Closing Window
Thank you to all of the participants in the Novembuck 2025 Game Jam!
With so many awesome entries this year, it took us a while to play through them all and even longer to pick our personal favourites.
That said, after a great deal of deliberation, we’ve settled on some games to highlight below. Please check out these, and all of the other incredible entries this year on the submissions page.
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Any feedback is useful, whether you entered the jam personally, played the games, worked on an entry, or attended the stream events.
Bucky's Choice
Team's Top Pick - Let Lie.
Favorite Theme Use - High Score Hyrax
Cam's Fave - Heavy Is Our Crown
Cheetah's Fave - Deer Diary
Jamie's Fave - Defenders of Neon
Loudo's Fave - MR BIG
What is NovemBuck?
NovemBuck is a deer-themed furry game jam and the second edition of NovemBear.
Anyone wishing to participate will be tasked with making a Furry Visual Novel in one month, during the month of November, to be finished by November 30 – ready to be enjoyed for the winter holiday season! You can work on your own or with a team.
This winter-time jam is focused on creating a chill creative environment. It's going to be an unranked jam,
meant to connect like-minded people.
There will be no voting on submissions, and no awards. However, just like last year, there will be staff picks
for our personal favorites.
Everyone, who opts into it, will have their submission streamed on the Furry Visual Novels Discord, but you
are under
absolutely no obligation to join the server for this jam.
If you decide to join, you can find the jam thread in the VN-discussion channel.
Only finished games will be streamed and considered for special mentions.
Hi! I'm Bucky, Your NovemBuck assistant!
Did you know? This year there's an optional theme: "Retro Tech"!
At the end of the jam, the jam creators will each vote on a game they feel has the "best theme implementation". Only jams that use the theme will be considered for this category.
Rules
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Your Visual Novel must feature a deer.
The deer, which can be any gender or deer species (including elk, moose, reindeer, etc.), must appear narratively and visually. -
You must be 18 years or older to participate.
Participants are free to submit NSFW and adult-only stories if they wish to. As such, this is not a space for minors. -
You can only work on your project during the month of November.
The point of the game jam is to challenge yourself and see what you are able to create in one month.
Your submission must remain untouched for the following month, then you may update it, if you wish, after December 31st. -
Any asset used in the game must be either:
- Part of the pre-made assets provided for this jam.
- Something you (or someone else in your team) made yourself or commissioned for use in your project, within the one-month limit.
- Something that you have the right to use and can be used by anyone for free: this includes assets that are public domain, or made under a Creative Commons license (either commercial or non-commercial only), or any other similar license that allows the asset to be used freely.
- No AI-generated assets.
It looks like you’re in need of some assets to get started with!
Have a look at the assets provided below!
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Cheetah's Finest
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Camazule's Finest
Deerlicious Beats
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