Game Jolt partnered with Felix, Sean 'Jacksepticeye' McLoughlin and Mark 'Markiplier' Fischbach to host 'Indies vs Gamers' in July 2015. was discovered and hired by PewDiePie to develop his mobile game, Legend of the Brofist. One of the participants of the jam, now known as Outerminds Inc. The prize to the top 10 rated games was Felix playing the games on his channel as a means of promotion for the developers, although later he played other entries. Users could rate entries afterwards until December 1 when the scores were counted up.

ĭevelopers were given a weekend (21–24 November) to create a game with the theme of 'fun to play, fun to watch' to suit the Let's Plays entertainment style. In November 2014 Game Jolt announced the 'Indies vs PewDiePie' game jam, partnering with the popular Youtuber Felix 'PewDiePie' Kjellberg. Game Jolt hosted their first game jam in 2009, Shocking Contest. Game Jolt regularly hosts Game Jams where participants are encouraged to develop games for a chance to win prizes.

Store game data on Game Jolt's data servers.

Award player's trophies which give user accounts EXP.

Create multiple 'scoreboards' which collect high scores from players made publicly available on the game's profile and give user accounts EXP.

The Game Jolt Application Programming Interface (usually known as the Game Jolt Game API) allows any developer using a game development platform that supports HTTP operations and MD5 or SHA-1. Game Jolt Client is a desktop application version of the website. “It’s clear to us that Gen Z is tired of generic social media and they want a place specifically for gaming that supports all types of content they’re creating–art, videos, thoughts, and livestreams all in one place.” said Game Jolt founder and CEO Yaprak DeCarmine, in a statement to VentureBeat. launched on both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store in March 2022. The feature launched with a virtual concert showcasing its ability to accommodate multiple streamers.

Firesides allow multiple users to simultaneously live stream together with near 0-second delay.

In 2021 Game Jolt revealed their own live streaming feature called Firesides.

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