Build fully playable, browser-based games directly inside WordPress. No canvas. No external engine. Just a plugin.

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Orbem Order®

<p><strong>Orbem Studio</strong> is a no-code browser game engine that runs entirely inside WordPress.</p>
<p>Build real games with combat, NPCs, missions, inventory, cutscenes, boss fights, and physics-based platforming. Publish them as a URL on your own site. No Unity. No canvas. No downloads. Your game lives on a WordPress page.</p>
<p>The engine handles movement, collision, triggers, progression, and state entirely through WordPress systems. If you can install a plugin, you can build a game.</p>
<h4>Why Developers Use Orbem Studio</h4>
<p>Most browser game tools require canvas, external libraries, or separate hosting. Orbem Studio runs inside WordPress itself. Your game is a page on your site and shareable as a URL, playable in any browser, no app store required.</p>
<p>The simultaneous build and playtest workflow means you place an object and immediately walk your character into it to test. No mode switching. No recompiling. Just build and play.</p>
<h4>What You Can Build</h4>
<p>Orbem Studio ships with systems for:</p>
<ul>
<li>Combat with directional attacks, heavy attacks, charged attacks, and boss fight mechanics</li>
<li>Enemies with wander, runner, and projectile behaviors, health bars, and hurt animations</li>
<li>Physics-based platforming with per-area gravity, jumping, double jumping, and jump sound effects</li>
<li>Missions and progression with branching chains, conditional triggers, and persistent player state</li>
<li>Cutscenes and scripted events with per-area music, sound effects, and cinematic playback</li>
<li>Built-in translation support for in-game dialogue, paragraph blocks, and heading blocks — the correct language is chosen automatically from the visitor’s browser</li>
<li>Inventory with weapons, gear, consumables, and equip logic</li>
<li>Mobile controls with d-pad support and landscape mode</li>
<li>Developer mode with live object placement, visual trigger overlays, and a front end wall builder</li>
</ul>
<h4>Proven in Production</h4>
<p>Games built with Orbem Studio:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https:one-wizard-wrong-forest.orbem.studio" rel="nofollow ugc">One Wizard Wrong Forest</a> — fantasy brawler with goblin combat and a tree golem boss</li>
<li><a href="https://cemetery-showdown.orbem.studio" rel="nofollow ugc">Cemetery Showdown</a> — zombie combat game</li>
<li><a href="https://orbem.studio/learn" rel="nofollow ugc">Learn how to use Orbem Studio</a> — watch turtorials and learn the basics</li>
</ul>
<h4>Getting Started</h4>
<p>Install the plugin, click Generate a Starter Game, and you have a playable game running on your WordPress site in under 60 seconds. No configuration required to get started.</p>
<p>Or sign up at <a href="https://orbem.studio" rel="nofollow ugc">orbem.studio</a> to build and host your game without your own WordPress site.</p>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<p><strong>Game Engine</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Full browser game engine running inside WordPress with no external dependencies</li>
<li>Real-time player movement and collision</li>
<li>Physics-based gravity mode per area — constant downward pull, floor detection, and wall collision for the player, NPCs, and enemies</li>
<li>Jump and double jump with configurable heights and jump sound effects, adjustable per character</li>
<li>Simultaneous build and playtest, no mode switching or recompiling</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Combat System</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Directional attacks, heavy attacks, and charged attacks</li>
<li>Boss fight mechanics with phase transitions and pulse wave attacks</li>
<li>Enemy AI with wander, chase, runner, and projectile behaviors</li>
<li>Enemy health bars, hurt animations, and death states</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Missions and Progression</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Branching mission chains with conditional triggers</li>
<li>Persistent player state across sessions</li>
<li>Health, mana, power, experience, currency, and leveling systems</li>
<li>Unlock and materialize triggers</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Cutscenes and Storytelling</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Scripted cutscene events with dialogue and voice</li>
<li>Per-area and per-cutscene music</li>
<li>Sound effects and audio triggers</li>
<li>Intro videos and cinematic playback</li>
<li>Google Text-to-Speech integration for voiced dialogue</li>
<li>Built-in translation support for paragraph and heading blocks — add translations per block and the correct language is served automatically based on the visitor’s browser locale</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Inventory and Equipment</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Weapons, gear, and consumables</li>
<li>Equip and unequip logic</li>
<li>Character-bound equipment support</li>
<li>Storage limits</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Mobile Support</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>D-pad controls for touch devices</li>
<li>Landscape mode support</li>
<li>Mobile-optimized combat hitbox</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Developer Mode</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Live in-game object and character placement</li>
<li>Visual trigger overlays</li>
<li>Front end wall builder</li>
<li>Level selector for rapid iteration</li>
<li>Admin-only editing tools</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Architecture</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>REST API based architecture with permission-aware endpoints</li>
<li>Subscriber-safe gameplay routes</li>
<li>Optimized meta access and caching</li>
<li>Extensible via WordPress hooks and filters</li>
<li>Google OAuth support for player login</li>
</ul>
<h4>Use Cases</h4>
<ul>
<li>Browser-based action games</li>
<li>Narrative RPGs and interactive fiction</li>
<li>Educational games and gamified experiences</li>
<li>Playable demos and interactive product experiences</li>
<li>Experimental web-native game projects</li>
</ul>
<h3>External Services</h3>
<p>This plugin connects to third-party services to provide optional functionality related to authentication and text-to-speech features.</p>
<h4>Google Text-to-Speech API</h4>
<p>Orbem Studio can optionally use the Google Text-to-Speech API to generate spoken audio for in-game dialogue and narration.</p>
<p>What the service is used for:<br />
The service is used to convert in-game cutscene and explainer popup text content into synthesized speech audio.</p>
<p>What data is sent and when:<br />
When text-to-speech is enabled by the site administrator and triggered by player interaction, the plugin sends the following data to Google:</p>
<ul>
<li>The text content to be synthesized</li>
<li>The configured language and voice parameters</li>
<li>The API key provided by the site administrator</li>
</ul>
<p>No personal user data is sent by default. The text content is only sent at the moment audio generation is requested.</p>
<p>Service provider: Google LLC<br />
<a href="https://cloud.google.com/terms" rel="nofollow ugc">Terms of Service</a><br />
<a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a></p>
<h4>Google OAuth / Token Verification</h4>
<p>Orbem Studio supports optional Google Sign-In functionality to allow users to authenticate using their Google account.</p>
<p>What the service is used for:<br />
The service is used to verify the authenticity of a Google ID token during login.</p>
<p>What data is sent and when:<br />
When a user logs in using Google Sign-In, the plugin sends the Google ID token provided by the user’s browser. This request is made once per login attempt to verify the token’s validity. The plugin does not store Google credentials.</p>
<p>Service provider: Google LLC<br />
<a href="https://developers.google.com/identity/terms" rel="nofollow ugc">Terms of Service</a><br />
<a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a></p>


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