It's this time of the year again: The new BRIEFS call is out! This year under the motto "DEATH". So if you have always dreamed about developing a game about death, this is just the right opportunity to do so.
Apply until 23rd of May!
https://forms.gle/Cuybchh1RLRpsHoN9
WHAT’S BRIEFS?
Briefs is a micro-publishing initiative that gives out small grants for small digital games. Think jam sized. Think € 1500 for that effort. You will find a link to submit a project at the bottom of this page but do read carefully what is required beforehand.
BASIC SPECS
We want to see games done fast, rather than games that can be played fast. It’s up to you whether to make an infinitely replayable game with questionable presentation, or a two-second game with almost AAA production. We recommend spending no more than 40 hours on development in total. What you make with it is up to you.
We are looking for a digital game playable on a Windows PC. Other platforms and OS are up to you. We’re not accepting analog or
tabletop games. Georg loves web builds, Zhenia prefers executables, so take your pick.
The game shouldn’t have any unintentional game-breaking bugs upon delivery. The game needs to be completed by August 22nd 2024
ART BRIEF
The theme for 2024 Briefs series is DEATH. We’re very excited.
DEATH TO BRIEFS!
LONG LIVE BRIEFS!
We want to see interactive explorations and speculations of DEATH and what it brings with it. Video games and DEATH have always been tightly bound, violence is a dominant way of interaction after all. Many developers don’t include DEATH as a design choice, it’s just one of our traditions. This year we want you to consider DEATH as a design choice narratively, mechanically, artistically, and politically.
Consider the FAILSTATE.
Consider SOULS.
Consider the DOOM.
Consider TRANSCENDENCE.
Consider WHAT ELSE CAN DIE.
Consider POLITICS.
Consider VENERATION.
Consider RESURRECTION.
Consider THE DEAD.
Consider THE EMBRACE.
Everything dies and nothing ever ends.
Death to Briefs, long live Briefs.
If this brief feels too short, don’t worry! Here is a long pdf for you!
Briefs 2024 PDF
It may well be that there are still unanswered questions. It could just as well be that these questions have already been asked and answered by us in the BRIEFS FAQs.
If you want to check our previous editions, go here:
Briefs 2022 - an absurd collection
Briefs 2023 - the pigs collection
Apply until 23rd of May!
https://forms.gle/Cuybchh1RLRpsHoN9
