Visual novel jam statistics/maintenance
- < Visual novel jam statistics
- < List of ongoing visual novel jams
- < List of discontinued visual novel jams
Add or update a jam
If documenting a new jam series:
- When creating the series, use the longest/fullest name of the jam.
- After creating the instance(s), refresh the jam series page as described in #Troubleshooting.
Changes likely won't be reflected immediately. See #Troubleshooting.
Jams likely needing update
Ended, needs final stats
Jams occurrences that have ended, but have not been modified since before their end date. These occurrences should be updated with their final stats from the itch page.
| Jam | End Date | Mod Date | Itch URL |
|---|
If no results are shown, no jam occurrences have ended & need updating. However, you can still update the stats of #Ongoing jams.
Jam occurrence may be missing
The most recent occurrences of these jams started at least 9 months ago. It's probably time to look for the most recent Itch page and input it as a new occurrence.
| Latest start date | Latest Itch URL | |
|---|---|---|
| Blossom VN Jam | 1 April 2025 | https://itch.io/jam/blossom-vn-jam-2025 |
| Clown Jam | 1 April 2025 | https://itch.io/jam/clown-jam |
| Games for a Better Future | 26 April 2025 | https://itch.io/jam/games-for-a-better-future-2025 |
| Short Circuit VN Jam | 1 May 2025 | https://itch.io/jam/short-circuit-vn-jam |
| Decker Visual Novel Jam | 5 May 2025 | https://itch.io/jam/decker-vn-jam |
| Light.vn Festival | 14 June 2025 | https://itch.io/jam/lightvn-summer-jam |
| Trans Representation Jam | 14 June 2025 | https://itch.io/jam/trans-representation-jam-25 |
| Yaoi Game Jam | 30 June 2025 | https://itch.io/jam/yaoi-game-jam-2025 |
| SuNoFes | 1 July 2025 | https://itch.io/jam/sunofes25 |
If no results are shown, no jam occurrences are detected as potentially missing. Please note: this is not a complete list - jams that occur more than once per year will be missed here. Perform manual checks for those jams.
Series now ongoing, needs status update
These jam series are currently listed as "Planned", but at least one of their occurrences has started already. They should be adjusted to an "Ongoing" status.
If no results are shown, no jam series need updating.
Series may be discontinued, needs status update
These jam series' last occurrence began more than a year ago. If there are no publicly-announced plans to run another edition, they should have their status changed to "Discontinued".
| Has latest occurrence | Has start date | Has status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blossom VN Jam | Blossom VN Jam | Apr 1 2025 | Ongoing |
| Clown Jam | Clown Jam | Apr 1 2025 | Ongoing |
If no results are shown, no jam series have been detected as needing updating. However, there may be jams that meet our other criteria for being listed as discontinued.
Ongoing jams
| Start | End | Mod | Partic | Entries | VN only | Itch URL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NaNoRenO | Mar 1 | Apr 3 | Apr 1 | 324 | 64 | true | https://itch.io/jam/nanoreno-2026 |
| Worst VN Jam | Mar 22 | Apr 13 | Apr 1 | 162 | 4 | true | https://itch.io/jam/worst-visual-novel-ever-challenge-2026 |
| Ossan Jam | Mar 1 | Apr 30 | Apr 1 | 37 | 3 | true | https://itch.io/jam/ossan-jam-2026 |
| Life. Love. Game Design Challenge | Feb 28 | Jul 28 | Apr 1 | false | https://toxify.org | ||
| Interactive Fiction Showcase | Jan 1 | Dec 31 | Jan 25 | false | https://itch.io/jam/interactive-fiction-showcase-2026 |
Upcoming jams
| Start | End | Mod | Partic | VN only | Itch URL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mystery Game Jam | Apr 4 | May 5 | Apr 1 | 298 | false | https://itch.io/jam/mystery-game-jam-2026 |
| Kemonomimi Jam | May 1 | May 31 | Apr 1 | 3 | true | https://itch.io/jam/kmnmm-jam-2026 |
| Josei Jam | May 1 | Jun 30 | Apr 1 | 105 | false | https://itch.io/jam/josei-jam-2026 |
| Otome Jam | May 1 | Jun 30 | Apr 1 | 156 | false | https://itch.io/jam/otome-jam-2026 |
| Battle Action Fantasy Visual Novel Jam | Jun 1 | Jun 30 | Apr 1 | 19 | true | https://itch.io/jam/baf-jam-2026 |
| Yaoi Game Jam | Jul 1 | Aug 31 | Apr 1 | 62 | false | https://itch.io/jam/yaoi-game-jam-2026 |
Recently ended jams
| Start | End | Partic | Entries | Itch URL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IntRenAiMo | Mar 1 2026 | Mar 31 2026 | |||
| Magical Girl Game Jam | Feb 14 2026 | Mar 16 2026 | 441 | 80 | https://itch.io/jam/metroidvania-month-31-magical-girl-game-jam-13 |
| Amare Games Festival | Feb 1 2026 | Mar 15 2026 | 157 | 68 | https://itch.io/jam/amare-games-festival-2026 |
| Yandere Game Jam | Feb 1 2026 | Mar 15 2026 | 296 | 68 | https://itch.io/jam/yanjam26 |
| Trans Joy Jam | Feb 6 2026 | Mar 6 2026 | 173 | 35 | https://itch.io/jam/trans-joy-jam-2026 |
Troubleshooting
When you make changes to data, it likely won't update everywhere immediately. Semantic MediaWiki caches data to prevent constant calculations from overwhelming the web server. Changes should be reflected across the wiki no later than 24 hours after they're made. You can hurry this process along by visiting relevant pages (such as the jam occurrence, jam series, and stats pages) and adding &action=purge to the browser URL. Do this in order from most specific to most general for best results.
All pages (templates, modules, forms, etc) used by the VN jam stats system are categorized in Category:Jam statistics system. Each template & module has a documentation page that explains what it does & how it works.
User:Ironnori originally created the jam data structures and leaderboards. She is happy to answer questions and assist with troubleshooting, upgrades, or learning how the system works.