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About This Game

A game where the power of stories shapes reality, driven by unique intelligent narrative system...

Adapted from Persian folklore: The brutal and bloodthirsty King Shahryar, consumed by rage after his wife's betrayal, takes a new bride each day only to cruelly execute her at dawn. You are Scheherazade, his next victim...

Can you end his reign of terror by literally telling stories?

Inspired by Wittgenstein's notion: "The limits of my language mean the limits of my world."

Unleash your imagination! Tell captivating tales to intrigue the merciless King through typing. Cleverly guide him to mention words like 'sword', 'knife', or 'shield' in his responses - watch as they magically materialize into real weapons!

Brought to life by our unique intelligent narrative system, each story is a one-of-a-kind creation - completely unscripted! But beware... strange words might provoke the King's deadly wrath...

Collect weapons forged from your stories!

Generated in real-time based on your narratives! From shawarma kitchen knives to witch's spears... every weapon is one of a kind!

Battle the King in a world born from your tales!

Each battle is an unprecedented theatrical performance - weapon effects and even character dialogues spring from the stories you've crafted!

Features:

Story-Crafting Game:

• Powered by innovative storytelling mechanics as the core gameplay. This unique experience combines creative writing with strategic gameplay. Award-winning design ensures every story is unique!

Pixel Art Aesthetics:

• Features distinctive pixel art and hand-drawn illustrations! All artwork is lovingly created by human artists to bring your stories to life.

Challenge Traditional Norms:

• Break free from ancient patriarchal constraints with Scheherazade!

Academic Foundation:

• More than just a game - it's an academic and artistic project. We've published two papers on the game's systems, hoping to inspire more novel games!

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

1001 Nights is a story-crafting game that started development as early as 2020, exploring creative narrative gameplay to bring players novel experiences they've never had before: telling stories and turning those stories into reality.

All traditional game art assets are hand-crafted by our talented human artists. This includes character illustrations, scene models, UI elements, and all visual components that form the core aesthetic of our game.

The game features an adaptive storytelling system that responds to your unique inputs based on a language model called GLM. Our narrative engine draws from the rich tradition of Persian folklore and our original hand-written story frameworks by paid writers, then dynamically adapts these materials to create personalized experiences based on your inputs. Each playthrough becomes a unique collaboration between you and our narrative system.

Our visual generation system works in harmony with your storytelling, creating contextual imagery that reflects the tales you weave. This system is based on artworks created by our team members, ensuring visual consistency with our original art style while responding dynamically to your narrative choices.

Our guiding principle has always been to create gaming experiences that were previously impossible - where technology serves as a creative collaborator rather than a replacement for human imagination. The soul of 1001 Nights comes from our human creators, inspired by ancient Persian folklore and brought to life through innovative narrative systems.

For technical details about our implementation and the academic research behind our systems, please refer to the in-game introduction, and our published papers available on our official website. We're a small indie team committed to pushing the boundaries of interactive storytelling while respecting both player creativity and artistic integrity.

We welcome any questions or feedback about our creative process via adaeden1001[at]gmail[dot]com or through our Discord community. Your input helps us continue improving this unique storytelling experience.