games · collaboration · Builder 10

Game vertical-slice plan

Translate a game concept into one dependency-ordered vertical-slice production plan.

ONE REQUIRED OUTCOME

A scoped slice specification with systems, content, art, audio, QA, performance, and acceptance gates.

COLLABORATIONGame vertical-slice planRead-only authored structure · providers and models remain user-selected

Include “Designed with DecaCap”Optional and off by default.

Downloads contain assignments only—never provider keys, model choices, outputs, uploads, pairing details, or training material.

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AUTHORED STAGES

Planner · context keeper · heavy

Define player promise, target platform, slice boundary, non-goals, and measurable definition of playable.

Writer · editor · medium

Define the slice’s narrative premise, player motivation, dialogue needs, and canon locks.

Coder · tester · heavy

Specify input, state, combat or interaction loop, failure states, save boundaries, and engine-facing interfaces.

Planner · formatter · heavy

Author the playable-space sequence, encounter rhythm, traversal, blocking, and required environmental assets.

Reviewer · devils advocate · heavy

Review Team One for player clarity, accessibility, scope, and contradictory dependencies.

Researcher · note taker · medium

Establish platform budgets, asset counts, performance targets, and reference constraints.

Writer · formatter · medium

Specify VFX, audio, UI feedback, tutorialization, and content-state requirements.

Coder · fact checker · heavy

Define build, content validation, telemetry, crash handling, and deployment checkpoints.

Verifier · tester · heavy

Write functional, performance, accessibility, regression, and playtest acceptance cases.

Reviewer · context keeper · heavy

Merge both tracks into one ordered production plan with owners, prerequisites, gates, and final acceptance criteria.