Demo Day Grand Prize Winners
What They Don’t Sea (2019)
Traverse the depths of the ocean in this beautiful 2D pixel platformer, in search of special kelp for an alternative energy project.
As a marine researcher with the Rachel Carson Research Organization, RCRO, you have been sent to collect samples of a new species of algae for an alternative energy project. Explore the depths of the ocean, but be sure to watch your air levels! Friendly creatures like Bean, the jellyfish weapons dealer, help you along your journey for the…not-so-friendly creatures.
What They Don’t Sea was created by Team Atlantis, a group of middle school girls at the 2019 GMG Durham Summer Camp. The game won Grand Prize at the Girls Make Games Demo Day 2019 and went on to raise over $40K on Kickstarter.
What They Don’t Sea is Available now on ItcH, Steam, and Nintendo Switch!
Shredded Secrets (2018)
“Be kind; Everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”
Shredded Secrets is a charming story-based 2D platformer that lets you step into the lives of four people at a middle school - Isabella, Taylor, London and Oakley.
Their lives intersect at different points as each character faces their own complex issues. Isabella, dubbed the "nerd" of the school, is being bullied by Oakley, a problematic kid in her grade. Taylor struggles with his grades, anxiety, and pressure from his family to do well in school. London is navigating depression and grief, while trying to keep up with her job as a middle school teacher.
Shredded Secrets was created by Team Sarcastic Shark Clouds, a group of middle school girls at the 2018 Girls Make Games Seattle Summer Camp. The game won Grand Prize at GMG’s 2018 Demo Day competition and went on to raise over $30K on Kickstarter.
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Note: This game comes with a free educational license. If you are a school administrator or educator looking to distribute copies of the game to your school please contact us at info@girlsmakegames.com
Find Me (2017)
Find Me is a beautiful and surreal 2D puzzle platformer about a lost shadow seeking to be reunited with her human girl, while searching for memories and avoiding the dangerous city lights.
One fateful night a young girl gets in an accident, separating her shadow from her body. Lost and scared, her shadow gathers the courage to search for her lost human across the familiar, but different city.
Find Me was created by Team Invenio, a group of middle to high school girls at the 2017 Girls Make Games Summer Camp in San Francisco, CA. The game won the Grand Prize at GMG’s Demo Day competition in 2017, and went on to raise over $29K on Kickstarter.
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BlubBlub: Quest of the Blob (2016)
Cuteness is in danger!
Jennifer is out on a hunt to extract cuteness from anything and everything in sight to create the world's finest line of make up. It just so happens, BlubBlub is the cutest blub there ever was... Rescue your friends and thwart Jennifer's scheme for building a cosmetics empire. Down with the syringes!
BlubBlub: Quest of the Blob is a classic 2D pixel platformer designed and created by Team BlubBlub, a talented group of middle school girls from the Girls Make Games summer camp in Boston, MA.
The game won Grand Prize at the Girls Make Games Demo Day 2016 and went on to raise over $32K on Kickstarter.
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Interfectorem (2015)
Interfectorem is the story of Alis, a young sheriff-in-training who lives alone with her sister Sali in a small town next to the woods.
Alis decides to go on a hike one day, but comes home to find her younger sister brutally murdered!
Overcome with grief and vengeance, Alis embarks on a mission to find her sister's killer by following the trail of bodies the murderer leaves behind. She must return the favor of death!
Striking a delightful balance between humor and horror, Interfectorem will keep your attention from beginning to end!
Interfectorem was designed by Team Who Must Not Be Named, a team comprising of four middle school girls from the San Francisco Girls Make Games summer camp. The team won Grand Prize at GMG's Annual Demo Day in 2015 and went on to raise over $12K on Kickstarter.
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The Hole Story (2014)
When an unsuspecting young girl finds herself transported to a mystical world, she must rely on her trusty shovel and quick wits to find her way home.
After digging up a strange portal in her backyard, budding young archaeologist Wendy falls through time into a strange new land. She quickly discovers that her best chance of returning home is to rescue Alonna, a princess who has gone missing from the kingdom. Her goal in mind, Wendy sets about resolving the problem the best way she knows how – by digging of course!
The Hole Story is a top-down RPG fantasy adventure created by The Negatives, a talented group of young female designers that won Grand Prize at the Girls Make Games Demo Day 2014. The team went on to raise over $31K on Kickstarter.
A sharp-witted game, The Hole Story is a beautiful testament to the immense talent contained in gaming's youngest creative minds!
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