Jess Lee

for The DEV Team

Posted on Jul 9

Congrats to the June Solstice Game Jam Winners!

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Inspired by Alan Turing's research legacy

We are so excited to announce the winners of the June Solstice Game Jam, our celebration of the solstice and everything June represents: Pride, Juneteenth, light and darkness, the passage of time, and the birth month of Alan Turing himself.

You all took our intentionally broad prompt and ran with it in every direction: ciphers, reverse Turing tests, shadow blasters, and multi-colored platformers. Judging was difficult, and we're grateful to everyone who built, published, and played along.

Thank you to everyone who participated. Now, let's celebrate our winners!

🎉 Congratulations To…

Overall Prompt Winners

June Solstice Game Jam Submission

LJDaniel

Jun 21

The Longest Night: break four ciphers before sundown, then answer Turing's question

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5 min read

@newdawnera built The Longest Night, a moody puzzle game where players race against the clock to solve ciphers while speaking to a mysterious companion. Simple but elegantly executed, this one’s writing quality carried it across the finish line, building a whole world with very few words.

June Solstice Game Jam Submission

thehwang

Jun 19

Alan's Garden: a puzzle game where flowers are tiny programs

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4 min read

@thehwang's Alan's Garden was a wholly unique entry with nothing else quite like it in the submission pool. You don't place flowers, you teach the garden a rule and watch the pattern grow itself, a puzzle built directly on Turing's morphogenesis research. Another simple, yet addicting, concept that had us clicking away for maybe a bit too long.

June Solstice Game Jam Submission

Mir Shah

Jun 20

Among Liars -> The 7th Player Isn't Human

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6 min read

@mirshah12's Among Liars seamlessly integrates the jam's themes into its core game mechanics: a social deduction game where six humans must sniff out a hidden Gemini-powered seventh player. Built on Supabase Realtime, with a sleek black-and-white presentation, this one is a blast with a group of friends.

Best Ode to Alan Turing Winner

June Solstice Game Jam Submission

İclal Doğan

Jun 20

RESIDUES: A Terminal Game Inside the Dying Mind of Alan Turing

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5 min read

@iclaldogan's Residues runs directly in the player’s terminal while it takes them through the final hours of Alan Turing’s life. Masterfully executed and scripted, with great visuals and sound design that immerse the player across a variety of puzzle types.

Best Google AI Usage Winner

June Solstice Game Jam Submission

Ashley Childress

Jun 20

The Oracle and the Wolf: I Made Gemini Lose Like a Kid 🐺

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16 min read

@anchildress1's Save the Sun has players competing against an AI adversary to save Sol, the Norse goddess of the sun. A deterministic engine holds the secret and referees every move, so the AI can never cheat. The result is unique, thoughtfully constrained, and simply fun to play.