Welcome to NextOath

A New Kind of Game

We're excited to introduce NextOath, a game built at the intersection of collaborative storytelling and competitive strategy, powered by artificial intelligence.

Why this?

NextOath began because I wanted to make my own game.

I’m an adult with kids, which means time for play and connection is precious—and often fragmented. I kept thinking about how powerful it would be to create a game that helped people build something together, even when life makes traditional play hard to sustain.

I was deeply inspired by The Quiet Year, especially by hearing it used to shape a shared world through storytelling. That idea stuck with me: world building as a way to gather people, spark imagination, and create a setting together before the larger game even begins.

I also love strategy games. So NextOath became my attempt to bring those two passions together: collaborative storytelling and meaningful strategic play. Modern AI made that ambition feel possible in a way it hadn’t before, especially for a tiny team—first just me, then with help from my cofounder, and along the way with substantial support from tools like Cursor, Claude, and ChatGPT.

The first core pieces of the world-building experience were written in early 2025. I returned to the project lightly in December, then picked it up in earnest in February after finishing another project. I also spent significant time on an earlier strategy direction that ultimately fell short of my goals. Replacing it led to a version of the game that feels much more distinct, satisfying, and fun.

How It Works

Every game of NextOath unfolds in two phases.

First, players build a world together. You choose or define a genre, answer world-building questions, and gradually create the setting, tensions, and factions that will shape the game.

Then the game turns strategic. Each player takes control of a faction within that shared world and responds to the pressures that emerge from it. Your decisions create assets, alter the balance of power, and reshape the map over time.

AI helps hold the experience together behind the scenes—supporting prompt generation, interpretation, continuity, and resolution—so the game can move from collaborative storytelling into meaningful strategic play.

What's Next

NextOath is still taking shape. We’re continuing to refine the game, improve the player experience, and learn from player experiences.

This is just the beginning. We're actively developing new features, refining game mechanics, and building the community. Follow our changelog for updates, and don't hesitate to reach out via our support page with ideas, feedback or questions.

Ready to build your first world? Start playing now.