Godot Game Jam Starter Template (open-source)

I find that a log of jam games neglect on some basic quality-of-life features that should be a part of every game.

Jammers are so stressed to master their gameplay that they run out of time for simple things. Like the ability to pause your game, or easily exit the app.

This starter template for Godot includes a basic title screen, pause screen, options menu (with audio bus and simple difficulty toggle), a how-to-play for in-game instructions, a credits menu, and a quit button.

When using this, you don't want to set the Title scene as your main scene, as it automatically loads on top of the rest of the game.

Set the first level of your game as the "main" scene and it'll automatically start when your players press "play" on the main menu.

This also means that this project can be added on top of a work-in-progress, rather than having to start from the beginning.