Novel to Game: Concept
/game-concept
Design game concepts from a novel.
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Novel to Game
Agent skills for source-grounded adaptation of novels into games: cited design docs, target-runtime builds and evidence-based QA.
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 --skill game-conceptInstalls only this skill. Add -a claude-code (puts it in .claude/skills/), -a codex or -a cursor (.agents/skills/) to choose the agent, and -g to install it for your user instead of the project.
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
- Bundled 1 supporting file and 1 reference doc the agent reads when needed
Good fit
- What game should this novel become, compare game concepts, choose a game direction for this book, decide whether this novel should become an interactive story
Try this prompt
What game should this novel become? Compare a few directions.About this skill
Design game concepts from a novel. From SOURCE_BIBLE and PRODUCT_BRIEF, compare meaningful alternatives on the dimensions still unlocked, then select a playable direction using hard vetoes and explicit trade-offs. Use for what game should this novel become, compare game concepts, choose a game direction for this book, decide whether this novel should become an interactive story.
From the game-concept SKILL.md in zenstory-ai/novel-to-game.
What's inside
- 决策边界
- 比较范围
- 选择
- 输出
Good to know
One stage of the Novel to Game pipeline. Each stage writes a named document (SOURCE_BIBLE, GAME_DESIGN, ART_DIRECTION, BUILD_BRIEF) that the next stage reads.
Requirements
- Works best with the other Novel to Game skills, which pass documents to each other
FAQ
More from Novel to Game
See all 7Novel 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: Full Pipeline
Turn a novel into a fully playable game on the selected target platform.
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