Zaohua
Craft Workshop is an AI interactive game dream factory launched by Tencent Photon Studio. Officially, it offers a wealth of interactive plot experiences and one-click AI creation capabilities, supports various types of high-quality immersive storytelling and custom editing, and has now launched a limited beta test.
Updated: 2026-10-26
What is Zaohua?
Zao Hua Workshop is the "AI Interactive Game Dream Factory" launched by Tencent LightSpeed Studios. Its official website slogan is "Create Freely, One Word Creates a World". According to the official description, it offers a wealth of interactive story experiences and one-click AI creation capabilities, focusing on high-quality visuals and immersive storytelling of various types. It supports custom editing and private customization, and is currently in a limited beta test. This site does not have a game category, so it is classified under "Others" — it is both an experience platform for interactive film and game works and a creation tool for creators to make interactive games using AI.
Who is it for?
- Interactive narrative and shadow-game creators: Create multi-branch plotlines and interactive film and television works, and distribute them directly to players on the platform.
- Independent game developers: With the help of the MCP toolchain, they can develop, preview and verify locally, then package and upload with one click, without having to build a release pipeline on their own.
- Screenwriters and content creators: Convert story scripts into interactive narrative works, with AI participating in the generation of materials and structures.
- Developers using AI programming tools: who wish to integrate game development into their existing workflows such as CodeBuddy and Trae.
Key features
6Interactive Movie-Game Content Library
The official website features entrances such as "Everyone's Playing", "Game Library" and "Interactive Movie-Games", which include works like *Salted Fish: The Rebirth Empress*, *Eternal Calamity: The Mysterious Tomb of the Qi River*, *The Door Behind You* and *Red Line Calamity*, with most indicating availability on PC/mobile devices.
One-click AI Creation
The official states that it offers one-click AI creation capabilities, combined with custom editing and private customization, enabling creators to produce interactive narrative works.
Game Builder Plugin
The official split it into three parts: CLI is responsible for installation, login and project binding; MCP tools are responsible for status check, local preview, verification, construction and upload; Skills guide AI Agents to safely complete the development and release process.
Integrate mainstream AI programming tools
Officially, it can be connected to MCP-supported clients such as Kimi Code, CodeBuddy, DeepSeek Harness, Trae, and WorkBuddy. The installation command is npx -y @zaohua/game-builder install.
Local Preview and Platform Compatibility Check
The Agent can launch local previews, check for runtime errors, and verify whether the game meets the operational requirements of Zaohua Workshop, thereby identifying issues related to loading, runtime environment, and platform capability adaptation in advance.
Source code stays local
The official emphasizes that throughout the entire process, the source code always remains on your own computer. You can continue to use your familiar IDE, AI Agent and development methods, and only bring the final game to the platform.
How to use Zaohua
- Before you start, read the official creation guide (the Game Builder setup document under academy), which follows four steps: supported tools, connecting the client, local preview and verification, and getting-started prompt words.
- Start with checking the project's prompt, for example, "Check if the current Game Builder project is ready", and let the Agent confirm whether you are logged in, whether the directory has been initialized, and which platform and game ID are bound.
- Before building and uploading, the official recommends completing local preview, runtime error checking and platform compatibility verification first.
- Getting the order right will save you from a lot of detours.
- Choose according to the target platform during initialization: The official example prompt includes "Create a new game that supports both PC and mobile terminals", and decide on the terminal form at the very beginning.
- The platform is currently in limited testing.
- The scope of openness, release rules and review standards may be adjusted.
- Please refer to the latest official announcements on the official website before official project initiation.
Traffic & popularity
Data month Sep 2026
Zaohua receives about 11.3K visits per month.
Monthly visits
8 monthsTraffic sources
- Direct62.4%
- Referrals27.9%
- Search9.3%
- Mail0.2%
- AI assistants0.2%
Top countries
- China94.3%
- Hong Kong, China4.1%
- Japan1.5%
Estimated from third-party traffic data.
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