Hi Product Hunt community! 👋 I’m the creator of Nexus, a post-apocalyptic visual novel RPG with a unique twist: it’s fully driven by a locally run AI model. 🧟‍♂️✨As a classic RPG fan, I wanted to build an HTML5 game featuring traditional map exploration, quest lines, turn-based combat, and inventory management. However, I wanted to innovate with the dialogue and pacing.In Nexus, the conversation isn’t pre-scripted. Instead, the turn economy revolves around your interaction with the characters, who are powered by a custom-trained Gemma 3 model running completely locally via Ollama. Every hand-drawn asset, line of code, and mechanic was built to merge the depth of classic RPGs with the unpredictability of live generative text.Why I built this:I wanted to experiment with how local LLMs could be gamified and integrated seamlessly into web development without depending on expensive, third-party APIs.I’d love to hear your feedback:How do you feel about the balance between the classic turn-based mechanics and the AI conversation?Did you manage to survive the zombie apocalypse?Do you have any suggestions for the inventory or quest systems?Thank you so much for checking it out! I’ll be here all day answering any technical or gameplay questions you might have. 🚀

Nexus

Turn-based zombie RPG driven by local AI

Turn-based zombie RPG driven by local AI