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Hello, Newgrounds! If you don’t know me already, my name is Theta, and I’m the ghost who posts, baby! With Halloween coming, everyone’s thinking of a costume - which makes it a perfect time to resurrect a piece of internet history! Dollmakers and dress-up games were a staple of the early days of web games, but they’re still clinging to life even beyond the grave of Flash! So I’ve decided to launch a jam to celebrate the spooky season with some old-school internet flair!
The challenge is simple: Make a dress-up game with a twist in its game mechanics. It can be something as simple as having the character react to what you put them in, or something as complicated as a whole narrative game where dressing up is the main gameplay. Outfit challenges, minigames to get more clothes, selling to customers, the sky’s the limit! Spooky themes are encouraged!
- Deadline: October 31st at 11:59 PM
- Rules: No shovelware, no NSFW, no hateful content, stick to the NG rules about AI art.
- How to participate: Tag your entry with costumejam2023, and I’ll look through the entries after the deadline has passed!
Alright! Put any questions you have on this post! It’s showtime!
Update: Just because I wanted to, I came up with a list of examples of regular dress-up games with additional mechanics, from both the old era and the new. It's probably going to keep being updated. Enjoy!
OviManic
Oh… So you’re triggering THOSE Newgrounds memories! I remember those dress-up games were abundant in the earlier years here!
Thetageist
Yeah! Hell, even the woman behind the site Doll Divine has an account here, though only one game of hers has been posted!