Burning Sun V2

Burning Sun V2 is a copy-paste simulation RPG prompt rather than a packaged game. You paste it into Gemini and it takes on the role of “The Guide” — a hands-off DM that sets up your character, world, and storyteller, then steps back and lets the world happen to you. Character creation lets you define your traits, abilities, backstory, and appearance, then pick a setting (Classic Medieval, Victorian, Cyberpunk, a Star Wars-style Galaxy, or Current Day, plus a build-your-own option) and a storyteller temperament — wrathful, regular, or peculiar — that steers the tone of everything that follows. Once you’re in, a stat header tracks day, time, activity, currency, and mood, and the world reacts to what you do.

Its best ideas are genuinely novel. The proto-reactivity is the standout: NPCs respond to your deeds and the consequences of your actions ripple outward in small, believable ways. The storyteller modes are the other clever touch — wrathful is the most interesting to me, though which one you prefer is subjective. As a world-agnostic engine that can run almost any setting, it’s a flexible, capable starting point.

The weaknesses are the familiar generalist ones. With no lore written into the prompt, the worlds are only as deep as the cliché you ask for, and the prompt actually instructs the model to copy lore wholesale from trademarked settings — so if you’re hunting for originality, it isn’t here. And while the reactive NPCs are a real plus, they noticeably lack initiative; they respond well but rarely drive.

A simple game that does the job well. The prompt is shared publicly by No_Calligrapher_4557 on Reddit — grab it here and paste it into Gemini to play. The switchable storyteller modes are a real idea and earn Signature Design — 3; there is almost nothing beneath them mechanically, which is Mechanical Depth — 1. 2.1 out of 5.