- All about Quibbel - 18 September 2026
Squishy and beautifully plump is exactly the right description of Quibbel. His colouring is a nice green, and his tentacles as flexible as they’re strong. You might not be too sure if the creature in front of you is actually a Squid or a Mushroom. But is this important?Though, it is important you’re having fun!Just a bit of funYou shouldn’t stay serious all the time. Even duelling you can allow yourself to be creative. Why not try to use cartoon logic?There is no place to hide? No problem! Quibble can use Tunneltraum (‘dream tunnel’) to draw a hole on the floor, so he can hide inside to avoid Clapbats Gust of Wind.Flamey is throwing a huge fireball? Quibbel can eat it without any issue. He can even strengthen himself with it. Now he is prepared for a counterattack!Sir René is attacking Quibbel without prior warning and headbutts him? There is only one answer: Pull a hammer out of thin a…
- All about Amöbius - 7 September 2026
Amöbius is always good for a surprise. With him loosing the first round is not similar to loosing the whole match. He is always ready to turn the tides!If you’re actually looking at him, this isn’t unexpected at all. The small purple blob is reminiscent of a cell. Cells are incredibly diverse and mutable. Humans have over 200 different cell types with different tasks. Based on this it is easy to comprehend why Amöbius is able to adapt to just anything.The perfect prerequisite for combi-attacks!Positive Status EffectsDue to the inconsistency of large language models, it is difficult to prepare combinations with a fixed sequence. Despite it, it is possible to develop skills that interact and strengthen each other. It is even possible to make them depend on each other. This allows you to prompt skills that make it quite easy to turn the tide after losing the first round of a match.If you l…
- Season 4 of Promptables has begun! - 2 September 2026
Congratulations to the Top 3 of Season 3!SvErk2k26 – ELO 2014weitere Platzierung mit 1928 ELOJupiterpuffa – ELO 1957FelPrime – ELO 1919\New in Season 4With Season 4 we’re introducing once more three new scenarios. Those have the potential to frame exciting duels!A mysterious labyrinth, a huge theatre stage and the inside of a gigantic grandfather clock!You’ve already got some ideas for these scenarios?Why not test them with Swishy!He is quite inconspicuous, so you might not have even noticed him. But he is already wating for you in the laboratory! But be careful about his hidden vines! Who knows what else he might be hiding from you. Play Sessions ins SeptemberIn September we have two events for you that will replace the usual casual sessions.We’re starting with a creative session this Friday (4th of September)!The creation of good prompts can be expensive. So we’re giving you 50 Bits f…
- Get your own plush Flamey at Gamescom! - 21 August 2026
You're at the Gamescom?Head over to the ARD booth (Hall 10.1, No. E70/F71)!Show your rank on the leaderboard in Promptables – Das KI-Duell and enter the prize draw. On each day of Gamescom 2026, the person with the highest ELO shown will receive a plush Flamey. You still have enough timne to climb the leaderboard and secure yourself a Flamey.We're looking foreward to seeing you at the ARD booth!
- All about Coraly - 14 August 2026
Welcome to Part 3 of the introduction series!Coraly is one of the new Proptables that got introduced in Season 2. He has now actually surpassed Buzzy – who previously held the top spot – with his win rate.CoralyCoralys design is visibly inspired by either a coral or maybe a sea sponge. His colouring is reminiscent of the sea. This allows you to make an educated guess about his special abilities. Still, there are other techniques than sea abilities to learn for him. With Clampy we’ve seen the importance of creativity.Efficiency in just a few charactersBut how can you be creative without wasting too many Bits on upgrading the ability slots? 45 characters isn’t a lot of space.You can always omit characters. This was a well-used trick for the Demo version, when \ counted as character. Currently, many players use abbreviations. But the more uncommon an abbreviation is, the more difficult it…
- Season 3 von Promptables - 31 July 2026
Season 3 of Promptables – Das KI Duell is just around the corner!There have been quite a few changes on our leaderboard withing the last few days. Congratulations to our Top 3 of Season 2!FlowRian (ELO 2242)Jupiterpuffa (ELO 2111)Mario.Woody (ELO 2084)\Meet FluduskFluffy and just like wool. Coloured like the night sky just after sunset.Fludusk is now waiting for you in the laboratory!New FeaturesProptables can now be played with a guest account. You can login as guest via steam or the web version. The account expires after 7 days, afterwards your progress will be lost. It is possible to upgrade a guest account to a full account, though.We also reworked the login for the web version to allow the use of a password manger.To use the guest login via Steam: After starting the game, click on "Als Gast fortfahren" instead of using the "Mit Steam fortfahren" option.Further InformationWith the s…
- All about Clampy - 29 July 2026
Welcome to Part 2 of our introduction series. Today it’s all about Clampy!Using Clampy successfully is currently a challenge. If we look at the matches of the current season you can see that the winrate of Clampy is just around 30%. But this also means that competitors don’t expect matching Clampy.And expectations can be used.Winning with Clampy?Similar to most Promptables, Clampy is relatively small. His colouration does not attract special attention. With the right Prompt he might be a hiding champion.The power of synonymsDepending on the exact wording of a Prompt, his efficiency changes. Try to use different synonyms and see how the AI Referee interprets each version. Does it make a difference if you reuse words used in the scenario descriptions within your attacs?Hiding, Camouflage, Bury, Cloak …Dictionaries of synonyms like thesaurus.com might help you looking for just the right wo…
