Ludira

Ludira turns a described set of board-game rules into a playable, rules-enforced prototype you can change mid-playtest.

Creators pay. Players don't.

Pricing for designers. Playtesters stay free.

Ludira charges the person creating and iterating the game, not the people helping them playtest it. Every tier — including Free — runs the same rules engine, the same real-time multiplayer sync, and the same live hot-reload rule editing. Credits only meter the AI work that costs real money to run: rules generation, planning chat, and AI-generated art.

Two honest caveats up front. (1) Real-money checkout isn't live yet. Paddle billing is still being connected — we're running against Paddle's sandbox for now, so the paid buttons below are intentionally disabled and nothing can charge a real card. These are the real, decided prices and credit limits, not placeholders, and paid tiers ship with the open beta. (2) AI-generated art, planning-chat, and uploaded-art auto-crop aren't built yet. The credits that meter AI art and planning-chat, the per-tier art amounts below, and the free "upload your own art and auto-crop it" feature all describe how things will work once those ship — treat them as coming soon, not available today. What is live today is AI rules generation (free to try once, then metered by credits on a signed-in account) and the full playtesting engine: real-time multiplayer sync and live hot-reload rule editing.

Included on every tier, including Free.

The free plan is not a stripped-down toy version. The limits are about AI usage, not whether the actual playtest works.

Players are always free

Nobody who just wants to playtest your game pays or needs an account.

Full rules engine

Same engine on every tier. Nothing crippled or watered down.

Live hot-reload editing

Change a rule during a live playtest and every connected player's game updates instantly.

Multiplayer sessions

Real-time sync for every tier, so remote playtests don't turn into spreadsheet theatre.

Three monthly plans.

Start free, move up when AI iteration or generated art becomes part of the work.

Free

no AI art

€0/mo

50 credits (one-time)

Enough to try the rules workflow and run real playtests without charging your players.

  • About 5 AI rules generations — enough to build a game and refine it a few times.
  • 50 credits granted once at signup — no rollover and no recurring monthly refresh.
  • Upload-your-own-art plus auto-crop is free and unmetered up to a soft cap of 50/mo.
  • No AI-generated art on this tier — the cost multiple is too high to give away free.
Try the free demo

Account-based tiers ship with the open beta — the zero-signup demo is live today, no account needed.

Creator

partial art

€10/mo

250 credits/mo

For designers iterating on a game steadily through the month, with some generated art.

  • About 25 AI rules generations a month — or around 20, plus a planning-chat pass and a handful of art images.
  • Unused credits roll over, capped at 500 banked (2× the monthly amount).
  • Upload plus auto-crop is free and fully unmetered.
  • Not enough for a fully illustrated game every month — that needs roughly 620 credits. Pro is the tier for that.
Choose Creator

Real-money checkout is disabled until Paddle billing is connected.

Pro

full deck

€29/mo

900 credits/mo

For heavy art users who want a complete illustrated game cycle without counting every image.

  • About 90 AI rules generations a month if you spend credits on nothing else.
  • Unused credits roll over, capped at 1800 banked (2× the monthly amount).
  • Upload plus auto-crop is free and fully unmetered.
  • Enough for one complete illustrated game (~100 art assets) plus the full planning+build cycle — about 620 credits, leaving headroom to spare.
Choose Pro

Real-money checkout is disabled until Paddle billing is connected.

What credits pay for

Credits are Ludira's way of keeping AI use fair without a separate price tag on every button. Simple actions cost a little; heavier generation costs more. For scale, in whole AI rules generations at 10 credits each: about 5 on Free (a one-time grant of 50), about 25 a month on Creator, and about 90 a month on Pro. (Planning-chat and AI art, priced on this page, will draw on the same credits once they ship, so mixing them in lowers those generation counts.) Uploading and auto-cropping your own art won't be metered by credits on any tier, once that feature ships.

Rollover, without unlimited hoarding

On Creator and Pro, unused credits carry over month to month, up to double your plan's monthly amount banked at once. That lets you bank up before a big push, but it doesn't turn into an endless stockpile. Free's credits are a one-time grant — they don't roll over and aren't refreshed monthly.

AI rules build or refinement 10 credits
Planning-chat turn (coming soon) 1 credit
Standard-quality AI art image (coming soon) 3 credits
Premium-quality AI art image (coming soon) 7 credits
Upload your own art and auto-crop it (coming soon) free

Paid plans are real, but real-money checkout isn't live yet.

These are the decided monthly prices and credit limits for Ludira. Self-serve checkout is deliberately not linked here until Paddle billing is ready — a fake payment button would be a strange way to start a relationship.

Checkout coming with the open beta

No urgency, no countdown, no fake payment link.

FAQ

Is AI-generated art available yet?

Not yet — AI art generation, planning-chat, and uploaded-art auto-crop are still being built. The credit costs and per-tier amounts on this page are the decided pricing for when those ship; they don't work today. AI rules generation, metered by the same credits, is live now, as is the full playtesting engine.

What's a credit?

A credit is a small unit that meters AI work inside Ludira. Rules generation, planning chat, and AI art each cost a different number of credits, because they cost different amounts to actually run.

What happens if I run out of credits?

Everything else keeps working — playtests, multiplayer sync, and live rule editing all stay available. AI actions wait until your credits refresh (on paid plans, at your next monthly billing period) or you move to a tier with more of them. And if a logged-in AI build or refinement fails or times out, the credits it reserved are refunded automatically, so a failed generation never costs you.

Do unused credits roll over?

On Creator and Pro, yes — up to double your plan's monthly amount banked at once. Free's 50 credits are a one-time grant: they don't roll over, and they aren't refreshed monthly.

Can I cancel anytime?

That's the plan: monthly billing, no long-term contract, cancel and you won't be charged again. Monthly only for now — there's no annual plan. (This describes how billing will work once checkout goes live; nothing charges you today.)

Is there a free tier, really?

Yes. Free includes the full rules engine, multiplayer sessions, live hot-reload editing, and a one-time grant of 50 AI credits — about five AI rules generations. It doesn't include AI-generated art — that's the one thing too costly to give away — and uploaded-art auto-crop (also free once it ships) isn't built yet.

Do my playtesters need paid accounts?

No. Players joining and playing a game are always free, and they don't need an account just to help you playtest.

Can I use my own art instead of AI art?

That's the plan, and it will be free on every tier — unmetered on Creator and Pro, soft-capped at 50/mo on Free. Uploading your own art and having Ludira auto-crop and recognize it is one of the coming-soon features above, though: the image-upload feature isn't built yet, so it isn't usable today.