The sixth annual SCREAM JAM has finished! The jam has come a long way from the first event in 2018, which had 22 entries. This year, the jam received 561 entries from horror developers new and experienced, leading to one of the largest events ever held on itch.io. Thank you to everyone who was able to be a part of this jam, whether you developed something, or enjoyed playing the games!

In addition to the player-voted categories, every jam has gHost’s Choice, a host category where we highlight a set of games that deserve recognition for their innovation or uniqueness. Playing hundreds of the games on display, it’s impossible to judge which are the best, but we’ve settled on ten games we enjoyed that made a lasting impression: