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js13kGames (or JS13K) is a competition where browser games are made in 13 kilobytes or less using JavaScript and HTML5.[1][2][3] Software libraries are not allowed, but since 2017, there have been categories that do not include software frameworks in the size limit.[4][5][6][7][8] There is a different theme every year.[9] The winners get money, digital rewards, T-shirts, promotional items or other things.[10]

History

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JS13K was started in 2012 and is run by Andrzej Mazur.[11][12][13] It happens from 13 August to 13 September every year.[14] In 2019, JS13K started working with Coil to add a category where participants make money,[15] which Grant for the Web has funded part of since 2020.[16]

Markus "Notch" Persson (the creator of Minecraft)[17] and Ricardo "Mrdoob" Cabello (the creator of Three.js), both notable game designers, have competed in JS13K.[18] Some games have been released on Steam (including Evil Glitch, which won in 2016)[19] or mentioned in online articles.[20]

JS13K began expanding in 2015. One thing they did was to add a panel of judges.[21] Dann Sullivan of Pocket Gamer, video game developer Christer Kaitilla and video game journalist Jupiter Hadley have been in all events.

In 2024, Brendan Eich, the creator of JavaScript, praised one of js13k's entries.[22]

Results

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No.YearThemeEntriesWinning GameDeveloper(s)Ref
12012Number 1361SpacePiJack Rugile[23]
22013Bad Luck70Radius Raid[24]
32014Earth, Water, Air and Fire129Pest Control : WeaselsSiorki[25]
42015Reversed160Behind Asteroids — The Dark SideGreweb[26]
52016Glitch127Evil GlitchAgar3s[27]
62017Lost254GreebleRyan Malm[28]
72018Offline274UNDERRUNPhoboslab[29]
82019Back245xx142-b2.exeBen & Salvatore[30]
92020404227Ninja vs EVILCORPRémi Vansteelandt[31]
102021Space223Space GardenRyan Malm[32]
112022Death167DanteSalvatore Previti[33]
12202313th Century163Path to GloryRémi Vansteelandt[34]
132024Triskaidekaphobia18013th FloorRob Louie[35]

References

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  1. ↑ Booker, Logan (8 October 2018). "These Amazing Browser Games Are 13 Kilobytes Or Less In Size". Kotaku. Archived from the original on October 7, 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "js13kGames Rules". js13kGames. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  3. ↑ Castledine, Earle (2018). Html5 games : novice to ninja. Sitepoint Pty Ltd. ISBN 9781492065425. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  4. ↑ Kubow, Ania (31 December 2020). "20 Award-Winning 13-Kilobyte JavaScript Games You Can Play in Your Browser – js13k 2020 Winners". freeCodeCamp.org. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  5. ↑ Serrano, Fernando. "WebXR category in JS13KGames!". Mozilla Mixed Reality Blog. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  6. ↑ van der Spuy, Rex (2017). The Advanced Game Developer's Toolkit: Create Amazing Web-based Games with JavaScript and HTML5 (1st ed.). Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Apress. ISBN 978-1484210987 p. Retrieved 22 September 2021. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help)
  7. ↑ Jones, Darren (2014). JavaScript: Novice to Ninja. SitePoint Pty. Ltd. ISBN 978-0992461225.
  8. ↑ "Why are there so few female developers in video games industry?". BusinessCloud. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  9. ↑ Reilly, Lee. "Top 10 games from the JS13K 2020 competition". GitHub Blog. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  10. ↑ Zwiezen, Zack. "Wow, This Quake Clone Is Smaller Than A Word Doc". Kotaku. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  11. ↑ Bode, Karl. "This Real Time Strategy Game Is Just 13 Kilobytes". Vice. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  12. ↑ "Js13kGames: the tiniest HTML5 games". Creative Bloq. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  13. ↑ Tokuoka, Masaharu. "What knowledge is brought about by the game jam "js13k Games", making 13KB games with JavaScript in one month?". gamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  14. ↑ Depold, Sascha. "js13kGames — a review". eBay Tech. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  15. ↑ "Top Picks from js13k 2019". Coil.com. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  16. ↑ "Enclave Games: A Grant for the Web Awardee". Grant for the Web. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  17. ↑ @notch (7 September 2018). "Notch talks about his jS13kGames entry" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. ↑ "13kb-404". js13kGames. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  19. ↑ Andres, Giovanny. "An Interview With Giovanny Beltran, js13kgames Winner". Mozilla Hacks. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  20. ↑ "Jam Favorites: Js13kGames 2017". Big Boss Battle (B3). 2018-01-11. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  21. ↑ end3r. "Js13kGames - HTML5 and JavaScript Game Development Competition in just 13 kilobytes". js13kgames.com. Retrieved 2022-01-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  22. ↑ end3r. "Brendan Eich on X". x.com. Retrieved 2024-07-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  23. ↑ "js13kGames 2012 Results". js13kGames. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  24. ↑ "js13kGames 2013 Results". js13kGames. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  25. ↑ "js13kGames 2014 Results". js13kGames. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  26. ↑ "js13kGames 2015 Results". js13kGames. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  27. ↑ "js13kGames 2016 Results". js13kGames. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  28. ↑ "js13kGames 2017 Results". js13kGames. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  29. ↑ "js13kGames 2018 Results". js13kGames. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  30. ↑ "js13kGames 2019 Results". js13kGames. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  31. ↑ "js13kGames 2020 Results". js13kGames. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  32. ↑ "js13kGames 2021 Results". js13kGames. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  33. ↑ "js13kGames 2022 Results". js13kGames. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  34. ↑ "js13kGames 2023 Results". js13kGames. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  35. ↑ "js13kGames 2024 Results". js13kGames. Retrieved 24 October 2024.

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