Iron Walker Studios · Mike Butz

Independent games.
Applied AI.

Iron Walker Studios brings together Unproven and my work in human-directed, AI-assisted development. Explore the ideas, play a browser prototype, and see the decisions behind the software.

Explore the work

A young traveler and three spirit companions beside a lake at sunset
Working artwork · Not gameplay

The game · Larger production paused

Unproven

Make your way in the Wend: a spirit-filled world where fantasy, exploration, crafting and building meet.

Explore the vision, the implemented foundations and the direction still ahead.

Explore Unproven
The development work

From design goals
to reviewed software.

The practice

Applied AI

How I direct coding agents through requirements, implementation, independent review and evidence.

Read the Unproven workflow study and the lessons from playtesting a browser RPG.

Explore Applied AI

Play in your browser · Desktop keyboard

A small game.
A real development story.

Explore an old school 16-bit fantasy RPG all inside your browser. This is its own AI portfolio piece, separate from Unproven.

About

The person behind
the studio.

I’m Mike Butz. I’m developing Unproven and documenting how I use AI tools to turn design goals into reviewed, testable software. My background in claims operations informs the way I define requirements, manage decisions and check the results.

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