Confiction Labs develops collaborative entertainment ecosystems where players and creators actively shape persistent game universes. The company's first project, Fict One Occultical, implements its Collaborative Entertainment formula through connected experiences including the top-down shooter RIFTSTORM, the Portal platform, and the XPSR-24 asset program. The ecosystem is designed to scale and evolve with community input.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Traditional game development follows a top-down model where studios create content and players consume it, limiting long-term engagement and community investment. This approach often results in static worlds that fail to evolve meaningfully with player input, reducing retention and the sense of shared ownership.
Solution
Confiction Labs pioneers collaborative entertainment by building game universes designed to scale and evolve through community participation. The company's first universe, Fict One Occultical, implements a Collaborative Entertainment formula that integrates multiple connected experiences, including the top-down shooter RIFTSTORM, the Portal platform, and the XPSR-24 asset program. Players and creators contribute to the ongoing development of the universe, shaping its narrative and content over time. This approach aims to create "forever games" that remain relevant and engaging through continuous community-driven evolution.
Target Audience
Primary customers are gamers and digital content creators interested in participatory entertainment experiences, as well as communities seeking long-term engagement with evolving game worlds.
Features
- RIFTSTORM: a top-down shooter game available on Steam, serving as the primary interactive entry point into the Fict One Occultical universe
- Portal: a web-based platform that connects players to the broader ecosystem and its evolving content
- XPSR-24: an asset program that enables community participation in universe building through digital assets
- Collaborative Entertainment formula: a structured framework designed to scale and evolve game universes with community input
- Multi-product ecosystem architecture that links games, platforms, and asset systems into a single persistent universe