Building your first game

Building a game is four steps: create the game, author a lock, set the reward players earn, then publish and share. You can start with a single lock and grow from there.

1 · Create a game

In the Studio (Your games), give your game a title and an optional description, then create it. That opens the game’s page, where locks live.

Not a creator yet? Turn on the creator role from the account menu first — see accounts & sharing.

2 · Author a lock

On the game page, choose Add a lock and pick a type. The four types behave differently for players — see how to play for each.

1. Photo lock: upload a photo of the solved arrangement (the “key image”), then mark the important regions and the rules that must match.
2. Combination / directional / cipher: no photo — just set the code, move sequence, or accepted answer.

3 · Set a reward

Every lock can hand the player something when they open it — a clue, an image, a file, or a line of story. This is what lands in their inventory, so use it to carry the puzzle forward.

4 · Publish and share

New games start private (only you can see them). When it’s ready, set the visibility to unlisted or public and share the link or code.