Revolutionizing Game Design: AI Powers Instant Historical Strategy Games

This article introduces an innovative approach to game design using a Large Language Model (LLM) as the game engine itself, allowing users to create and play a Sengoku-era strategy game by simply pasting a template. The Rekiden project demonstrates how Generative AI can streamline the game development process by handling complex elements such as scenario understanding, branching narratives, and result descriptions.

• •Users can create Sengoku-era strategy games by pasting a template into an LLM.
• •The AI acts as the Game Master, handling game progression and narrative.
• •The approach simplifies game development by leveraging the AI's capabilities in understanding context and generating results.