How to Make a Puzzle Game with AI (Multiplayer Escape Room Workshop)

To make a puzzle game, choose interactive objects, attach riddles or challenges to them, reward players with clues or keys, and define a win condition that unlocks the final goal.

Want to make a puzzle game you can actually play with friends online without downloading an engine or learning to code first? With Rosebud AI, you can build a multiplayer escape-room style puzzle game just by describing what you want.

In this 1-hour workshop-style tutorial, you’ll start from a multiplayer template, add puzzle objects, attach riddles and keys, set up an AI hint character, then publish a shareable game link. Follow along for step-by-step instructions!

What You’ll Build in This Puzzle Game Tutorial

By the end, you’ll have a playable team-based puzzle world where:

• Multiple players join the same room together
• Players explore and interact with puzzle objects
• Riddles appear when you approach objects
• Solving riddles reveals keys or clues
• An AI character gives hints if players get stuck
• You publish the game and share a URL so others can join instantly

This is ideal for:

• Classrooms and workshops
• Friend groups building an escape room together
• Beginners learning game design + teamwork

Step 1: Start from a Multiplayer Template

To begin:

1. Open Rosebud AI and click Create
2. Open the multiplayer template (use the template link, or look at the lesson plan for closer step-by-step instructions and example prompts)
3. Scroll down and click Remix to make your own editable version

From here, Rosie (Rosebud’s AI coding assistant) will help you build the puzzle game by prompting in plain English.

Step 2: Explore the World and Meet the AI Character

Before you add puzzles, walk around the world and test the basics:

• Move your player
• Get a feel for the environment
• Talk to the built-in AI character

That AI character will eventually become your hint giver, so it’s useful to test how conversations feel early.

Step 3: Pick Your Puzzle Pieces (Choose 5 Objects)

Next, open the Asset Library and choose around five objects to anchor your escape room puzzles.

Examples:

• Treasure chest
• Glowing orb
• Locked door
• Statue
• Bookcase
• Switch or lever

These objects become the “stations” where players stop, think, and solve.

Step 4: Add Riddles and Keys (Make the Puzzles Work)

Now you’ll turn each object into a real puzzle:

1. Brainstorm a riddle for each object
2. Ask Rosie to set it up so that:
   • When a player approaches the object, the riddle appears
   • If the player solves it, they receive a key or clue

This is the core loop that makes your puzzle game fun: explore → solve → unlock progress.

Prompt ideas you can use:

• “When a player walks near the treasure chest, show a riddle in a popup.”
• “If the player answers correctly, give them a key item.”
• “Store the key in the player inventory and show a message confirming it.”

Step 5: Make It Teamwork-Ready (Hints + Collaboration)

Escape rooms are best when players have to collaborate. In this step, you’ll update the AI character so they can provide hints.

Ask Rosie to make your hint character:

• Respond with helpful nudges (not full spoilers)
• Give different hints based on what players have found
• Encourage teamwork (“Share clues with your teammate!”)

This makes your puzzle game feel like a real multiplayer experience where communication matters.

Step 6: Publish and Share Your Multiplayer Puzzle Game

Once the puzzles are working:

1. Click Publish
2. Copy the shareable game URL
3. Send it to classmates or friends so they can join and test it live

This is the best part: you end the workshop with a real playable game link, not just a project file.

Want to Go Further? Upgrade Your Escape Room

If you have extra time (or want to stretch this into a week-long project), you can expand your puzzle game with:

• More rooms and multiple levels
• Custom assets (upload your own art/props)
• A final “master puzzle” that requires combining clues
• Timers, scoreboards, or team roles
• Multiple endings (win/lose outcomes)

Make a Puzzle Game with AI Today

Rosebud makes it possible to make a puzzle game, even multiplayer, just by describing your ideas. It’s fast, collaborative, and perfect for learning game design through building.

👉 Try it yourself on Rosebud AI ‍

Build a multiplayer escape room and share it with friends.