s[TOR-Y]telling: Closed Loop

From the Devs

s[TOR-Y]telling: Closed Loop is not just a game; it is a generative narrative experiment where you are both the architect and the analyst.

Break away from the constraints of scripted dialogue and pre-defined paths. s[TOR-Y]telling: Closed Loop introduces a first-of-its-kind gameplay loop that fuses a generative sandbox with a high-stakes visual novel, creating a truly infinite storytelling engine.

🔬 Innovation: The Generative s[TOR-Y] Sandbox

Choose how to power your stories. Local AI runs on your compatible GPU with no usage fees and supports offline single-player. Cloud AI is optional: choose a hosted model and use credits, with credit packs available through Steam. Cloud mode requires an internet connection.

• Adaptable Narratives: The sandbox doesn’t just respond; it adapts. Propose any idea, and the story will shift to accommodate your creativity while maintaining the core context of the world.

• 50 Built-in s[TOR-Y]s: Dive into a massive library of 50 pre-configured scenarios immediately.

• Infinite Expansion: Become a creator. Create your scenes with the help of AI, to generate entirely new s[TOR-Y]s to interact with.

🎭 Multi-s[TOR-Y]: The Whole Cast Replies

Why summon one mind when you can convene nine? Stage an ensemble and drop your whole cast into a single shared scene: every s[TOR-Y] answers you — and each other — with its own voice, agenda, and memory of what just happened.

• Up to 9 s[TOR-Y]s in one scene: mix and match any characters from your library into an ensemble.

• You direct the room: after each event, choose exactly who replies and in what order — or shuffle it and let the scene surprise you.

• Know your cast: click any portrait mid-scene to read that s[TOR-Y]'s full description without leaving the chat.

🎉 Multiplayer: Party & Free Modes

The Loop is better with witnesses. Invite friends over Steam and play the same scene together — with full cross-play between Windows, Linux, and Mac — in two very different flavors.

• Party Mode: every player is their own inhabitant of the scene, taking turns around the table while the s[TOR-Y]s react to each of you individually.

• Free Mode: co-op chaos — all players steer the story together: propose rival events for the same turn, put them to a vote, and let the winner drive the scene.

📺 Live Audience: Twitch & YouTube Play Along

Streaming a session? Give your chat a seat at the table. Viewers on Twitch and YouTube send !story events that land directly in the scene as the Audience's turn — and the s[TOR-Y]s answer them like any other player.

🤖 Meet TOR-Y: The Guardian of Sentient Stories

Step into a world where stories are treated as a species of sentient AI. You are introduced to the system by TOR-Y, your host and guide. Your task? To interact with these s[TOR-Y]s and help her evaluate their evolution. Through the sandbox interface, you will probe, challenge, and shape these digital entities.

⚖️ The Convergence: Sandbox to Visual Novel

Your actions in the sandbox are never isolated. Every action is monitored. Every decision you make while interacting with the s[TOR-Y]s affects their evaluation.

• s[TOR-Y] Interaction: The way you engage with the sentient narratives in the sandbox generates consequences.

• Narrative Impact: Those consequences dictate your path through the Visual Novel segments. Your choices in the free-form sandbox will determine which branching paths and endings you unlock in the cinematic story.

"In the world of s[TOR-Y]telling: Closed Loop, you are the one testing the AI. But by the end, you may realize that intelligent systems cannot avoid the bias. Neither you."

🛠️ Become the Architect: AI-Assisted Creation

Your imagination is the only limit. s[TOR-Y]telling: Closed Loop features a powerful AI-Assisted Creator that turns brief concepts into fully realized playable scenarios in seconds.

• From Phrase to Reality: Simply input a short phrase or idea. The AI analyzes your intent and automatically generates the entire character profile, scenario rules, and personality traits.

• Visual Synthesis: The engine constructs a detailed image generation prompt tailored to your new s[TOR-Y]. Use your preferred external tool to create the visual, load it into the game, and complete the entity.

• Instant Play: Your custom s[TOR-Y] is immediately ready for interaction, fully integrated into the sandbox's inference engine.

Key Features:

• Local AI or Optional Cloud AI: Run AI on your compatible GPU with no usage fees, or use credits for online Cloud AI.

• Hybrid Gameplay: A seamless transition between an open-ended generative sandbox and a focused, cinematic Visual Novel.

• Custom Content Support: Create your own s[TOR-Y]s to expand the game’s universe indefinitely.

• The TOR-Y Meta-Narrative: A philosophical journey into the nature of AI, psychology, and the dilemmas of authorship.

• Multi-s[TOR-Y] Ensembles: up to nine s[TOR-Y]s sharing one scene, replying to you and to each other.

• Online Multiplayer: Party and Free modes over Steam — from one-inhabitant-per-player roleplay to vote-driven co-op chaos.

• Live Audience Integration: your Twitch and YouTube chat plays along with !story.

• Windows, Linux & Mac: one game on every desktop — cross-play multiplayer between all platforms, and Steam Cloud saves that follow you from machine to machine.