Tiny Harvest
Pick four carrots in a miniature garden. See how a simple action, a counter, and a reset become a complete game loop.
✳ A HOME FOR YOUR FIRST GAME. AND YOUR NEXT.
That game
in your head?
Let’s make it.
Big ideas start with something small and playable. We’re building a home for amateur game makers who welcome a little help from AI. Bring your imagination—and your own ChatGPT.
✓ No account needed. Just a little curiosity.
big ideas start small ↴
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Click a carrot. You’re already playtesting.
IDEA NO. 001A garden. A few carrots.
Something worth making.
Something worth making.
ONE SMALL, PLAYABLE BEGINNING✳
LESS
“SOMEDAY.”
MORE PLAY.
“SOMEDAY.”
MORE PLAY.
Your imagination, in good company.✓ AI assistance welcome✓ Every experience level✓ Your ideas lead the way
THREE SMALL GAMES. THREE REAL BEGINNINGS.Less theory.
Less theory.
More “I made that.”
Try an idea in your browser.
Notice the rules that make it work.
02 / PROGRESS & REWARDPlay Lantern Grove ↗Lantern Grove
Light three lanterns, then wake the old gate. Explore how progress changes the world and tells the player what to do next.
Courier’s Corner
A parcel, a workbench, and a few crates in the way. Move through a tiny workshop, collect the parcel, and make your delivery.
These are small learning demos, made to show one useful idea at a time. Play, reset, and try something different.
YOUR PROJECT. YOUR WORDS. YOUR AI.
01Here’s what I’m making…
02
A small game about a gardener
who only has one sunny afternoon.
03
Help me take one achievable step.
Read the starter prompt
I’m making a small game about a gardener who only has one sunny afternoon. Help me find a tiny playable version. Ask about my engine and experience, then suggest one achievable step and how to test it.
A BETTER CONVERSATION STARTS HEREBring your own ChatGPT.
Bring your own ChatGPT.
Keep your own voice.
You make the creative decisions. AI can help you explore an idea, understand unfamiliar code, or plan a small experiment. Take a useful prompt to your own ChatGPT, test the result, and decide what belongs in your game.
Open ChatGPT ↗Independent game-making project. Not affiliated with OpenAI. Your ChatGPT account and access are separate.THE WORKSHOP IS TAKING SHAPEMore room for your ideas.
IN DEVELOPMENTMore room for your ideas.
Memberships coming soon.
The demos are open now. We’re preparing free basics and a paid Studio membership for the next stage. Account registration and subscriptions aren’t open yet.
A place to start.
Beginner lessons, a game brief builder, and a small-step project planner to help turn an idea into your first playable version.
Coming soonA place to keep going.
Mechanic kits, advanced planning tools, saved troubleshooting, and a playtest exchange to help you build and improve your own game.
Coming soonPricing and a launch date will be announced here. There’s nothing to subscribe to or pay for on this website yet.
A few useful answers.
Do I need any game-making experience?
No. The demos are open to everyone. The planned workshop will welcome first-time makers as well as people bringing an existing project.
Is there an AI assistant inside this website?
No. You use your own ChatGPT or another AI tool. First Play Studios provides examples and, as the workshop develops, practical tools to help you ask useful questions and test the answers.
Can I create an account or buy a membership now?
Memberships are coming soon. For now, you can play all three demos and copy the starter prompt without signing up.
What happens to my demo progress?
Your progress stays in the current page and resets when you reload it. This launch website has no account forms, payment forms, advertising trackers, or analytics scripts. Our hosting provider may process ordinary request logs to deliver and protect the site. If you open ChatGPT, its own terms and privacy policy apply.
THE BEST TIME TO START IS SMALL.
Try a little game ↗