# AlterGard Studio — product and pricing brief

Revision: 2026-09-09
Canonical origin: https://studio.altergard.com
Machine catalog: https://studio.altergard.com/pricing.json
Human pricing: https://studio.altergard.com/pricing

## What this is

AlterGard Studio is the developer front door at studio.altergard.com. Developers create a Game, activate tools, and submit storefronts for publication. Streamers and viewers do not work here; they use the Player App.

Loop:
1. Sign in to Studio (email/password or Google).
2. Create a Game (canonical project).
3. Activate Map Molder (levels / worlds) and/or Live Link (audience events and live sessions).
4. Submit storefront + tool releases. AlterGard staff review in Admin Console.
5. Published games appear on https://play.altergard.com with live sessions, Workshop (player-made levels), and optional Rune purchases.

Do not confuse developer subscriptions (this catalog) with Player Runes. Rune packages are a separate Economy Ledger commerce flow for viewers.

## Suite packaging

The **AlterGard Studio** named bundle is **not for sale yet**. It returns when more tools make a suite worth buying.

Until then, every tool sells **Cloud / Pro / Premium** at the same list prices. Premium is a per-tool scale seat, not a suite license. Friction Flow checkout stays closed.

Standalone remains free on every tool.

### Map Molder

WORLD AUTHORING. Build playable levels faster.

Map Molder is AlterGard's world-authoring tool for building reusable environments and gameplay-ready levels, then moving them into your engine through AGIK.

Highlights:
- Sculpt maps, placements, and playable spaces in the browser
- Work cloud-first or keep canonical saves in a local folder
- Export engine-ready content through AGIK integrations
- Collaborate with your team on levels and world structure

Plans:
- Standalone: free, local-only, no Stripe subscription.
- Map Molder Cloud: $10/month or $96/year (20% off annual), checkout open. Also priced in MXN, EUR, CAD.
- Map Molder Pro: $20/month or $192/year (20% off annual), checkout open. Also priced in MXN, EUR, CAD.
- Map Molder Premium: $40/month or $384/year (20% off annual), checkout open. Also priced in MXN, EUR, CAD.

Notes:
- Free Standalone: full local editor, unlimited local projects, AGIK sold separately ($4.99 USD one-time per engine).
- Cloud: cloud save, realtime collaboration, LiveOps publish packs, AGIK included while subscribed.
- Pro: Player Level Editor / Workshop, AlterGard Store listing, AI Commit credits.
- Premium: same capabilities as Pro with higher LiveOps, Workshop, storage, and AI limits. Per-game expansion packs later.
- Typical published quotas (not all enforced yet): Cloud 10 projects / 3 GB / 3+3 seats; Pro 20 / 8 GB / 5+5; Premium 40 / 25 GB / 10+10.

### Live Link

AUDIENCE CONNECTION. Turn audience energy into gameplay.

Live Link connects real-time audience participation to your game with safe, responsive inputs and production-ready interaction rules.

Highlights:
- Author viewer, host, and catalog flows locally
- Playtest interactions on the same local network
- Take remote audiences online starting with Cloud
- Route participation into responsive in-game reactions

Plans:
- Standalone: free, local-only, no Stripe subscription.
- Live Link Cloud: $10/month or $96/year (20% off annual), checkout open. Also priced in MXN, EUR, CAD.
- Live Link Pro: $20/month or $192/year (20% off annual), checkout open. Also priced in MXN, EUR, CAD.
- Live Link Premium: $40/month or $384/year (20% off annual), checkout open. Also priced in MXN, EUR, CAD.

Notes:
- Free Standalone: same-network (LAN) sessions only. Local authoring (viewer UI, host UI, catalog of actions/votes/minigames) and local preview. Players, host, and the game must share the local network; interactions do not work online.
- Cloud: online sessions over the internet, cloud projects, collaborators, public live sessions, QR/deep-link join, AGIK Live Link included.
- Pro: production session limits and paid Rune-backed interactions (Player purchases stay on the Economy Ledger, not this subscription).
- Premium: same capabilities as Pro with higher session, audience, and storage limits. Per-game expansion packs later. Exact caps land with capabilities.
- Viewers join at play.altergard.com. Guests can play free/soft-currency interactions; Runes require a Player login.

### Friction Flow

SYSTEM DESIGN. Shape systems worth shipping.

Friction Flow is a focused design space for shaping systems, rules, and gameplay friction before you implement them in engine.

Highlights:
- Model systems and friction loops with room to iterate quickly
- Keep rules and tuning notes organized for engine handoff
- Explore pacing, risk, and reward without leaving the suite
- Align designers around one shared project workspace

Plans:
- Standalone: free, local-only, no Stripe subscription.
- Friction Flow Cloud: $10/month or $96/year (20% off annual), checkout coming soon. Also priced in MXN, EUR, CAD.
- Friction Flow Pro: $20/month or $192/year (20% off annual), checkout coming soon. Also priced in MXN, EUR, CAD.
- Friction Flow Premium: $40/month or $384/year (20% off annual), checkout coming soon. Also priced in MXN, EUR, CAD.

