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GAME DESIGN LAB · DEVELOPER COMMUNITY

Cross genres.
Cross intelligences.

A game design lab and developer community. We build across genre lines with intelligent models in the loop, and we share the tools, funding and credit that let indies build together.

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FIG. 01 · THE CROSSINGMOVE YOUR CURSOR
01 · NOW BUILDING

Three prototypes, zero respect for genre lines.

All games →
ROGUELIKE × CITY-BUILDER

Project 01 · working title

Die, respawn, rezone. Every run is a district, every death a planning meeting.

PROTOTYPE HELP TEST →
NARRATIVE × RACER

Project 02 · working title

A love story at 240 km/h. The dialogue choices are the racing line.

PLAYTESTING HELP TEST →
FARMING × HORROR

Project 03 · working title

Something is wrong with the turnips. Harvest by day, don't look at the barn by night.

CONCEPT FOLLOW →
02 · HOW WE BUILD

Three rules we actually follow.

CROSSGEN is a game design lab and developer community. We build games across genre boundaries, with intelligent systems as co-developers at every stage, and we share the tools, funding and credit that let independent studios build together.

The full process →
01 · CROSS

Genre without borders

Mechanics, worlds and audiences combined on purpose, not by accident.

02 · CO-DEVELOP

Intelligent systems as collaborators

Design, code and art made with intelligent models in the loop, directed and owned by people.

03 · COMMONS

Shared community and funding

Pooled resources, open process and fair credit for every indie who contributes.

03 · DEVLOG

Notes from the crossing.

All entries →
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Why our roguelike has zoning lawsEvery run is a district. What happened when we let the city plan the dungeon.
BUILD 01 · DRAFT 002
Teaching a model to lose gracefullyOur co-developer kept winning its own racing game. We slowed it down on purpose.
CO-DEV · DRAFT 001
Hello, crossingWhat CROSSGEN is, what it isn't, and the three rules we're building by.
STUDIO
04 · JOIN THE CROSSING

Four ways in. Pick one, or all four.

DISCORD Join the Discord Where the crossing happens. Devs, players and the occasional model. OPEN INVITE →
NEWSLETTER One email a month Builds, playtest dates and devlog highlights. No filler.
PLAYTEST Help test a game Break our prototypes before players do. Credit in every build you touch. APPLY → FUNDING Fund a build Back the commons. Pooled funding, open process, shared credit. HOW IT WORKS →