AI Roguelite is a text-based role-playing game, officially described as the world's first RPG where all entities are generated by artificial intelligence and all game mechanics are driven by artificial intelligence. Every location, NPC, enemy, item, crafting recipe, and game mechanic in the game is 100% determined by artificial intelligence.
Purpose and positioning: This game is aimed at players who have played AI "games" such as AI Dungeon and felt that they were not very game-like, seeking to provide an AI-driven RPG that is closer to a complete game experience. Players can explore an infinite world generated by AI and experience content determined in real time by an LLM.
Main capabilities:
- AI-generated entities: For example, what weapons might be found in an underwater city, which enemies will be encountered, and where else one can go are all questions answered by the LLM, thereby forming an explorable, nearly infinite world.
- AI-generated crafting recipes: What item can be made by combining a wooden stick and a stone? What about combining a computer chip and a zombie brain? The AI decides what kind of item should be produced based on the material names.
- AI-generated combat: When a player tries to attack a "Terminator robot" with "raw salmon," the success or failure of the attack does not depend on traditional item stats, but to a large extent on the name and description of the attack, the AI's judgment of whether the action proposed by the player is reasonable, and dice checks against the player's attributes and skills. The AI then generates a plausible story describing what happened when attacking the enemy, and feeds this story back to the AI, which determines whether the enemy was killed, injured, or left unharmed.
- AI-generated illustrations: Every entity receives an AI-generated image, which can be generated using the player's own GPU or in the cloud.
- Party system: Add up to four other party members, each of whom can have their own attributes, abilities, items, and specialties, and the player can act on their behalf.
- Model options: A variety of text and image generation models are offered, including free cloud (ready to use out of the box), paid cloud, custom via API (supporting OpenRouter, LMStudio, etc.), and more.
Usage and mechanics explanation: The game includes plausibility and dice checks based on the player's attributes, skills, and story background. If a check fails, the action may be blocked or fail; the official explanation is that this is an intentional design and not caused by AI censorship. Players can bypass these mechanics at any time through options or console commands.
Pricing and subscription explanation: The game offers an optional monthly subscription, which can be purchased through an in-game link, enhancing the game experience by using more expensive LLMs and image generation services. The official statement emphasizes that this subscription is completelyFully optional, it will not hinder the base game's service in any way. The game works out of the box with default settings and at no additional cost to the player, and ensuring this remains true is its highest priority.
Regional restrictions and networking: Chinese users may be unable to connect to the official servers because China blocks all Google services. The official workaround is to use a VPN that does not block Google services, or to use the custom API option. The system requirements also note that a VPN may be required when using cloud services in countries where Google is blocked (such as China or Russia).
AI-generated content disclosure: The developer states that the game makes extensive use of AI to generate in-game content in real time, such as text, images, and sound effects, and also uses AI to make various game mechanic decisions in real time.
System requirements: Minimum: Memory 4 GB RAM; Graphics: a GPU capable of running local models or a basic internet connection; Storage 2 GB available space; Additional notes: a VPN may be required when using cloud services in countries where Google is blocked (such as China or Russia). Recommended: Memory 16 GB RAM; Network: broadband internet connection; Storage 15 GB available space.