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KAL University

Build your future.

You have $200, a college dorm, and four years to build something extraordinary.

A single-player campus adventure and business game. Start in your dorm, walk a fictional campus, meet its people, and build a company one decision at a time.

No build is available yet. Downloads appear here once a build passes testing on real PCs and Macs.

$9.99 once, or included with KalCode Pro, MAX and MAX 2X. Yours for life.

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The KAL University title screen at sunset: the KalCode mascot with A KalCode Game, the tagline Build your future., and the campus clock tower and quad behind the menu.
In-game capture · development build

Arrive with $200. Leave with something you built.

You arrive at KAL University with $200, a simple dorm room and no business. Explore the campus, find people and problems worth solving, and turn one idea into a company, one decision at a time.

Friends, mentors and rivals change your story. Every chapter is something you play, not a long cutscene.

  1. Prologue

    Arrival

    Two hundred dollars, a dorm desk, one new friend and one problem worth solving.

    In the development build
  2. Act I

    First sale

    Find a customer, choose a price, launch on campus and learn from what happens.

    In the development build
  3. Act II

    Reputation

    Marketing, rivals, word of mouth and the people around you start to matter.

    Planned
  4. Act III

    Scaling

    Hiring, operations and harder tradeoffs as the business grows.

    Planned
  5. Act IV

    Graduation

    Several endings, each earned by your business, your choices and your relationships.

    Planned
  6. After

    Keep building

    Run the same company after graduation, with no forced restart.

    Planned

What you actually do.

Short goals, real places and decisions you can see the results of. Every image here is from the game as it runs today.

Walk the campus.

Explore KAL University on foot: the quad, the Maple Hall dorms, Lantern Café and the Innovation Lab. The day moves on as you do, and the campus changes after dark.

The player on Founders' Quad during Welcome Week, beside the fountain, with the domed hall behind and the clock, wallet and objective on screen.
The same quad at night under lamplight, the domed hall lit in the distance.
In-game capture · development build

Meet people. Choose what to say.

Conversations come with real choices. Classmates bring problems worth solving, and the friends, mentors and rivals you make shape where your story goes.

A conversation with Sam, a classmate, with three reply choices on screen.
In-game capture · development build

Build a business you understand.

Start a tech company or a campus service. Set a price, plan a campaign and reinvest what you earn. When a campaign falls flat, the report shows why: targeting, price, quality or timing.

A campaign report: 714 impressions led to 43 visits and 2 customers, with targeting fit named as the biggest drag and the money spent laid out.
The pricing screen for StudySync: $8.00 a month, with estimated weekly demand and profit ranges.
In-game capture · development build

Optional · fictional · in-game only

KalCode Sim, at your dorm desk.

Plan a product sprint with fictional in-game helpers, then launch it into the game's economy. It never runs real code, signs in to anything or touches your KalCode account, and you don't need to code to use it.

The player in a Maple Hall dorm room at the desk, with the prompt Use Desk, where KalCode Sim opens.
In-game capture · development build

More from KAL University.

Captured from the development build. Work in progress: what you see will keep improving.

  • The character creator: a new student's name, skin tone, build, height and hair, with the quad behind.
    Make your student
  • Inside Lantern Café: a checkered floor, a long wooden counter, a menu board and a classmate to talk to.
    Lantern Café
  • The KAL University map, marking Maple Hall, the quad, Lantern Café, the Innovation Lab and the main gate.
    The campus map
  • The StudySync Labs business dashboard after a first campaign: revenue, profit, customers, satisfaction and the next milestone.
    Your company at a glance
  • The campaign planner: choosing an audience such as freshmen or STEM majors, with fit and budget for each.
    Plan a campaign
  • A milestone card reading Someone paid for your idea, after StudySync Labs makes its first sale.
    Your first sale

Planned · in development

Where it's headed.

Planned for the full game and not in the development build yet. All of it is fictional: no real money, AI services or stocks.

  • laptop Planned

    Run your business from anywhere on campus.

    A laptop that goes where you go: work from the café, the quad or the library instead of only your dorm desk.

  • fictional AI Planned

    Fictional AI tools, then your own AI company.

    Use made-up AI tools to grow your business, and later found an AI company of your own, all inside the game.

  • fictional market Planned

    A stock market and an IPO.

    Take your company public on a fictional in-game exchange. No real money, no real stocks, nothing to invest.

  • move out Planned

    Leave the dorm. Expand.

    Move out and grow into new regions inspired by California, Florida and New York.

  • friends Planned

    Private worlds with up to three friends.

    An optional, invite-only world for four players in all: explore campus together and show off your companies. Solo play stays complete and offline.

  • cofounders Planned

    Cofounders and real rivals.

    Start a company with friends as cofounders, and compete with classmate founders whose results come from the same simulation as yours.

