SkillMap — RPG skill tree for product roadmaps

Turn your product roadmap into a skill tree that shows dependencies at a glance

Problem

The creator of Kanmaps points out that RPG skill trees convey three things well: ordering, progression, and contingent requirements. But mainstream roadmap tools are mostly Gantt charts and kanbans, which struggle to show 'which prerequisites must be completed before unlocking the next step.' Non-technical stakeholders get lost in linear timelines.

Solution

A web tool that renders product roadmaps as skill trees. Each node is a feature or milestone, edges express prerequisites, node states show completion, and locked nodes appear grayed out. Teams can drag to adjust dependencies and visually trace the unlock path.

Users

Indie game developers, small product teams, indie hackers, and PMs who need to present roadmaps to non-technical stakeholders.

MVP

Visual skill tree editor; three basic primitives (nodes, edges, states); import roadmaps from CSV or Markdown; read-only share links; export as PNG / SVG.

Revenue

Free tier limited by node count and share links; subscription for unlimited projects, team collaboration, embedding, and branding.

Why now

Solo developers and small teams are proliferating, and traditional roadmapping tools are not intuitive for non-technical stakeholders. The skill tree metaphor is inherently shareable and can self-propagate on social platforms.