Systems and methods for providing video game gameplay having falling puzzle mechanics influenced by character movements within a puzzle space

A computer implemented method for producing a turn based interactive video game gameplay comprising:

• generating, by a game AI, an interactive game world comprising a plurality of stages, each stage in the plurality of stages, including a dynamic puzzle space having a character and one or more enemies;
• receiving, from a controller, a player movement changing a position of the character within the interactive game world, the player movement equivalent to one player turn;
• in response to receiving the player movement, generating an first enemy response including an instance of the one or more enemies falling into the dynamic puzzle space, the enemy response equivalent to one enemy turn;
• syncing the enemy turn with the player turn so that a falling movement of the instance of the one or more enemies mirrors the player movement;
• incorporating the instance of the one or more enemies into the dynamic puzzle space by stacking the instance of the one or more enemies vertically on top of other instances of the one or more enemies previously added to the puzzle space;
• receiving, from a controller, a battle movement engaging the character in combat with the one or more enemies;
• in response to the battle movement defeating the one or more enemies, removing the defeated one or more enemies from the dynamic puzzle space and distributing a reward to the character;
• and
• in response to receiving the battle movement, generating a second enemy response impacting the dynamic puzzle space and incorporating the second enemy response into the dynamic puzzle space.

A system for producing a turn based interactive video game gameplay comprising:

• a video game device having a controller;
• a memory storing program instructions including a video game application having a game AI;
• and one or more processors executing the video game application causing the one or more processors to perform operations including:
• generating, by a game AI, an interactive game world comprising a plurality of stages, each stage in the plurality of stages, including a dynamic puzzle space having a character and one or more enemies;
• receiving, from a controller, a player movement changing a position of the character within the interactive game world, the player movement equivalent to one player turn;
• in response to receiving the player movement, generating an first enemy response including an instance of the one or more enemies falling into the dynamic puzzle space, the enemy response equivalent to one enemy turn;
• syncing the enemy turn with the player turn so that a falling movement of the instance of the one or more enemies mirrors the player movement;
• incorporating the instance of the one or more enemies into the dynamic puzzle space by stacking the instance of the one or more enemies vertically on top of other instances of the one or more enemies previously added to the puzzle space;
• receiving, from a controller, a battle movement engaging the character in combat with the one or more enemies;
• in response to the battle movement defeating the one or more enemies, removing the defeated one or more enemies from the dynamic puzzle space and distributing a reward to the character;
• and
• in response to receiving the battle movement, generating a second enemy response impacting the dynamic puzzle space and incorporating the second enemy response into the dynamic puzzle space.