GRAVELORD WINTER JAM 2025

GRAVELORD WINTER JAM 2025

A small, festive community mapping exercise for GRAVELORD. This is not a contest, just a fun opportunity to practice mapping, experiment with the editor, and share bite-sized levels with the community during the winter season.

HOW TO ENTER:

• You can create your map using the Gravelord Level Editor directly in the game on Steam.

• The game is in discount (-30%) during the Winter Sale!

• If you do not own the game, you can still participate by using the Gravelord Playtest:

  • Go to GRAVELORD’s Steam page and click the “REQUEST ACCESS” button to join the Playtest and wait for access to be granted.

• Watch our instructional videos on our YouTube channel, keep an eye out for a scheduled livestream for questions, and most importantly read the editor documentation available via File > Documentation inside the editor.

• Create a level according to the rules below:

  • Create the map according to the theme and rules below!

  • Fill out the map Meta Info in the editor (Map > Meta Info)

  • Create a readme.txt file containing:

    • Map name

    • Author name

    • Short description (optional notes, enemies used, greetings, festive wishes, etc.)

• Pack the two files (.map and readme.txt) into an archive named: winterjam2025_yourname.zip

• Send the archive to: info@fatbot-games.com

THEME & RULES:

Three-Room Level:

• Every entry must be a compact level consisting of three rooms.

• Interpretation of what defines a “room” is up to you. Corridors, arenas, vertical spaces, or puzzle rooms all count, as long as the structure clearly reads as three distinct spaces.

• MAXIMUM of 100 enemies - NO EXCEPTIONS! (I am looking at you Killmonster ;) ).

• Holiday visuals are welcome, but optional.

RULES:

• The map must be playable from start to finish.

• Submission deadline: January 21st, 2026 (before 12:00 am EST)

• All map content must be original and created by you.

• Multiple submissions per author are allowed.

• The level must consist of exactly 3 rooms.

• MAXIMUM enemy count per level: 100 enemies.

• Fatbot Games reserves the right to refuse inclusion of any map.

TIPS & SUGGESTIONS:

• There is an example mapfile for the first story level of Gravelord available in the playtest version (user/maps/episode_01/e1m1/e1m1.map) and on Steam Workshop to learn from.

• Try to use the “Spectral Shovel” pulling/grappling mechanic and the “Card Pickup” mechanic at least 1 time in the map - it’s a core mechanic of the game.

• A shorter, but finished map is always better than an unfinished one ;)

• Hop on our Discord server, there will be a special channel dedicated to the mapjam: https://t.co/izAUGsMkHA

• Follow us on social media, so you will get a notification every time a new editor instructional releases

HAPPY MAPPING GRAVEDIGGERS!