The BeMatrx Blog
Notes from building BeMatrx, including what went wrong.
Landmark of the Day: a daily geography puzzle
A new historic place every day, the same for everyone. Find which of 90 cities it's in within six guesses, using distance and direction. No sign-in.
Living WorldStreet Friends: the named city cats and dogs of BeMatrx
Every BeMatrx city has a named street cat or dog at its landmark, like Tarçın in Istanbul and Mochi in Tokyo. How to feed one and find its page.
GuidesChoose your life: the 12 careers in BeMatrx
The 12 BeMatrx careers and their main stats, Job Center ranks from level 10 to 76, skill books, Skill Focus, career quests and how to pick one.
Living WorldA Life Sim You Share With Other Players
BeMatrx is a life sim app: pick one of 12 careers and one of 90 cities, earn a salary, pay rent and share your city with other players.
Founder StoryI Built a Living World With Claude Code in 8 Months
Claude Code wrote the code, I made the decisions. BeMatrx in eight months: 90 cities, careers, an economy, 12 languages, ~$1,200 and the night everything broke.
Design ChoicesThe Feed With No Algorithm, On Purpose
BeMatrx's feed has no ranking algorithm, and never did. How that decision was made, and what a feed that runs out is like to use.
Living WorldWhat Is a Living World? (And Why It's Not Social Media)
A living world is people in real cities, living a life they chose. At the centre are a city and a career, with no feed or follower count.
