Novel to Game
Agent skills for source-grounded adaptation of novels into games: cited design docs, target-runtime builds and evidence-based QA.
- GitHub stars
- 904 (GitHub stars as of 2026-10-21)
- License
- MIT
- Last commit
- 2026/10/20
- By
- zenstory-ai
Listed from the author's README. GameSkill has not run this end to end yet. Agent support and install steps are as documented by the author.
Install
npx skills add zenstory-ai/novel-to-game -g -y -a claude-code -s '*'Invoke with /novel-to-game. Drop -g to install for the current directory only.
npx skills add zenstory-ai/novel-to-game -g -y -a codex -s '*'Invoke with $novel-to-game.
npx skills add zenstory-ai/novel-to-game -g -y -a kimi-code-cli -s '*'Invoke with /skill:novel-to-game.
Commands are copied from the project's README. Check the repository before running anything on your machine.
Install for a specific agent
| Agents | -a | Folder |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code | claude-code | .claude/skills/ |
| Codex | codex | .agents/skills/ |
| Cursor | cursor | .agents/skills/ |
| Gemini CLI | gemini-cli | .agents/skills/ |
| GitHub Copilot | github-copilot | .agents/skills/ |
| OpenCode | opencode | .agents/skills/ |
| Windsurf | windsurf | .windsurf/skills/ |
Add -a <flag> to the command. These are project folders; add -g to install for your user account instead.
What you get
- Design documents that cite the source text
- Builds for a target runtime
- Evidence-based QA
- Three playable browser examples
Good fit
- Narrative games, visual novels and RPGs adapted from existing stories
- Writers who want a design doc grounded in their manuscript
Not for
- Mechanics-first games with no source text
Overview
Novel to Game turns a story into a game design that stays faithful to the source. Design decisions cite the passages they come from, the build targets a concrete runtime, and QA checks the result against evidence rather than impressions.
It is one of the few game-design skills here, as opposed to engine or asset skills, and it supports Chinese source material (小说改编游戏).
Requirements
- Node.js (npx)
FAQ
Skills in this collection (7 listed)
Novel to Game: Art Direction
Direct game art and creative vision.
Novel to Game: Book Analysis
Deconstruct a novel for game adaptation.
Novel to Game: Build
Build a risk-matched whitebox or the approved production game for its target runtime.
Novel to Game: Concept
Design game concepts from a novel.
Novel to Game: Full Pipeline
Turn a novel into a fully playable game on the selected target platform.
Novel to Game: QA
Verify a game with evidence on its selected target runtime.
Novel to Game: World Design
Design game experience, systems, and levels.
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