The first public preview
Version 0.9 brings the complete illustrated player and visual World Builder together in self-contained downloads for Windows, Linux and macOS.
Play adventures
- Explore illustrated or text-only worlds using natural commands.
- Meet characters, solve puzzles, fight encounters and follow persistent stories.
- Use local narration, save progress and switch between installed adventures.
- Play the included adventures, including the complete Orb Cycle.
Build your own
- Create areas, rooms, routes, objects, people and creatures visually.
- Author dialogue, shops, barriers, puzzles, spells and story events.
- Add currencies, resources, crafting, production and encounter generators.
- Export editable projects or protected player packages with their artwork.
Recent improvements
- Restored window resizing with quick Restore and Fit-to-screen controls.
- Added reusable Open Door and Close Door story actions.
- Added Playtest from Here for faster World Builder testing.
- Improved narrator volume and adventure colour palettes.
Learn alongside it
- A free 38-episode beginner course builds The Lantern Trial step by step.
- Editable checkpoints accompany the major course stages.
- Practical lessons cover a three-guardian puzzle and a complete retrieve-and-return quest.
This pre-release preview expires after 31 December 2026. Adventures and saved games are not deleted when the preview ends. The macOS archives are not yet signed or notarized, so the first launch may require Control-clicking the app and choosing Open.