- All about Sleepy - 24 July 2026
Welcome to the first part of our introduction series.Finding out which abilities are fitting for a certain Promptable isn’t always easy. Therefore we decided to start a series introducing all our Promptables. Find out what makes them special!Whether you’re playing since day one or are new to the game, we have some information for all of you.Curtain up for SleepySleepy has been the most used Promptable for Season 1. Also in the current season he is well played. Yes, even after finishing the Tutorial. Players choose him as designated fighter in almost 30% of cases. But why?Are his abilities the best? If yes, which prompts are needed to bring out these exceptional skills? Or is it just that it is too adorable to resist?With his yellow-orange body he sticks out in any environment. The huge white eyes will see right through you and any enemy. They’re mezmerising. Telekinesis, Hypnosis – his…
- Temporary Rollback AI-Referee - 10 July 2026
There was some feedback on how inconsistent the results for some abilities of the Promptables are. When we evaluated the match results, we could validate that there is an issue with the AI-Referee and found a visible bias.Currently, we can see that player 1 wins distinctly less than player 2. In the beginning of a match, it’s randomized which player is player 1 or player 2, so the total number of wins should be nearly identical. This disadvantage for player 1 is the reason why some abilities seem unreliable.Originally the current AI was implemented to negate the influence of the first round for the result of the whole match. Additionally, it got more likely for a round to end in a draw if similar or neutralizing abilities met each other. These changes seemingly introduced the bias. Though, we don’t know what exactly caused it.This is why we decided to temporarily reset the Duel-Referee…
- The playsessions in July! - 1 July 2026
The dates for the playsessions in July are here.Currently they’ll stay Friday – 4pm or 8pm (GMT+2). But please let us know if the date works for you or would prefer another day of the week.The dates are as listed here:July 3rd 2026, 4pm (GMT+2)July 10th 2026, 8pm (GMT+2)July 17th 2026, 4pm (GMT+2)July 24th 2026, 8pm (GMT+2)July 31st 2026, 4pm (GMT+2)As usual, we’ll meet in the playsession-voice channel in Discord.Join us to talk, design and test prompts. Let’s have a fun time together. Feel free to lurk. Anybody is welcome.We’re excited to play together!
- Season 2 von Promptables steht vor der Tür! - 20 June 2026
Have fun with Season 2 of Promptables – Das KI-Duell!There are two new Promptables and three new scenarios waiting for you on June 21st 2026! The AI-Referee has changed as well. Not only within duels, he also will make different decisions when it comes to creature prompts.This also means that your attacks were resetted with the start of the new season. It will keep everything fair for everybody. But no worries, you’re still able to look up your old prompts and and decide to reuse them. You will keep the Promptables you’ve unlocked as well as the upgraded attack slots.It will be exciting to see who climbs the Leaderboard in the new season.At this point congratulations to our Top 3 players of Season 1!SaintSoliceAntiFlow Rian(As of 20.06.2026 8pm GMT+2)And last, but not least: The new Promptables!Meet Sir Rene and Coraly!Sir ReneCoralyCoraly got named by Jupiterpuffa! His suggestion won t…
- Vote for your favourite name and prepare yourself for a tournament! - 12 June 2026
Vote for your favouriteYou might already know this little creature. If yes, you might know that it still needs a name!We’ve gotten suggestions by you – the community. And now you can vote how this Promptable will be called! Look through the submissions here and vote for your favourite! We‘ve liked all of your ideas, but the name might be a bit long if we just combined all of them. Luckily we’ve got you!You’ve got time until June 18th 2026 11:59 pm (GMT+2) to decide!Prepare yourself for a tournamentAdditionally, it is worthwhile to prepare yourself for the next season. Try to play as much as possible to collect data bits. You might need them next season! On June 26th 2026 4pm (GMT+2) there will be a Promptables Tournament held via Discord!You’ll be using your three best Creatures to fight in a best-of-five format. Show your skills and take home the win!Further information about the regis…
- Playsessions in June and a new podcast episode! - 29 May 2026
Another month, another announcement regarding our play sessions. Through the whole month of July we will continue to play Promptables together each Friday!Alternating between 4pm and pm, we will meet up in Discord. It’s time to talk, play and prompt new attacks for our Promptables! Which also means we will share tips and tricks for the best attack prompts. Feel free to join us or lurk!Upcoming dates:05th June 2026, 4pm (GMT+2)12th June 2026, 8pm (GMT+2)19th June 2026, 4pm (GMT+2)26th June 2026, 8pm (GMT+2)If the wait is too long: Why not shorten it with listening to the newest episode of the KI Podcast by the ARD (German). One of their topics is Promptables!Have fun listening to the podcast episode. We will hear each other again next Friday!
