#HollowJam2025
Welcome to HollowJam—a visual novel jam celebrating the darker, more disturbing corners of horror storytelling—hosted by Fuwanovel.
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A few months back, during one of our many aimless conversations, we at Fuwanovel landed on the idea of hosting a horror VN jam.
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Novel idea? Definitely. But there was one other thing; it would have no rules whatsoever.
It was more or less a response to the overly sanitized, rule-heavy jams that were happening around the same time.
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Over the next few weeks, we tossed around ideas, had some back-and-forth, and eventually put together the jam page on itch.io.
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Though ironically, our “no-rules” jam still had to follow the platform’s rules, but we made sure to mention that. Not ideal, but hey, what can you do?
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Push boundaries and explore fear.
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That was the little slogan we had the end of the page. Pretty generic, I know. But it sounded like it did the job.
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Then...
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As part of their response to their new, controversial guidelines itch.io stated, "Our policy is not an invitation to push the boundaries of what is acceptable."
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And those words took on an entirely different meaning.
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It was clear that itch.io is no longer a place where we can host our jam in any meaningful way.
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The jam was born out of the desire to make a simple statement:
"Creativity shouldn't be limited by the whims of a few."
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In light of recent events, it’s clear this isn’t just us; it’s a sentiment millions around the world share, loudly and unapologetically.
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So, we decided to host it ourselves, in our own website, under our own rules.
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⟐ HollowJam will run from October 1st to November 1st.
‣ This thread on FuwaForums will be the main community hub of the jam, alongside our discord server.
⟐ The theme will be revealed, and submissions will open on the day.
‣ Following the theme is not mandatory for participation.‣ You will be able to submit your game on this website itself, more information will be added once the jam begins.
⟐ There are no restrictions. Tackle any topic, depict anything you please, however you please.
⁜We only ask that you be a legal adult, your submission be a downloadable horror visual novel and that you start work once the jam begins.
⟐ All submissions will be displayed in this section of the website.
Keep yourself up-to-date by
Any interested sponsors may contact the following email for more information
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✠ stop-paypros.neocities.org is a useful resource with all the necessary contact information, along with a comprehensive list of related petitions. Note that all the information provided is publicly available.✠ stopcollectiveshout.com contains archived information about the organization at the center of it all.✠ Stay up to date with the latest developments at artisticfreedomwatch.com.✠ Anti-censorship Mega Thread on Reddit.✠ Find Anti-Censorship Campaigns
⁜Fuwanovel has no affiliation with any of the websites listed above.
Website by hiera
Special thanks to TotalLeeAwesome, Chaospali &
the Fuwanovel community for their contributions
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