LoreCraft

🌟 LoreCraft

LoreCraft is a mobile-first elemental puzzle adventure with a twist. You already know the recipes — Fire + Water = Steam, Earth + Air = Dust — but in every new run the elements are hidden behind abstract tiles. Each design is unique, subtle, and never labeled, so even though the formulas are familiar, you go in blind every time. Recognition becomes a game of intuition, pattern-spotting, and risk.

Your goal is simple yet perilous: rescue your imprisoned friend from the clutches of a dynamic, AI-driven villain. Each turn they corrupt your board, freeze your options, or sow chaos with sinister tricks. To succeed, you’ll need to balance the eternal struggle of Good vs Evil — embodied in a tug-of-war between Hope and Frustration.

Fuse tiles to spark discovery, build chains of elements into powerful creations, and unlock the three Victory Elements  to craft the legendary Clavis Libertas (Key ofFreedom) for instant escape. Every decision matters: cleanse corruption now or wait for it to decay, play safe or risk bold combinations, lean into order or let chaos spread.

With every run powered by AI, no two sessions are ever the same: unique tiles, evolving villains, and fresh characters ensure LoreCraft is endlessly replayable — a puzzle where strategy meets storytelling.

Powered by GAGE: The Game Asset Generation Engine we built for this Game Jam.

Created with Richard Billings

https://game.screwpulp.net/

This is a prototype game and backend that we've built in 7 days. Expect glitches and bugs especially on PC browsers. 

Game Jam Specifications:

Core Requirements

• 🔀 Combination mechanics must be at the heart of the game ✔️ 
• 📦 Minimum 25 discoverable combinations ✔️
• 🎯 Mobile-friendly web experience ✔️
• 🤯 At least one “holy shit” moment that catches players off-guard ❓
• 🤖 At least one AI-enhanced element or mechanic ✔️
• 🗣️ Must be accessible in English ✔️
• 🚀 Must have the potential to scale into a full-length game ✔️
• ♾️ Must be uploaded to itch.io or another platform with a link to play ✔️

Bonus Points

• 📃 Provide a Game Design Document with your full vision ✔️
• 👥 Add an engaging social gaming layer ❌

AI Requirement

• Mandatory: AI is part of the story—in how you built it or in how it works ✔️

We didn't use a game engine or premade framework. All coding for the GAGE backend/frontend and the LoreCraft game we're coded Claude Code and a few LLMs. All of the game content and assets generated by GAGE we're done on free open models running locally. GAGE was designed to be game agnostic for use in future games.