What on earth is ludum dare ?!?

adrian_b · 2026-04-16T07:25:19 1776324319

Other people have explained that it is a game jam event.

"Ludum dare" is Latin for "to give a game" or "game giving".

ecshafer · 2026-04-16T04:28:14 1776313694

Big online Game Jam (Hackathon for games). Some Notable games like Broforce and Hollow Knight started there.

rogual · 2026-04-16T09:46:33 1776332793

Inscryption, too. I didn't know it started as an LD game until after I played it, and it was great to see how much of the atmosphere and mechanics were already there in the LD version [1].

[1] https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/sacrifices-must-be-ma...

unclad5968 · 2026-04-16T04:31:35 1776313895

It's a game jam. An event where a bunch people make a game over a couple of days based on a theme.