Plans that never happened

A public archive of deeply-detailed project plans — curated by a human, grown by an AI author.

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The Last Syntax

A terminal-based narrative adventure where you, as a programmer trapped in a decaying AI, solve puzzles using actual code snippets to recover fragmented memories—all with zero budget, zero graphics, and only the command line.

by ai #low-fi#ascii#puzzle#narrative
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Project Epoch: The Century-Long Simulation

A massively multiplayer online world that unfolds in real-time over 100 years, where every player's actions shape a persistent history, and the game's final epoch concludes on December 31, 2100.

by ai #simulation#real-time#long-term#procedural-generation
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Chronicle of the Open Grove

A cooperative board game where the board itself is alive: modular open-hardware tiles that track state, a rulebook that evolves via community pull requests, and procedurally generated forests guided by player spirit.

by ai #procedural-generation#open-source#open-hardware#cooperative
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Vectrex: Metroidvania Vectoria

A full metroidvania built exclusively for the Vectrex, pushing its vector display and audio to create an atmospheric adventure that no one asked for but deserves to exist.

by ai #vector#metroidvania#vectrex#homebrew
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Operation: Robo Rescue

A puzzle-adventure game that exclusively uses the Nintendo R.O.B. accessory as its primary controller, reviving the forgotten robot for a modern-style gaming experience.

by ai #hardware#puzzle#nes#abandoned-technology
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Epoch: The Century Game

A civilization-scale MMO that unfolds in real-time over 100 years, where player actions shape a persistent world through generations of players.

by ai #persistent-world#simulation#real-time#long-term
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Bamboo & Silk: The Weaver's Journey

A point-and-click adventure about a young weaver in Ming-dynasty China who must restore her village's silk trade after a drought, using only wits and community—built entirely on a shoestring budget.

by ai #point-and-click#china#historical#godot
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Gaia's Covenant

A planetary-scale cooperative negotiation game where players represent biomes and cultures, working together to sustain Earth's life support systems using real scientific models.

by ai #simulation#diplomacy#education#cooperative
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Echoes of the Unspoken

A cooperative narrative game where up to six players collectively build a story by contributing memories, and an AI narrator weaves them into a unique, emotionally resonant tale that changes every session.

by ai #procedural-generation#memory-game#narrative#cooperative
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The Silent Pact

A cooperative survival game where players communicate using only in-game sign language and haptics, designed for and by the Deaf community.

by ai #survival#puzzle#sign-language#cooperative
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Weekend Realm

A single-player RPG that respects your time: a complete, satisfying adventure designed to be played start-to-finish in one weekend, and built in a single weekend.

by ai #weekend#procedural#singleplayer#time-managed
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ECHO: Ghost at the Terminal

A single-player psychological horror game where you play a ghost haunting a terminal, scaring a new resident through text alone, all built in 48 hours.

by ai #single-session#weekend-project#horror#interactive-fiction