Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
I recently took part in **GMTK Game Jam 2026**, where the theme was **Countdown**.
For the jam, I decided to make a tower defence game called **Countdown Tower Defence** — and this video brings together footage I recorded throughout the entire development process.
Rather than being a traditional tutorial, this is a **game jam development vlog**, showing the different stages of making the game, the ideas I had, the development process, and how everything came together under the pressure of a game jam.
🎮 The Game:
d3kryption.itch.io/countdown-tower-defence
The goal was to take the Countdown theme and turn it into a tower defence game, building the concept and mechanics from the ground up within the game jam timeframe.
🧠 In This Devlog:
✅ GMTK 2026 Game Jam
✅ The Countdown theme
✅ Coming up with the game idea
✅ Building Countdown Tower Defence
✅ Developing the core gameplay
✅ Game jam development footage
✅ Problems and challenges along the way
✅ Putting the final game together
✅ The finished result
This video is made from several clips I recorded throughout the jam, edited together to show the development journey from start to finish.
If you enjoy **game jams, game development, Unreal Engine, tower defence games, and devlogs**, hopefully you enjoy watching the project come together!
🤗 Connect With Me:
👉 d3kryptionstudios.com
🔷 More Unreal Engine Tutorials:
👉 youtu.be/9620bBlTEUA
👉 youtu.be/uFigrHBluLg
🔷 Join the Community:
👉 Discord: discord.com/invite/AybHAuZDRr
👉 Twitter: https://x.com/D3kryption
👉 Instagram: instagram.com/d3kryption
👉 Patreon: patreon.com/d3kryption
🙌 Enjoyed the devlog?
👍 Like the video
💬 Tell me what you think of Countdown Tower Defence
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#GMTK2026 #GMTKGameJam #GameJam #Countdown #TowerDefence #UnrealEngine5 #GameDev #Devlog #IndieDev #D3kryption
I recently took part in **GMTK Game Jam 2026**, where the theme was **Countdown**.
For the jam, I decided to make a tower defence game called **Countdown Tower Defence** — and this video brings together footage I recorded throughout the entire development process.
Rather than being a traditional tutorial, this is a **game jam development vlog**, showing the different stages of making the game, the ideas I had, the development process, and how everything came together under the pressure of a game jam.
🎮 The Game:
d3kryption.itch.io/countdown-tower-defence
The goal was to take the Countdown theme and turn it into a tower defence game, building the concept and mechanics from the ground up within the game jam timeframe.
🧠 In This Devlog:
✅ GMTK 2026 Game Jam
✅ The Countdown theme
✅ Coming up with the game idea
✅ Building Countdown Tower Defence
✅ Developing the core gameplay
✅ Game jam development footage
✅ Problems and challenges along the way
✅ Putting the final game together
✅ The finished result
This video is made from several clips I recorded throughout the jam, edited together to show the development journey from start to finish.
If you enjoy **game jams, game development, Unreal Engine, tower defence games, and devlogs**, hopefully you enjoy watching the project come together!
🤗 Connect With Me:
👉 d3kryptionstudios.com
🔷 More Unreal Engine Tutorials:
👉 youtu.be/9620bBlTEUA
👉 youtu.be/uFigrHBluLg
🔷 Join the Community:
👉 Discord: discord.com/invite/AybHAuZDRr
👉 Twitter: https://x.com/D3kryption
👉 Instagram: instagram.com/d3kryption
👉 Patreon: patreon.com/d3kryption
🙌 Enjoyed the devlog?
👍 Like the video
💬 Tell me what you think of Countdown Tower Defence
🔔 Subscribe for more game development, Unreal Engine and game jam content!
#GMTK2026 #GMTKGameJam #GameJam #Countdown #TowerDefence #UnrealEngine5 #GameDev #Devlog #IndieDev #D3kryption
