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Future Forge
You invent. You lead.

A place is in trouble. You invent a local fix from emerging technologies, face one hard question, and field your idea before the crisis wins. An AI co-inventor helps you think — you still lead. Not too early. Not too late.

Get the game How you play

The loop

How you play

  1. Invent — Build an honest stack and story for this place and year.
  2. Challenge — Answer a hard question about your idea.
  3. Field — Put it into the world before time runs out.

Start with Play tutorial — a quieter first run. Workshop is the full game when you’re ready.

A look inside

Start calm. Then invent.

Future Forge title screen with Play tutorial and entry options
Start with Play tutorial — then Workshop when you’re ready
Future Forge theme picker: climate, clean water, energy, and other global problems
Choose a theme — global problems, local quests
Future Forge quest invent screen for a local crisis at a dairy co-op
A place is in trouble — invent for this year and crisis
Future Forge challenge screen: defending an invention under stakeholder pressure
Challenge — answer a hard question under a critic’s pressure
Future Forge evaluation screen after fielding an invention
Field — put it into the world, then see what held

More detail

Workshop and install

What Workshop adds

The tutorial teaches the loop. Workshop keeps that loop and turns on the full cockpit.

  • AP, Budget, Support — Attention and capital you manage; End turn refills AP only.
  • End turn vs Wait — Refresh attention without moving the crisis year, or +2 years with higher crisis meters.
  • Lobby — Spend to build public and policy Support.
  • Two story faces — How it works + Everyday life.
  • Harder challenge — Defend, Fix, or Sidestep under a critic’s pressure.
  • Fielding stages — Pilot → Scale → New normal.
  • More tech / themes — Full catalog, bigger stack, Choose a theme.
Play on your computer

Run Future Forge on your machine. Free for personal self-hosted use.

  • Free for personal self-hosted use
  • Needs a SuperGrok subscription
  • Source on GitHub
  • Start with Play tutorial — open Workshop when you’re ready
Get the game on GitHub

FAQ

Short answers

Who is it for?

High-school seniors and up — students, junior professionals, educators, and parents who want a practice ground for the missing subject: exponential progress of emerging technologies. No coding bootcamp required.

Do I need SuperGrok?

Yes for personal self-host today. The game is free to run on your computer; the AI co-inventor uses a SuperGrok subscription.

Should I start with the tutorial?

Yes. Play tutorial is a quieter first run of Invent · Challenge · Field. Open Workshop when you want the full cockpit.

Is there multiplayer or friends mode?

Yes. Future Forge supports multiplayer for a LAN party, or hotseat on a single device. Each player still invents with an AI co-inventor advising — you lead your own run.

Is it free? Is it open source?

Free for personal self-hosted use. Source is on GitHub (source-available for that use — not an OSI “open source” claim). See the repo for license details.

Ready when you are

Get Future Forge

Grab the game on GitHub, start with Play tutorial, and invent for a place that needs you. Part of Warmer Sun — the missing subject.

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