- Patchnotes - 27 May 2026
With this update we could address a few of the known issues with the AI and some additional bugs. Thank you for your feedback! It helps us to improve our game.Changed AI-RefereeThe outcome of a duel is now less dependant on the outcome of the first round of a match. We will continue to evaluate the issue and introduce further changes if necessary. You can help us to test if the changes work by playing. The more matches happen the easier it gets for us to make further changes.The AI-Referee now allows abilities based on cartoon logic more consistently.Fixed empty referee dialoguesErroneous AI outputs now get fully handled on our servers. Players should not get any empty referee dialogues anymore.Updated filter for usernamesThe filter for usernames was fixed. Previously wrongfully filtered names like “Jürgen” can now be used as username.MatchmakingThe maximum difference for the ELO betwee…
- Release of the full version for Promptables! - 21 May 2026
Dear Community,You might have noticed the Demo being unavailable now. But don’t worry, this just means the full version of Promptables – Das KI-Duell is available now!A new chapter begins and we’re happy to start into the first Season of Promptables!But first a short disclaimer: Promptables – Das KI-Duell is and will be completely free and without any kind of advertising. Everything within the game can be reached just by playing it free and fair for everybody. That’s possible due too the collaboration with the german public broadcasting services. After all Promptables is developed as a game in context of the KI Podcast by the ARD. Check it out if you want more information about how AI works and how it can be used.Seasons?You’ve heared that one right. Season 1 will be go on until the 18th of June 2026. It will bring new scenarios, a reset of the leader board – your opportunity to farm a…
- New Promptables, Playsessions in May and ... a release date! - 29 April 2026
Dear Promptables friends,May will be exciting. We have a few things planned for you and some great news. The demo is getting another update, there will be more playsessions and we have a release date!New Creatures are entering the Labratory!You might have expected it: There will be more than the five Promptables you've got to know through the demo in the full version of the game. Two of them seem to be a bit overexcited. They made their way into the lab ... now?The walls reflect strange echoes. Rock fragments are crumbling down. Two strange silhouettes are coming closer.Orebit and Clapbat are ready for a duel!Already an idea which attacks might fit them? Time to get to work!New FeaturesNow you're able to test your prompting skills directly against your friends with using the private queue. You're trying to get more interesting interactions between your Promptables and the environment? N…
- Playsessions in April! - 30 March 2026
Interested in playing against the devs once more? If your answer was yes, I have great news for you!In April you have the opportunity to play against the devs once per week. To join all you have to do, is open the game during the event and start playing!Save the date(s):Friday, 03.04.2026 at 4pm (GMT+2)Friday, 10.04.2026 at 8pm (GMT+2)Friday, 17.04.2026 at 4pm (GMT+2)Friday, 24.04.2026 at 8pm (GMT+2)Feel free to join us on Discord if you're interested in talking to other players, exchanging prompts or just hang out.We'll see you on Friday!
- The public DEMO is available! - 26 March 2026
Dear Promptables friends, The demo is available now for everyone! Our previous beta testers might be able to find something new as well. Download the demo and get creative! Use your imagination to design your own abilities, assign them to your creatures and duel with other players! Through the duels and quests, you can gather ressources to get additional characters for your ability slots. So many different new options for developing prompts!Talk about the game on Discord or exchange your best prompts! Or get some help if you have issues with the game or just need some additional inspiration.We're curious to see what you will come up with. This game is developed in cooperation with the AI Podcast (language: german) of the public broadcasting service. Check it out and get some inspiration to be ready for the release of the full game next month! Have fun playing and prompting!
- Big playsession on Saturday! - 11 March 2026
Dear Community,Keep your schedules free on Saturday! On March 14th 2026 at 3 pm (UTC+1) we will play together!As you know playing Promptables is way more fun if you can challenge human players. Therefore we'll have a big play-together session this Saturday. If you're lucky you can not just duel with other players, but also fight the devs themselves.Everything you need to join is having the demo installed and ready to play. Just start the game and join the fun.If you're interested in talking with other players, join us on discord. Maybe you'll get some ideas how to design more interesting attack prompts beforehand. It is still possible to join the Beta test and get a key by entering this form.We are excited for Saturday and curious to see what attacks you will prepare!
- BETA-Patch - 3 March 2026
Dear friends! The first patch for the beta is ready!We made a few quality of life changes.Window ModeThe game is now playable in window mode. You can activate it through the in-game options.Additional characters for promptsBlank spaces do not count against the character limit anymore. Now you don't have to drop them in favour of longer prompts.Player1? Sleepy!Within duels, the placeholders, Player1/Player2, will now be replaced with the creature names. Besides more clarity, this should add some atmosphere.Game soundWe also added some new sounds to the game. If you pay attention, you will discover it!Please use our in-game feedback form if you have any problems or ideas. And feel free to join our community via the SWR X Lab Discord. Have fun prompting and duelling!