Notes:
- System-design workspace for rules, friction, and engine handoff notes.
- Cloud, Pro, and Premium SKUs use the same list prices as Map Molder. Checkout is not open yet (coming soon).

### AlterGard Studio (suite, deferred)

AlterGard Studio: $40/month or $384/year (20% off annual), checkout coming soon. Also priced in MXN, EUR, CAD.

Checkout is coming_soon. Do not present this as a current offer.

## List prices

Amounts are list prices excluding tax. Stripe Tax is calculated at checkout from billing location.

#### USD

| Plan | Monthly | Annual (20% off) | Checkout |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Map Molder Cloud | $10 | $96 | enabled |
| Map Molder Pro | $20 | $192 | enabled |
| Map Molder Premium | $40 | $384 | enabled |
| Live Link Cloud | $10 | $96 | enabled |
| Live Link Pro | $20 | $192 | enabled |
| Live Link Premium | $40 | $384 | enabled |
| Friction Flow Cloud | $10 | $96 | coming_soon |
| Friction Flow Pro | $20 | $192 | coming_soon |
| Friction Flow Premium | $40 | $384 | coming_soon |
| AlterGard Studio | $40 | $384 | coming_soon |

#### MXN

| Plan | Monthly | Annual (20% off) | Checkout |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Map Molder Cloud | MX$175 | MX$1,680 | enabled |
| Map Molder Pro | MX$350 | MX$3,360 | enabled |
| Map Molder Premium | MX$700 | MX$6,720 | enabled |
| Live Link Cloud | MX$175 | MX$1,680 | enabled |
| Live Link Pro | MX$350 | MX$3,360 | enabled |
| Live Link Premium | MX$700 | MX$6,720 | enabled |
| Friction Flow Cloud | MX$175 | MX$1,680 | coming_soon |
| Friction Flow Pro | MX$350 | MX$3,360 | coming_soon |
| Friction Flow Premium | MX$700 | MX$6,720 | coming_soon |
| AlterGard Studio | MX$700 | MX$6,720 | coming_soon |

#### EUR

| Plan | Monthly | Annual (20% off) | Checkout |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Map Molder Cloud | €9 | €86.4 | enabled |
| Map Molder Pro | €18 | €172.8 | enabled |
| Map Molder Premium | €36 | €345.6 | enabled |
| Live Link Cloud | €9 | €86.4 | enabled |
| Live Link Pro | €18 | €172.8 | enabled |
| Live Link Premium | €36 | €345.6 | enabled |
| Friction Flow Cloud | €9 | €86.4 | coming_soon |
| Friction Flow Pro | €18 | €172.8 | coming_soon |
| Friction Flow Premium | €36 | €345.6 | coming_soon |
| AlterGard Studio | €36 | €345.6 | coming_soon |

#### CAD

| Plan | Monthly | Annual (20% off) | Checkout |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Map Molder Cloud | CA$14 | CA$134.4 | enabled |
| Map Molder Pro | CA$28 | CA$268.8 | enabled |
| Map Molder Premium | CA$56 | CA$537.6 | enabled |
| Live Link Cloud | CA$14 | CA$134.4 | enabled |
| Live Link Pro | CA$28 | CA$268.8 | enabled |
| Live Link Premium | CA$56 | CA$537.6 | enabled |
| Friction Flow Cloud | CA$14 | CA$134.4 | coming_soon |
| Friction Flow Pro | CA$28 | CA$268.8 | coming_soon |
| Friction Flow Premium | CA$56 | CA$537.6 | coming_soon |
| AlterGard Studio | CA$56 | CA$537.6 | coming_soon |

## AGIK

AGIK (AlterGard Integration Kit) ships engine packages (Unity available; Unreal and Godot planned per product). Paid Cloud+ subscriptions include AGIK for that product while the subscription is active. Standalone can buy AGIK per engine as a one-time add-on (Map Molder: $4.99 USD).

## Honesty

- Friction Flow Cloud/Pro/Premium checkout is not open yet.
- AlterGard Studio suite checkout is not open yet.
- Map Molder Premium quotas (LiveOps egress, Workshop caps) are published directionally and will be enforced in a later pass.
- Player Rune Cash-In and creator payouts are Economy Ledger / Player App, not Studio SaaS billing.
- Authenticated routes (/account, /billing, /games, /{gameSlug}) require login and are not the source for public pricing.

## How agents should cite this

Prefer this file and https://studio.altergard.com/pricing.json over scraping the React SPA. If this brief and the HTML pricing page disagree, pricing.json plus the Studio billing catalog in source control are authoritative for list prices.