cabin

  by Hypnohustler

  Enjoy a peaceful weekend at your beautiful lakeview cabin.

  Game

  424,693 Views

  (Ages 17+)

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  Spiderling

  by Petrini

  Shoot web, swing around and explore a cave of monsters

  Game

  124,222 Views

  (Everyone)

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  Koan

  by zenmasters

  Solve an ancient Koan and find enlightenment within the teachings of Zen.

  Game

  42,972 Views

  (Everyone)

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  Gravity Den

  by Denver2003

  Change the gravity to control the hero!

  Game

  41,722 Views

  (Everyone)

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  D-Pression

  by LucidShadowDreamer

  Enter into the depths of a troubled mind...

  Game

  40,170 Views

  (Everyone)

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  Traitor

  by JonasKyratzes

  Upgrade your ship. Destroy your enemies. Fight against tyranny.

  Game

  347,603 Views

  (Ages 13+)

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  Gyossait

  by Amon26

  Retro Horror adventure platformer

  Game

  450,338 Views

  (Ages 13+)

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  Boss 101

  by DarkTimmy

  A boy and his jetpack save the world against an army of randomly generated bosses.

  Game

  115,594 Views

  (Everyone)

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  Quantum Corps

  by Hypnohustler

  A fast-paced competitive shooter

  Game

  101,776 Views

  (Ages 13+)

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  Reaching Finality

  by Kcori

  Embark on a journey to reach the afterlife

  Game

  107,172 Views

  (Everyone)

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  A Kitty Dream

  by Raiyumi

  A Kitty's dream.. wake up!

  Game

  108,251 Views

  (Everyone)

Give it a shot! YOU CAN MAKE GAMES!

Pfft. Game Development's for squares.

This time I 'll make it !!

At 3/18/15 09:14 AM, squidly wrote: Pfft. Game Development's for squares.

I like your glasses.

At 3/18/15 09:26 AM, liljim wrote:

At 3/18/15 09:14 AM, squidly wrote: Pfft. Game Development's for squares.

I like your glasses.

Thanks, I try.

gee tom what happened to tgf2ng? did clickteam stop supporting it?

At 3/18/15 09:50 AM, Gimmick wrote: gee tom what happened to tgf2ng? did clickteam stop supporting it?

It just never really took off for web game development the way other tools did. Multimedia Fusion 2 still seems pretty awesome so it would have been cool to see it go more that route.

At 3/18/15 09:55 AM, TomFulp wrote:

At 3/18/15 09:50 AM, Gimmick wrote: gee tom what happened to tgf2ng? did clickteam stop supporting it?

It just never really took off for web game development the way other tools did. Multimedia Fusion 2 still seems pretty awesome so it would have been cool to see it go more that route.

oh. Well there's stencyl at least :)

heck ill try it out

i looked on the wiki but couldnt find it, whats the ideal dimensions of a NG game?

Awesome!
Now I need to try making two Stencyl games at once o.O
Only one for the Jam though, as I've already come pretty far with the other one :/

Good luck, everyone ;)

If anyone's in need of a musician, I'll be happy to help.

This sounds like a lot of fun! i'll give it a download and see how I get on with it

I never do shit to give back to NG, I think I'll give it a try.

oooo, hopefully I can finish something this time.

At 3/18/15 02:47 PM, Kcori wrote: oooo, hopefully I can finish something this time.

Excited to hear you're on board!

At 3/18/15 02:03 PM, lukegreencubeco wrote: This sounds like a lot of fun! i'll give it a download and see how I get on with it

With all the pixel work you did this past year, this should be a really cool next step for you.

At 3/18/15 11:03 AM, LucidShadowDreamer wrote: Awesome!
Now I need to try making two Stencyl games at once o.O
Only one for the Jam though, as I've already come pretty far with the other one :/

That's always a weird part of having an open theme, hard to really know what was already in the works... But it's cool to see Stencyl games get finished and released regardless. :)

Time to publish my current game then and work on something new. Should be interesting; there is always a surge in good Stencyl games.

Hope I can make one! But I have school and a lot of other projects. Maybe I'll make one.
Good luck to everyone!

-Charlie

Okay Newgrounds. Okay. You've tempted me.

Might have to give this a try. Any general tips for making games in Stencyl for Newgrounds? Like, file size and dimensions, etc.

Even though the computer I normally use cannot support Stencyl, I have a secondary one that I might be able to do this on!

Neat! I'll consider trying this. I'm studying game programming, so maybe this will help somehow.

Sweet. I've been looking forward to this. Now that I'm almost done with Tiny Dangerous Dungeons' mobile version, I have an excuse to start some new project now.

I'm in! Any Wiki pages setup on speculations for the contest with regards dimensions, file sizes etc?

This is great! I just started learning how to use stencyl recently and I started work on my first game when it was first announced there would be a stencyljam soon...
Hopefully this is when I start giving back (games) to the community.
Good luck to all who enter.

Hey Tom,

I've been working on my game for quite a while already, long before Jam announcement.
But it is an iOS game, which requires a lot of changes to be ported to WEB.
My game is not complete yet and was not published anywhere.
Btw it is sequel to my Stencyl Jam 2012 entry - Moonlight

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  Moonlight

  by Almakos

  Relaxing adventure under the full Moon

  Game

  74,734 Views

  (Everyone)

Will that be OK if I participate? As it will be quite a challenge to make a WEB port in addition to finishing iOS version.

Thank you
and
Good luck to all the brave devs out there!
Cheers =)

At 3/18/15 03:02 PM, TomFulp wrote:

At 3/18/15 02:03 PM, lukegreencubeco wrote: This sounds like a lot of fun! i'll give it a download and see how I get on with it

With all the pixel work you did this past year, this should be a really cool next step for you.

thanks, I've been thinking about getting into games for a while so i'm very excited about this

At 3/18/15 06:29 PM, Bladebrawl wrote: Okay Newgrounds. Okay. You've tempted me.

Might have to give this a try. Any general tips for making games in Stencyl for Newgrounds? Like, file size and dimensions, etc.

I can raise your file size if you need an extension. For dimensions, anything over a width of 910 will visible break out of our layout, although our next layout design will have a wide open space for content.

At 3/18/15 07:41 PM, vixuzar wrote: *logs off* (jk)
*goes to stencyl*

but no really... i just have a question
is it ok if i use sprites from other games (metal slug, mario , etc...) in my game ?
i mean will this get me into any sort disqualification (bad spelling ?) or something ?

If you need sprite work, you should look for an artist to team up with here on NG! I should add that as an official rule now, we can't accept commercial sprites.

I'll give it a try.