A LOVE SALONE GAME · IN DEVELOPMENT FOR iOS AND ANDROID

THE GAUNTLET

Small companion.
Extraordinary courage.

The Gauntlet is a 3D game with food-inspired creatures, including the Sacred Calf and Cinder Talon.

Love Salone is building it as a planned play layer connected to TasteTwins, intended to contribute to food and taste understanding. That connection is planned and not yet built.

Watch the battle Meet the Sacred Calf

In development for iOS and Android · iOS Simulator footage

Ember Spring22.4 seconds · Normal speed · SilentOpen recording

The 22.4-second iOS Simulator recording shows the Sacred Calf and Cinder Talon in an Ember Spring battle scene. It documents the game in development; physical-device testing and a public release are still ahead.

Enter the story

PLANNED TASTETWINS CONNECTION

Play with a purpose.
Still in development.

The planned play layer is intended to connect The Gauntlet to TasteTwins and contribute to food and taste understanding. The connection is not yet built.

Explore the flagship TasteTwins app ↗

THE SACRED CALF LINEAGE

A family
taking shape.

The Sacred Calf lineage follows the creature from a small companion through adolescent and adult forms. Each form carries its own silhouette, clothing, and character.

MALE · ADOLESCENT

Finding his footing.

A relaxed tunic, wrapped forearms, and cloven hooves carry the young companion’s identity into a taller form.

MALE · ADULT

Growing into his strength.

8 seconds · Camera motion only · SilentOpen camera orbit

Sweeping white and gold clothing, stronger horns, and a curled tail give the adult a distinct presence.

FEMALE · ADOLESCENT

Curiosity in every detail.

8 seconds · Camera motion only · SilentOpen camera orbit

A braid, small travel pouch, and easy tunic bring a different personality to the adolescent form.

FEMALE · ADULT

A presence of her own.

8 seconds · Camera motion only · SilentOpen camera orbit

Long cream and gold robes, open sleeves, and flowing hair give this adult form its silhouette.

FIVE FORMS · ONE FAMILY

The Sacred Calf, in 3D.

3D development studies
Choose a figure to see the full-size view.

Baby Sacred Calf in three-quarter view with its floating halo, horns, bell, saddle cloth, tail and four hooves — **Baby**Sacred Calf

Male adolescent Sacred Calf with tunic, horns, hands, hooves, and tail — **Adolescent**Male

Female adolescent Sacred Calf full-body 3D render with braid, pouch, horns, hands, hooves and tail — **Adolescent**Female

Male adult Sacred Calf full-body 3D render with white and gold clothing, horns, hands, hooves and curled tail — **Adult**Male

Female adult Sacred Calf full-body 3D render with long gold-bordered robe, open sleeves, horns, hands, hooves and tail — **Adult**Female

These five forms show the Sacred Calf family across baby, adolescent, and adult stages.

Explore the wider world

STEP INTO THE GAUNTLET

Inspired by the games we play
and the food we eat.

An ordinary evening. An extraordinary encounter.
Scroll to turn the page—or choose a scene.

FROM STORY TO DEMO

01 02 03 04

Scenes 1–3: concept art · Scene 4: iOS 3D demo

01 / THE APPROACH

It starts with
a little curiosity.

You approach a restaurant. The sign glows. The street feels familiar. Then something draws your attention upward.

KEEP SCROLLING

02 / THE RIFT

The sky has
other plans.

Clouds gather above the rooftops. A rift opens in the storm, turning a familiar place into the beginning of an adventure.

03 / THE BOSS

And then,
you meet the challenge.

Cinder Talon materializes on the street. A towering presence, grounded in the world around you.

04 / YOUR COMPANION

Good thing you
didn’t come alone.

Small in stature, full of character—and ready to face the boss. The 3D demo brings the Sacred Calf into Ember Spring opposite Cinder Talon.

See the technology

The story scenes move from a fictional restaurant and rift to a confrontation with Cinder Talon. The final scene introduces the Sacred Calf through the iOS 3D battle demo.

TECHNOLOGY

A cloud with depth.
A world in motion.

The iOS build uses Metal, RealityKit, and ARKit for the 3D scene, cloud rendering, and supported spatial context. The Gauntlet is in development for iOS and Android.

Actual iOS Simulator recording · Cropped to the cloud
24 seconds at normal speed · Silent

iOS BUILD

MetalRealityKitARKit context

A Metal shader samples through the cloud volume while RealityKit places the effect in the iOS scene and ARKit provides camera and spatial context on supported devices.

Cloud density derived from the JangaFX Cloud Pack (CC0). Motion and rendering are created by The Gauntlet’s code.

FOLLOW THE CURIOSITY

Interested in what comes next?

We welcome conversations about The Gauntlet and its development.

Contact Love Salone

Small companion.Extraordinary courage.

Play with a purpose.Still in development.

A familytaking shape.

The Sacred Calf, in 3D.

Inspired by the games we playand the food we eat.

It starts witha little curiosity.

The sky hasother plans.

And then,you meet the challenge.

Good thing youdidn’t come alone.

A cloud with depth.A world in motion.

Interested in what comes next?

Small companion.
Extraordinary courage.

Play with a purpose.
Still in development.

A family
taking shape.

Inspired by the games we play
and the food we eat.

It starts with
a little curiosity.

The sky has
other plans.

And then,
you meet the challenge.

Good thing you
didn’t come alone.

A cloud with depth.
A world in motion.