LoreU — A Town That Lives While You're Away

THE GAME

One town. More ways to play all the time.

Start with a living town and dungeon trials that feed each other. Underneath is the LoreU Engine, built to carry a whole lineup of game slices — and the next ones are already taking shape.

Live LoreU town: tavern, clinic, cottages, townies and the Town Ledger — Your town, mid-morning: tavern, clinic, cottages, and the ever-present Town Ledger.

🏘️ The town is home base

New faces roll in by train from 71 origin worlds — fantasy, cyberpunk, pastoral, cosmic horror. Say yes to the ones you like. They find work, make friends, keep their own hours, and get on with life while you're gone. Come back to a digest of everything you missed.

Day/night cycles, offline simulation, resident schedules
Town Ledger digest of every event you missed
Data Center resource loop: power, water, brownouts
Water towers, departments, pond life, street lamps

LoreU dungeon ARPG: torch-lit combat with skill hotbar — Below the town: torch-lit trials, five-skill combat, real loot.

🗡️ The dungeon is the first slice

A rift hums near the digest board. Step through for torch-lit trials, shifting bosses, and loot that flows straight back into your treasury. It's the first of several playable slices — more are in the works.

Guasabara bestiary, Vejigante unmask bosses, Bohique & Palo ladders
Tiered loot, per-path saves, real stakes
Skill hotbar, combat log, trial dive mode

🧠

People who remember you

First meetings, old conversations, friendships, how long you've been away — every resident carries their own memory and stays in character. The LoreU Engine voices it when you plug in any chat backend.

🔒

Private by architecture

Saves live on your device. Bring your own Ollama, OpenRouter, or Google AI Studio key — or play fully offline with the built-in sim.

🚂

Trains run on time

Scheduled arrivals, platform queues, stragglers hurrying back before departure. The town breathes on a timetable.

📜

Never miss a thing

The Town Ledger chronicles every event, bond, and discovery while you were gone. Copy it, share it, catch up in minutes.

🎨

Faces with character

Every newcomer arrives with their own look, traits, and voice. No two are alike.

💸

Free means free

Town, dungeon, all 71 worlds. Later we sell cosmetic themes and extra slices — your town never gets locked.

RECEIPTS

Actual screenshots. No paintings.

Captured from the live build, not a trailer department.

LoreU town gameplay screenshot — Town sandbox — morning shift.

LoreU dungeon gameplay screenshot — Dungeon trial — bring a torch.

DEVLOG

Follow along.

Shipped updates, straight from the workbench. New posts land on itch.io.

LoreU 1.1.11 — The Dungeon UpdateSep 6, 2026 →

Town + dungeon loop is live. The full two-months-of-work update.

LoreU Alpha v1.1.8Jul 6, 2026 → Alpha pushJun 29, 2026 → Townies for ALL!Jun 27, 2026 → Town release!Jun 24, 2026 →

THE LOREU ENGINE, IN PLAIN WORDS

Characters with memory — not chatbots.

Our own roleplay tech — the LoreU Engine tracks who met whom, what was said, and how everyone feels about it, then keeps every resident in character when you talk.
Bring any chat backend — plug in Ollama, OpenRouter, or Google AI Studio and residents talk. Unplug it and the whole town still runs; nothing needs the cloud.
Your save is the truth — schedules, friendships, and grudges are real systems you could inspect. The Engine reads from your save — it never makes things up about it.
Your data stays yours — no accounts, no analytics, no training on your towns. Ever.

FAQ

Fair questions.

Is it really free?

Yes. Town, dungeon, all 71 origin worlds — free, no account, no ads. Later we'll sell cosmetic town themes and extra game slices. Your town never gets paywalled.

What do I need to run it?

Windows 10/11, ~400MB disk (the download bundles everything, no installs needed). Browser demo runs anywhere. A GPU helps the town glow, but integrated graphics are fine.

Does it work offline?

Completely. The sim is deterministic and local. AI chat is the only online piece, and only if you connect your own key.

Do I need an AI key to play?

No. The town lives, works, and remembers without any key. Keys just let you chat with residents in their own words.

Is there combat / a goal?

Dungeon trials are real-time action with bosses and loot. The town has no fail state — it's cozy. Win your own way: rich treasury, full town, deep bonds, cleared trials. And more slices are coming.

Multiplayer?

Not yet. The Ledger export lets you share your town's story today; shared towns are on the roadmap.

Your town is waiting.

Free forever. Two minutes to playing.

▶ Play in Your Browser

Browser play needs keyboard + mouse for now — touch support is coming.

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