🚀 Tiny Game Challenge: Submissions CLOSED!

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Now, the spotlight awaits!

The bi-monthly hyperPad jam is over—but now comes the best part: PLAYING your tiny masterpieces!

🔥 What's next?
1️⃣ All games live on the global Hub Page—go explore!
2️⃣ VOTE NOW! 🗳️ Most likes at the end of the week win. Comment thoughtfully!
3️⃣ Winners get featured across hyperPad platforms!

💡 How to leave great feedback (STAR Method):
⭐ Situation: "When I jumped on the moving platform..."
⭐ Thought: "I loved how the controls felt..."
⭐ Appreciation: "The art style was so charming!"
⭐ Request: "Maybe add sound effects for...?"

✨ Pro tips:
Share your #hyperPad dev process
Play at least 3 other games
Stay tuned for announcements! Happening next week.

Keep creating amazing iOS games on iPad —next challenge drops soon!

Tag us on socials with your creations and use #hyperPadChallenge

@Kore

This is actually a separate bug.

This is a bug with creating animations using the Asset Library. A workaround is to use the Play Animation behavior and select all the frames manually.

@NeilSenn Our absolute pleasure! Biggest shout out to the dev team for all their hard work 🫡

🧠 Brainstorm Mode: ON

The theme drops May 23 — what do you think it’ll be? 👀

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Start warming up your creative muscles now and have all your resources ready!

If you need some help, check out our Resource Journal here.

Action, puzzle, or total chaos? Your game-making weekend begins soon!

The next hyperPad Bi-Monthly Challenge is coming soon!

🗓️ Starts: May 23, 2025 @ 10:00 AM EST
⏳ Deadline: May 25, 2025 @ 11:59 PM EST
🏷️ Theme will be revealed at the start of the event!

Tag us on socials with your creations and use #hyperPadChallenge #gamedev #indiegame #iPad

@gmail When pausing the game, you can also change the aspect ratio to best fit your screen.

@gmail Here's the full link, it should pop up to a Canva view link but I can send you a PDF if needed!

https://www.canva.com/design/DAGkFKebPyo/dqkFof9MHsXlw-JuG0GSmA/view?utm_content=DAGkFKebPyo&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=viewer

And that's awesome to hear! I believe hyperPad should be compatible with that version of MacOS

@gmail
Glad to hear it!

🧠🌩️ Brainstorm Before the Jam!

A few supporting theme ideas you can safely brainstorm in advance:
🧩 Puzzle mechanics
🕹️ One-button controls
💥 Boss rush mini-games

Having mechanics in mind = faster prototyping!

The next hyperPad Bi-Monthly Challenge is coming soon!

🗓️ Starts: May 23, 2025 @ 10:00 AM EST
⏳ Deadline: May 25, 2025 @ 11:59 PM EST
🏷️ Official theme will be revealed at the start of the event!

Will your game break the internet? Let's find out!

Tag us on socials with your creations and use #hyperPadChallenge #gamedev #indiegame #iPad

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PSA: Many games can be built in a weekend—look at this one!

🤯 Made for a game jam, this game blew our minds!

🏓Ping

Tap anywhere to hit the ball. Timing is key.

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Try this game out now!
https://www.hyperpad.com/projects/bgnlz4qb/versions/ping

Tag a dev who needs to see this 👀

The next hyperPad Bi-Monthly Challenge is coming soon!

🗓️ Starts: May 23, 2025 @ 10:00 AM EST
⏳ Deadline: May 25, 2025 @ 11:59 PM EST
🏷️ Theme will be revealed at the start of the event!

Tag us on socials with your creations and use #hyperPadChallenge #gamedev #indiegame #iPad

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@gmail
Never mind...figured out the problem, user error

Pre-Jam Planning = Less Stress

You can’t plan the theme, but you can plan the process!
Before the jam starts, decide:
🎯 Your game scope
👯 Team roles (if any)
🧪 A test device
✍️ How you’ll keep track of tasks

Join the coming game jam. May 23 @ 10 AM EST!

Everyone can make games on iPad with us. Create a game you can keep building!

Tag us on socials with your creations and use #hyperPadChallenge #gamedev #indiegame #iPad

@NeilSenn

I think the big issue is people biting off more than they can chew and lose motivation. Especially for a first game.

Usually what happens, people discover an app like hyperPad realizing they can finally make games they've always dreamed of. But ignore the fact that a lot of the games they've been playing and inspired by were created by larger teams or people with years of experience.

Thats why when people start, I always recommend starting with a small game. Do something like Pong, or brick breaker. And then try to add to it, make it more unique and exciting. From this you will really learn the toolset, and not lose motivation so quickly.

You don't need to make the next GTA, or epic RPG as your first game.

Start small, and celebrate the little wins along the way.

@Bryce678 exciting! Show us updates :D