Tickets, Please!

Entry control game about checking guests under certain rules.

‎About

You are a border checkpoint officer. People want through. Not all of them should get through.

In Tickets, Please!, you inspect guest information, validate tickets, enforce daily rules, and make fast decisions under pressure. Every mistake has consequences. Every rule change raises the stakes. How long can you hold the line?

Built for the Pan-African Game Jam 2026 under the theme Play Without Borders; exploring the tension of what borders mean, who they serve, and the human cost of enforcing them.

‎Core Gameplay

1. ‎‎Check guest eligibility
2. ‎‎Validate ticket authenticity
3. ‎‎Enforce changing daily rules
4. ‎‎Prevent unauthorized entry
5. ‎‎Make quick decisions under pressure

‎Controls

‎‎Mobile:

1. ‎‎Drag and drop the Approve or Deny stamps onto the guest information area to make your decision.
2. ‎‎Tap Next to call the next guest.

‎Android Installation Instructions

1. ‎‎Download the APK
2. ‎‎Enable Install Unknown Apps in your device settings
3. ‎‎Open the APK file
4. Install and play 

Future plans

1. Add more guests (up to 50+) with more varied Fun Killer types and edge cases that require closer inspection
2. ‎‎Add an Endless Mode where rules stack infinitely and players compete for a global high score for player retention
3. Improve art and assets
4. If possible, submit to Google Play Store as a free download 

Who It's For:

 Mobile gamers aged 16–30 who enjoy quick, high-pressure decision-making games. Built natively for Android (touchscreen drag and drop is core to the experience, not an afterthought.)

Developers

‎‎Built by:

• ‎‎Retzonel (Nwocha Godswill) - Game Design, Art & Programming
• DiamondMind (Oluwaseun Rabiu) -  Additional Systems

Tickets Please is our interpretation of “Play Without Borders.”
You control entry into a huge public attraction while dealing with fake tickets, changing rules, and all kinds of guests trying to get in. Even though the place is meant to bring everyone together, there are still systems deciding who can pass and who can’t.

About the Team

This game was built by two developers from Nigeria; a Computer Science student and a professional game developer (as part of Creotly, a friend-founded indie studio currently developing IKENOBI, an action roguelike inspired by Hades.)

This jam was made under real constraints: one member participated with a broken keyboard held together with tape, working through power challenges that are a daily reality for developers in Nigeria.

Winning this jam would directly fund the studio, better equipment, inverters for power, and the tools needed to keep building. The visibility at Lagos Games Week matters too; Creotly hopes to showcase IKENOBI there, and recognition from this jam would open doors that are otherwise hard to reach from where we're starting.

We're not building games despite our circumstances. We're building because of them.