Creativity, originality and fun in the latest edition of Gandia Game Jam.
Bubbles was the theme of the latest edition of the Global Game Jam. In the Gandia campus of the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV), local headquarters of the videogame marathon since 2013, more than thirty participants, including students, teachers and industry professionals, gathered. Ourgamersjoined knowledge, inspiration and creativity “to develop by teams a video game based on this year’s theme,” says Africa Marcos from the organization and graphic design department of Gandia Game Jam 2025.
For Marc Guillén, from the communication department of Gandia Game Jam 2025 “the event has been a success of participation and very interesting games have been developed”.
In addition, as in any self-respecting competition, several prizes were awarded. On this occasion, in three categories: best music, best graphics and best final game. For this purpose, “a panel of professionals from the sector was in charge of evaluating the projects developed”.
Bubble video games full of creativity
“The participants were grouped into teams of five people. In total, six games were presented, one per team, based on the announced theme: bubbles,” recalls Africa Marcos from the organization and graphic design department of Gandia Game Jam 2025.
So, creativity to the limit, to transform an idea into an incredible video game. For example,Anti Bubbles. This was the proposal of the team of teachers that represents the opposite of a bubble: square, heavy, black shapes… and that do not burst.
The plot ofPop Crab seems simple, a tiny crab defending itself from the fish. But beware, these fish attack with colored bubbles and you have to dodge them and eliminate them with the right colored bubble.
The veteran team of the local competition, as it has participated in three editions of Gandia Game Jam, presentedWanderer in Bellús 3. In this game typeshooter “you have to shoot bubbles at those who attack the village of Bellús that is being built. It’s a game full of inside jokes among the group of friends, but also a lot of fun for outsiders,” says Africa.
Another game typeshooter isBubble Clean. It is set in a bathroom and the character has to face the bacteria he finds on the floor. To do this, he carries water guns that shoot disinfectant bubbles.
AtRescue BubbleIn this game, a bubble has to avoid the obstacles it encounters inside a pipe and reach the surface.
Finally, the character ofSuper Duckly is a boy who does not want to bathe and has to “jump from bubble to bubble to get out into outer space. This game won the victory, as it achieved a ten in creativity and for the graphics of the game,” explains from the organization of Gandia Game Jam 2025, Africa Marcos.
Objective achieved
In short, one more edition, Gandia Game Jam has achieved its goal: “that participants have developed a video game in 48 hours in an environment that encourages teamwork and is full of fun”.