BellKnox™Three houses. One of you. Make it work.
Ding-dong! Meet your three hot women neighborsthree hot guy neighborsthree hot neighbors in VR. Three different houses, and they never meet each other until later in the game. Right now, each one only knows you—and wants you. Time goes zoom. And one of them might be a real person, knocking on your real front door. The game never tells. Can you keep all three happy? Hell, can you keep them apart?
Knock knock. It's a real person.
Not on a screen. On your porch. In some games, the next knock is a real actor at your real front door. Your lens dresses them up as one of the three. Which one? No clue. You open the door anyway.
A real knock
Your actual doorbell rings. Your heart does too. In your lens it's one of the three womenone of the three guysone of the three. On your porch, it's a real human.
You let them in
They walk into your real living room and sit on your real couch. Mixed reality blends them in with the AI people, so they look, talk and move the same. Your house just became the set.
Total trust
You never find out which one was real. Not during the game, not after. You let a stranger in on blind faith. That's the deal. That's the rush.
Why you can open the door
- Every actor is background-checked
- Every player shows ID. 18+ only
- Nobody comes in until you sign
- Say no to actors any time
- A stop button for both of you
- Actors get paid and set their own limits
Three neighbors in VR. Three different houses. One of you.
BellKnox™ is an AR and VR life sim game—built for a future Tamagotchi-style monocle device called the Mono, plus any phone. Slip on the visor for full VR, or clip the monocle lens on your glasses for AR, and poof! You're on a street with three different houses.
Three neighbors live in those three houses—one in each home. They never meet each other until later in the game; at first, each neighbor only knows you. Very well. They have jobs. They have secrets. They have a thing for you. One hour of play can be a whole year for them. Your job? Go from house to house and keep all three lives going, your way. Good luck with that.
Here's the big twist. Smart AI plays the neighbors, but in some games one of the three is a real actor in a magic digital costume. The game never says who is who.
- Genre
- AR & VR life sim, AI characters, interactive drama
- Players
- One player. Grown-ups only (18+)
- Device
- The Mono (a future Tamagotchi-style pocket puck & monocle), or your phone.
- Real actors
- In some games. Which ones? Good luck.
- Launch
- One city at a time. Aiming for 2041.
- Contact
- bell [at] bellknox [dot] com
How to play, in 4 easy steps
Set up
Show your ID in the game. Make your player look like you, any gender. Sign a form. Then let the games begin.
Meet your neighbors
Three neighbors in VR, living in three different houses. They never meet each other until later on—and each one thinks they're your one and only. Oops.
Juggle
Time goes super fast. Dates, babies and big feelings pile up across all three houses. Keep your lies straight, or come clean.
Get rated
Later on, when the three neighbors finally meet and find out about each other, the sh*t hits the fan. Game over! The real one rates you, and never says who they are.
Every game is a brand-new story
The AI builds a new world every time, and it changes the story as you play. Pick what you like, or let it surprise you.
Where
- Three houses, one street
- Three floors
- Three cities
They are
- Women
- Men
- Any mix
They want
- A family
- A big break
- A fresh start
- A secret kept
- You. Bad.
You are
- Lover
- Partner
- Landlord
- Neighbor
- Caretaker
Your way
- Keep secrets
- Tell the truth
- Bring them together
How fast
- 1 hour = 1 week
- 1 hour ≈ 1 year
- 1 hour = a lifetime
Feel
- Sitcom
- Drama
- Steamy
- Thriller
- Mature 18+
One of them might be real. You'll never know which.
In some games, a real actor comes to your home and plays one of the three. AI plays the other two.
Magic costume. Your lens makes the actor look just like the character.
AI helper. It helps the actor say the right things.
Real-feeling AI. The AI people pause, joke and forget stuff, just like you.
Sneaky door. The actor slips in and out while you play.
The game night that started it all
One real hour. About one year in the game. Here's how it all went to hell.Here's the scandal.Here's how it got complicated.
Real people in your home. Real rules to keep you safe.
Grown-ups only
Every player shows an ID in the game, like strict EU rules ask for. BellKnox™ is 18+.
Sign first
No actor comes in until you sign the form. You can say no to actors any time.
Checked actors
Actors get a background check. They get paid. They set their own limits.
Stop button
Anyone can stop a scene at any time. Both sides can report a problem.
Real-life guard
It tells you things like “Dinner in 20 minutes. Save and quit?” Keep it on!
The Mono: part Tamagotchi, part monocle
Coming in the future: a pocket-sized physical device you can clip on your keychain, with a clip-on AR monocle lens and a snap-on VR visor. Everything comes in one little box—and the game runs on your phone or in the cloud, so the Mono stays small and light.
The Mono
A Tamagotchi-style pocket puck that runs the show
Clip-on monocle
One-eye AR lens that puts the game in your room
Snap-on visor
Hides your room for full VR
Phone app
Same game. On any phone.
The road to 2041
- 2027
A phone app test with AI people and hidden actors. We can build this today.
- 2030
Light AR glasses run the game from your phone.
- 2035
Headsets that stream games get cheap enough for everyone.
- 2041
The Mono comes out, one city at a time.
Not in the plan: a brain chip. That needs a doctor, not a mailbox.
Questions people ask about BellKnox™
What is BellKnox™?
BellKnox™ is an AR and VR life sim game for grown-ups. You have three neighbors in VR, living in three different houses. Each one only knows you, and they never meet each other until later on in the game. You keep all three lives going while time zooms by—and in some games, one of the three is secretly a real actor.
Is one of the characters really a real person?
Sometimes, yes. In some games a real actor plays one of the three. Actors are paid and background-checked. A magic costume in your lens makes them look just like the character. AI plays the others. The game never tells you who was real.
Is BellKnox™ like The Sims?
A little. Both are life simulation games. But in BellKnox™ the people show up in your real room with AR, they talk back with AI, and one of them might be a real person.
Are the characters in BellKnox™ AI?
Yes, most of the time. Smart AI plays the people in BellKnox™. They remember you, joke around and react to what you do. In some games, one of them is a real actor instead.
Will a real stranger really come to my house?
In some games, yes. A real, background-checked actor knocks on your actual front door and plays one of the three. Your lens makes them look like the character, so you never know which one is real. Nobody comes in until you sign the form, and you can say no to actors any time.
Do I need the Mono to play?
No. The phone app plays the same game while the physical hardware is still on the way. The Mono is our future Tamagotchi-style pocket device with a clip-on AR monocle lens and a snap-on visor for full VR.
When and where will BellKnox™ launch?
We're aiming for 2041. BellKnox™ will come out one city at a time, because real actors drive to players' homes, so each city needs lots of actors close by.
Who can play BellKnox™?
Grown-ups 18 and older. Inside the game you show your ID and sign a form before any actor can come to your home.
Is it safe to have an actor in my home?
Actors get a background check. Players show an ID in the game. Nobody comes in until you sign. Both sides have a stop button and can end a scene at any time.
Is BellKnox™ about cheating?
Only if you play it that way. You can keep secrets, tell the truth, or bring all three together. Bringing them together scores the most points.
Be first through the door
Join the BellKnox™ waitlist. Get the news first, early access, and a heads-up when we come to your city. Tell us where you live so we know where to go first.
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