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Artificial Intelligence is transforming the game development landscape. From concept art to animation, QA, and sound design, AI tools for game development are helping streamline workflows, save time, and deliver higher-quality products. Whether you’re working in an indie studio or a AAA company, AI-powered tools are increasingly essential in the toolkits of modern game developers. Let’s take a closer look at some of the best AI tools for game development, highlighting how they can enhance your production process.
AI-powered tools for game development
1. modl:test
- Department(s): Quality assurance, testing
- Services: Automated game testing using AI-powered bots
- Pricing: Contact modl.ai for pricing details
modl:test is an AI-driven solution designed to handle complex and large-scale QA processes. It uses bots to simulate player behavior, detecting bugs that might otherwise be missed. The tool is particularly useful for smoke testing games, identifying edge cases, and accelerating regression testing. By integrating modl:test into your workflow, you can reduce the manual burden on your QA team while ensuring more thorough and efficient testing.
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| Want to see how automated game testing can transform your development process? Reduce costs, save time, and improve the quality of your game by letting modl:test’s AI-powered QA bots handle the repetitive tasks. Contact us to experience the future of game testing. |
2. modl:play
- Department(s): Game design, live ops
- Services: AI-powered bots for gameplay testing and balancing
- Pricing: Contact modl.ai for pricing details
Modl:play is another standout product from modl.ai, focused on gameplay balancing, experience testing, and providing better in-game experiences through player-like bot behaviors. The tool uses AI agents to mimic real player behaviors both in development and live environments, allowing game developers to test game difficulty, balance, and player experience more effectively. With modl:play, you can gain valuable insights into how different player profiles interact with your game, helping you refine gameplay loops and difficulty levels.
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| Want to deliver better player experiences and increase your game’s day one retention by up to 50%? Modl:play provides developers with virtual players that behave like real humans, ensuring seamless matchmaking across all skill levels. No more empty lobbies or mismatched games—just a smooth, engaging experience that keeps your players coming back. Contact us to see it in action. |
Want to learn more about AI in Game Development? Read our guide, “AI in Game Development: Boosting Efficiency and Perfecting Player Experience.”
3. Promethean AI
- Department(s): Environment design, level design, art
- Services: AI-generated 3D environment creation
- Pricing: Starting at $19.99/month for small teams, with Professional and Enterprise level packages available for more
Promethean AI is an innovative tool that helps artists and designers create detailed 3D environments faster. By analyzing your input, the AI generates complex environments that can be customized and refined by the artist. This allows for quicker iteration and a more streamlined workflow in level design and environmental art, particularly for developers looking to rapidly prototype or scale world-building efforts.
4. Scenario
- Department(s): Art, asset creation
- Services: AI-generated concept art and in-game assets
- Pricing: Free and Pro plans available with monthly and annual payment options
Scenario is an AI-powered tool that helps game developers generate concept art and game-ready assets. Tailored specifically for game development, Scenario allows artists to create consistent and high-quality visuals with ease, whether it’s character designs, props, or environment art. This tool significantly cuts down the time spent on creating initial concepts, letting artists focus on refining and polishing their creations.
5. Cascadeur
- Department(s): Animation, character rigging
- Services: AI-powered physics-based animation tool
- Pricing: Free and Pro plans available with monthly and annual payment options
Cascadeur is an AI-driven tool for character animation that helps animators create realistic and physics-based animations with ease. The AI assists in adjusting the character’s balance and movement based on real-world physics, reducing the need for manual tweaking. This tool is especially helpful for small teams looking to create high-quality animations without the need for extensive manual rigging or physics simulations.
6. DeepMotion
- Department(s): Animation, character design
- Services: AI-powered motion capture and animation
- Pricing: Free options as well as paid subscriptions for both tools starting at $15/month
DeepMotion is an AI-based motion capture solution that allows developers to create realistic animations without the need for expensive mocap suits or equipment. Their tools, SayMotion and Animate 3D, use text prompts and video input, respectively, to animate characters, making it accessible for smaller studios or solo developers who want high-quality character movement without significant upfront investment in motion capture hardware.
7. Sononym
- Department(s): Sound design, audio
- Services: AI-powered sound search and organization
- Pricing: $99 for a perpetual license
Sononym is a sound organization tool that uses AI to analyze and categorize audio samples based on their characteristics. For game sound designers, this tool can help quickly identify the right sound assets and improve workflow efficiency. Whether you’re working on sound effects, ambient sounds, or character voice work, Sononym simplifies the process of organizing and selecting sound files.
8. Unity Art Engine (Formerly Artomatix)
- Department(s): Texture creation, art
- Services: AI-powered texturing and material generation
- Pricing: Included with Unity Pro subscription
Artomatix, now part of Unity’s suite of tools, uses AI to generate textures and materials for 3D models. With this tool, game artists can create textures faster, iterate more quickly, and automate repetitive tasks. This tool can be particularly valuable for studios that require large quantities of high-quality textures for their games, especially in open-world or large-scale projects.
9. GANPaint Studio
- Department(s): Concept art, environment design
- Services: AI-assisted image editing and environment design
- Pricing: Free, web-based tool
GANPaint Studio is an AI-powered image editing tool designed to help artists quickly manipulate or generate visual elements. Using Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), this tool allows developers to create or edit environments with simple inputs, saving time and offering new possibilities in the early concept art stages of game development.
Empower your team with modl.ai
AI is revolutionizing game development by automating complex processes, reducing costs, and enhancing player experiences. Skilled industry practitioners will need to turn their attention towards finding new ways to get the most out of AI and that will require purpose-built tools for game developers. That’s where we come in. At modl.ai, we empower game developers and publishers with extraordinary AI technology that helps unlock the potential of their games. With solutions like modl:test and modl:play, we help game studios build better games, faster. Ready to see how AI can transform your development pipeline? Contact us today.
