🌀 Interdimensional trading game👤 115 NPCs with memory🧿 104 artifacts to buy, sell, and decode🧩 Hidden ARG woven into play
Run a mysterious artifact shop at the edge of reality. Build rapport, read motives, price risk,
and uncover what your visitors are not supposed to know.
one of them is lyingthere are 7 hidden keysplayers are already uncovering fragments
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Scale
115 named NPCs, 104 artifacts, and layered dialogue designed to keep revealing new edges.
Curiosity
A hidden ARG is already live in the game world, giving players a reason to look twice.
Low Risk
One purchase gets you the current alpha plus future updates as the shop expands.
Transparency
You can see exactly what works now, what is in progress, and what your support unlocks
next.
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"An Ifrit does not bargain from weakness. But everything has its price — even fire, even
shadow, even the artifacts between worlds."
— AIfrit Labs Soul Layer Codex, Entry 001
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What is this
The Shop at the Edge of Everything
AIfrits Artifacts is the first public release from AIfrit Labs — and the live
proof-of-concept for the Soul Layer, our emotionally intelligent NPC engine.
115 Living Characters
Every NPC runs on a live AI personality model — memory, rapport, motive, and distinct
tone. No two characters respond the same way.
104 Unique Artifacts
Each artifact has lore, rarity, and trading value. Collect, sell, and discover their
secrets through the Codex.
Rapport & Memory
Characters remember your trades. Build trust — or burn it. What you hold determines who
you can reach.
Artifact-Gated Access
Rare artifacts are keys. In the full release, each unlocks an exclusive channel where
all holders converge to trade, talk, and govern.
Multiplayer — Coming Beta
Trade artifacts across the multiverse with real players. Every artifact is a shared
dimension, gated by possession.
Soul Layer Engine
Built on AIfrit Labs' proprietary Soul Layer — AI that reads subtext, adjusts tone, and
engages with human nuance in real time.
Meet the traders
115 Souls. Every One Different.
Collectors, outlaws, survivors, brokers, and forces too ancient to name. Each character has
a role, a personality, and a reason to be in your shop.
Antagonist
"I don't explain what I need it for. I explain what I'll pay. Those are very
different conversations."
VEX
High snark. High threat. Always wants the exact artifact you're most reluctant to sell.
Official
"Consent is not a formality. It is the architecture. Every transaction either
builds it or erodes it."
The Consent Arbiter
Arrives unannounced. Not here to buy or sell. Here to ensure you understand what you've
agreed to.
Specialist
"I've seen five phases come and go. This one's different. So am I."
Riven Ashcroft
Unlocks after five completed trades. Arrives with no introduction and knowledge of what's
inside artifacts that no catalog lists.
Ally
"..." (tail wagging increases)
Rusty
Shows up. Sniffs things. Pays in a currency you'll have to earn. Good boy of unclear
origin.
+ 111 more characters — buyers, sellers, wanderers, and things that resist
classification.
Character
reveals posted weekly — follow on X (Twitter), TikTok and Bluesky for lore drops.
In the shop
The World, Rendered
Glimpse into the soul-stitched reality of the artifact shop. Every encounter is fully
rendered in atmospheric detail, bringing the edges of the multiverse to life.
The trading floor
Character encounter
The artifact codex
Alpha Access
Fund the Build
Your purchase helps fund the road from alpha to beta. All digital. No fulfillment chaos.
Instant AccessBuy once on itch.io and jump straight into the current alpha build.
All Alpha UpdatesYour purchase keeps working as new content, balance passes, and polish roll out.
Support MattersEvery purchase directly funds beta systems, more characters, and deeper artifact content.
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Get in touch
Report, Connect, Contribute
Bug reports, feedback, press inquiries, and general contact — all through one place.
Follow Development
Join the Discord or follow our X (Twitter), TikTok and Bluesky for the latest character lore drops, behind-the-scenes
development updates,
and alpha news.
Ko-fi is the lightest way to support development directly. Tips, digital extras, and updates — no
subscription pressure. Tips go directly into new content!
AIfrits Artifacts is Deployment Vector 1 of the AIfrit Labs Soul Layer — an independent studio building
emotionally intelligent AI for games and beyond.
