A Manifesto for the Next Generation of Gaming

Dynamic AI characters. Real assets. Endless stories.

Version 1.0 | September 2025

The vision for a living online world where every action, every asset and every story is truly yours.

1. Picture This… A Living, Player-Shaped World

Step into an online world that feels awake. Merchants pause to greet you by name. A traveller whispers rumours only you would know from past encounters. Conversations flow naturally, and new paths open or close depending on what you've done before. Markets shift, environments evolve, and storylines branch, not because of scripted updates, but because of how you and others are interacting within this living ecosystem. Your avatar, skills, equipment and companions aren't just data but digital possessions you truly own, free to trade or carry with you.

Each login feels like stepping into a fresh chapter of a story that remembers you.

2. Why the Old Model Must Change

Today's online worlds give players adventure, but not ownership. Players invest hundreds of hours, sometimes even dollars, building characters, earning gear and shaping their story, only to discover they own none of it. Game economies are sealed inside studio servers, and your progress evaporates the moment you log off. What about the characters you meet? Static shells, endlessly repeating the same lines as if they'd never met you before. This model has kept MMOs/RPGs from fulfilling their true potential.

It's time to respect players' time, creativity and agency with a world that remembers them, rewards them and belongs to them as much as they belong to the world.

3. Our Breakthrough: Ownership + Living NPCs + Real Economy

We are building the first game designed from the ground up to empower players. Every avatar, skill, companion, piece of equipment and even quest exists as a digital asset representing a real in-game item you can use, trade, upgrade or even lend. The characters you encounter aren't static scripts but living personas that remember your actions, adapt to your choices and evolve their stories alongside yours. The economy isn't sealed inside studio servers. It's a transparent, player-driven economy based on real digital scarcity.

Together, these pillars create a world that is truly alive, where your progress is permanent, your interactions are unique, and your influence shapes the future for everyone.

4. Why This Changes Everything for Players

For the first time, what you build in a game is truly yours.

Every skill learned, item earned and quest undertaken becomes part of a lasting digital legacy that travels with you. Characters you meet don't reset when you log off; they remember you, evolve with you and weave your choices into new stories. The economy is open and transparent between players, so your time and creativity have real, lasting impact. This isn't just another game session. It's a living world where your actions echo, your achievements endure, and your story becomes part of something bigger than yourself.

5. How We'll Make It Real

We're turning this vision into reality with a foundation built for both players and scale:

Composable NFT Architecture

  • Avatars designed to hold nested assets, gear, companions, skills and even quests, so entire builds can be transferred, traded or sold in a single action.

Living NPC Framework

  • Every non-player character runs on a persona engine with memory, goals and dialogue guardrails, so interactions stay personal & unique, yet consistent.

Player-Driven Economy

  • A transparent on-chain currency and item system that reflects real scarcity, enables fair trade and persists beyond any single session.

Extensible World Design

  • Tools to add new factions, quest types, NPC personas and zones without breaking existing play, ensuring the world grows with his community.

These pillars turn this manifesto into a working game: a living online world that remembers you, rewards you, and truly belongs to its players.

6. Join the Movement: Help Shape Our New World Together

We're building a new kind of online world, and we want pioneers inside from day one. The setting, factions and features you've just read about aren't fixed. It's only a barebone framework for any living game shaped by its players.

Now is your chance to be part of it. Vote on the world's theme, join our early community and be among the first to test the systems that will power the next generation of MMOs.

It's an invitation

Help shape the first truly player-owned world.

This social experiment is run by SAPIENT LABS