Not just a game. A sandbox for ideas.
A 2D creative logic platform where every tile is a programmable machine.
TILEZ is a 2D creative sandbox where every element is a programmable tile. Connect tiles through power, signals, and movement to build circuits, machines, puzzles, factories, board games, and fully interactive worlds.
The same tile that lights a lamp can power a robot, run a factory, store memory, or become part of a multiplayer board game. Master one tile and you understand them all.
Currently in active development with core systems fully stable across single-player and multiplayer. Built by a single independent developer.
A synthesis of logic builders, creative sandboxes, and tabletop tools — unified into one approachable system.
Everything lives on the grid. Cause and effect are tactile, inspectable, and readable in real time — no abstract code required. Accessible to kids, educators, and players who bounced off harder automation games.
Pack complex machines into reusable Modules with input/output ports. Nest them up to 64 levels deep. Instant Texture Capture turns any region into a reusable PNG — all in-engine.
There is no finish line. Players build, share, teach, and discover emergent behaviors the developer never anticipated. Value grows with the community.
Host-authoritative architecture with real client-side prediction, delta streaming, and spatial interest management. Frictionless Join Codes — no port forwarding.
Tile logic, programmable signals, and atomic movement map naturally onto board-game components. Rules live in the tiles — no unintuitive physics simulators required.
Systems thinking, sequencing, and problem-solving emerge through play. Interactive guidebooks and challenges teach by building real machines, not by lecture.
Going from launching the game to saying, "Oh. I could build THAT."
Follow step-by-step builds directly inside your world — like digital LEGO manuals overlaid in the sandbox to guide your very first working circuit.
Solve engineering challenges and logic puzzles designed to introduce new signal propagation, latches, and kinetic movement concepts at your own pace.
Access pre-built logic chips and community creations in your Library. Inspect signal connections, disassemble complex machines, and remix them into new designs.
Master sequencing, logic gates, and cause-and-effect naturally through play — perfect for curious tinkerers, classroom environments, and STEM learning.
From simple circuits to Turing-complete machines and full multiplayer board games — the system scales with ambition.
Built from the ground up for shared experiences. Host a session, share a Join Code, and build or play side-by-side in real time.
Generate a Join Code instantly. No port forwarding, no complicated setup.
Power, signals, movement, and modules all work seamlessly for every player.
Color-coded cursors, per-player views, and signal targeting for specific players.
Smooth feel even under complexity, with spatial interest management for large worlds.
TILEZ doesn't need to appeal to everyone. It sits at the intersection of several large, proven communities.
Automation fans and programmable-toy players who become the first wave of community content creators.
Want custom tabletop experiences online without physics-simulator friction. Stable friend groups drive word-of-mouth.
Visual tools that teach systems thinking through play. Brings entire groups of new players at once.
Driven by open-ended exploration. Atomic movement and signal systems are expressive enough to sustain long-term play.
Working computers, robot wars, and playable board games generate viral moments that drive organic awareness.
A genuine simulation engine, compositional logic system, and production-grade networking layer — all from a single developer.
Dirty-tracking and island-based BFS recalculation. Only the affected region is re-simulated. Safety caps prevent runaway circuits from freezing the game.
Headless evaluation with object pooling, cached graphs, and a 64-level recursion guard. Complex logic stays performant and cycle-safe.
19 actions including move, create, delete, rotate, memory ops, and camera control. Conditional, targeted, with cooldowns and execution budgets.
Pushers, pullers, and grabbers move connected chains as solid blocks — all-or-nothing. Wiring updates the instant something physically moves.
Unity Netcode + Relay. Client prediction with reconciliation, per-client rate limiting, spatial interest management, and resumable asset streaming.
Live Power mode, full undo/redo, Library with previews, Texture Capture, Decor layer, remappable hotkeys, and interactive guidebooks.
For the last ten years, home has been the back of a vehicle — living a minimalistic van life and chasing the nicer weather.
I've played games my whole life: video games, board games, and the deep strategic ones most people bounce off of. Along the way I homeschooled my children, and Redstone became a staple in our curriculum. There's no better way to teach a circuit than letting a kid build one, break it, and try again.
TILEZ started as an attempt to make that teaching tool even better. I kept adding features so the lessons could go further — more logic, more ways to see cause and effect — and eventually those little tiles grew into something new. Every system was designed, broken, and rebuilt by one person with a lot of stubbornness and nowhere in particular to be.
At its core, it's still one of the best tools I know for teaching logic and circuits. It just also happens to be a way to create video games, board games, puzzles, robots, factories, and whatever else people dream up.
TILEZ is in active closed beta Steam playtest. Your feedback directly shapes the game. Working on a video to show off TILEZ and creating the tutorials and challenges now that the engine is working (albiet still need to squash a few bugs I'm sure).