Coming to Windows and macOS.

No build is available yet. Each download appears here once it has passed testing on real hardware.

  • Windows

    Coming soon

    Planned for 64-bit Windows 10 and 11, with a signed installer. The download appears here once a build has passed testing on real Windows PCs.

  • macOS

    Coming soon

    Planned for Apple silicon Macs, signed and notarized by Apple. Intel Macs are listed only once one has been tested.

  • Linux

    Being considered

    Linux is listed only after a build passes testing on real hardware.

Coming soon

Own it once. Keep it for life.

$9.99 on its own, or included with a KalCode plan. Not on sale yet: purchase opens here, with its terms and refund policy, when a tested build is ready.

  • On its own

    KAL University

    $9.99 USD, one time

    The complete game, every chapter and every ending. No subscription, nothing to buy inside.

    Coming soon Not on sale yet

  • Included

    KalCode Pro

    $10/month or $100/year

    KAL University is yours for life from your first successful payment, monthly or yearly, plus this plan's in-game perks.

    See KalCode Pro

  • Included · Most popular

    KalCode MAX

    $25/month or $250/year

    KAL University is yours for life from your first successful payment, monthly or yearly, plus this plan's in-game perks.

    See KalCode MAX

  • Included

    KalCode MAX 2X

    $50/month or $500/year

    KAL University is yours for life from your first successful payment, monthly or yearly, plus this plan's in-game perks.

    See KalCode MAX 2X

KAL University terms

  • for life

    Yours to keep.

    Buying it, or your first successful payment on Pro, MAX or MAX 2X, makes KAL University yours for life. Cancelling or changing plans never takes it away.

  • plan perks

    Perks, never pay-to-win.

    Plans will add a few cosmetic items and a little starting cash, claimed once and kept after you cancel. Every item can also be earned in the game.

  • fair play

    No microtransactions.

    No loot boxes, no ads and no currency for sale. Money in the game is fictional and stays there.

  • offline

    Sign in once, then play offline.

    The game links to your KalCode account with a short code, then plays offline with your saves on your own computer.

Questions

Straight answers about what KAL University is, and what it isn't.

When can I play?

Not yet. KAL University is in development and has no release date. Windows and macOS downloads will appear on this page when a build has passed testing on real Windows PCs and Macs.

Does it need an internet connection or an account?

Only to confirm you own it. You link the game to your KalCode account once, by entering a short code on kalcoded.com. After that the single-player game plays offline and your saves stay on your computer. It renews its license quietly when you're online and needs to reconnect at least once every 30 days; your saves are never touched.

Are there microtransactions or loot boxes?

No. There are no microtransactions, loot boxes, ads or in-game currency for sale. The money you earn in the game is fictional, can't be bought and can't be cashed out.

Do I need a KalCode subscription?

No. You can buy KAL University on its own for $9.99, once. It's also included with KalCode Pro, MAX and MAX 2X, monthly or yearly: your first successful payment makes it yours for life, even if you later cancel or change plans.

What do the plan perks include?

Pro, MAX and MAX 2X will each add a few cosmetic items and +$50 of starting cash for new games, so MAX 2X starts with $150 extra. Perks are claimed once per account and stay after you cancel. Every item can also be earned in the game, and every achievement is reachable with the standalone version.

Can I play with friends?

Not yet. Optional private worlds for you and up to three friends are planned, along with starting companies as cofounders. Neither is in the development build. Solo play will always be the complete game and won't need an online session.

What is KalCode Sim?

A fictional workstation inside the game, styled after KalCode. At your dorm desk you plan product sprints with in-game helpers. It doesn't run code, sign in to anything, use AI services or touch your files or your KalCode account. It's optional: a tech company is one of several ways to play.

Do I need to know how to code?

No. Success never depends on coding. You can build a campus service instead of a tech product, and KalCode Sim only asks you to make decisions.

Is the stock market real?

No. The planned stock market and IPO are fictional parts of the game. No real money, real shares or real trading is involved, and nothing in the game can be cashed out.

How much will it cost?

$9.99 (USD), once, with no subscription needed. It's also included with KalCode Pro, MAX and MAX 2X. It isn't on sale yet: purchase opens on this page, with its terms and refund policy, when a tested build is ready.

Which computers will it run on?

Windows and macOS are planned, starting with 64-bit Windows 10 and 11 and Apple silicon Macs. Linux is being considered and will only be listed once it has been tested on real hardware.

How do I hear when it's out?

Follow @KalCodeDev on X. Release news is posted there, and downloads will appear on this page.

A KalCode Game

Build your future.

$200, a dorm room and four years. KAL University is coming to Windows and macOS, $9.99 once or included with KalCode Pro, MAX and MAX 2X. Follow @KalCodeDev for release news.

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