Success Story: Google Stadia
Playcrafting built and executed on The “Play Anywhere” Game Jam for Google Stadia, a week-long jam that brought together 39 independent game developers from across the United States to create 10 game prototypes from March 14th to March 20th, 2021.
The "Play Anywhere" Game Jam
"Play Anywhere" Jam Highlights
39
Game developer participants
74%
of participating developers identify as BIPOC, female, and/or LGBTQ+
37%
increase in interest in making games for Stadia
Playcrafting's Role
Envisioned and designed the full initiative from the ground up
Vetted and recruited inclusive and experienced game developers from underrepresented backgrounds
Produced and edited all video, written, and stream content
Provided criteria and input for assessment of projects
Created and moderated a dedicated Discord server
Managed all communications, pipelines, logistics, and stream production
Produced and edited all video, written, and stream content
Provided criteria and input for assessment of projects
Created and moderated a dedicated Discord server
Managed all communications, pipelines, logistics, and stream production
The Games
Bushido Bots by Waking Oni Games
A retro-cartoon world featuring tabletop toy robots as they battle to their animated deaths. A methodical fighting game where players move in a step-based rhythm, using each beat for single-action movements or attacks.
Dog Walker by The Day Jammers
An asymmetrical dog-walking simulation game where players play as all dogs, all humans, or any other combination of humans and dogs. The dogs and humans each have mechanics and abilities that have playful but semi-realistic interactions with the physics engine and world.
Project Geofront by Team Geofront
Project Geofront is an asymmetrical multiplayer shooter where one player controls a giant mech fighting against alien foes, while the other player controls that mech’s UI and support systems.
Pride vs Prejudice by Novel Idea
Players select a character from a roster of available characters. Each pairing of characters has its own story and has opposing objectives to achieve by the end of the game.
Let’s Make Something Weird by Mismatched Games
An arcade-style asymmetrical co-op game where one person plays as a mad scientist. And the other person plays as the monster they create. Each player has unique abilities to assist in surviving the angry mob onslaught of humans, angels, demons, and robots.
Who’s The Boss by Games Without Words
In Who’s the Boss, players compete in a 3-vs-1 competition between the employees and The Boss. The catch is… Everyone gets to be the boss!
Jumbo Shrimpin’ by Gumbuddies
In Jumbo Shrimpin’, you gather a group of your otter friends to go out on a shrimping boat. The only limit is the time left in the day! Throughout each journey, everyone on the boat tries to gather shrimp to get a collective totally shrimp score.
Cue Balls: Battle Billiards by Petricore
Play against a (local multiplayer) friend in this real-time pool game where everyone goes at the same time.
Fragments by JumpButton Studios
In Fragments, players take control of one of two fragmented creatures as they solve puzzles, traverse obstacles and battle enemies. As they progress through the game, they collect fragmented crystals which are shared between them, and grant them access to abilities such as jumping and attacking.
Cheese’s Telekinesis by Angry Array
In this game, your character has a halo over its head. All you have to do to win is fill the halo by winning the favor of the God of Cheese. The God of Cheese has an eye that gazes around the world. Make sure that you are seen as the most precious creature by jumping through the gaze of that eye!