Machinations
A browser-based visual modeling and simulation tool for making game loops, resource flows, and economies explicit, then exploring scenarios and parameter combinations before and alongside implementation.
GAME PRODUCTION CATEGORY / 01
Compare tools for AI game design documents, mechanics and economy modeling. Turn a game idea into a scoped plan before starting production.
START WITH A TASK
RECOMMENDED WORKFLOW
Start with project constraints, reduce the field to two candidates, and use the same small prototype to test whether an engine gives both you and your AI agent a readable, executable, verifiable and recoverable workflow.
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A browser-based visual modeling and simulation tool for making game loops, resource flows, and economies explicit, then exploring scenarios and parameter combinations before and alongside implementation.
Owner-approved public-evidence review implemented locally: makes loops and economies runnable, lowers the beginner entry point, translates Event quotas into task budgets, and preserves CC0, confidentiality, and model-validation boundaries.
CHOOSE AND VERIFY
Start with the decision you need to make. A design-document assistant can help organize ideas and requirements; a system model helps examine resource flows and balance assumptions. Write the player action and success condition first, then choose the tool that makes that part of the design easier to inspect.