What rct AI does

rct AI is a privately held AI solutions provider founded in 2018, headquartered in Los Angeles with its primary R&D center in Beijing. The company targets the video game industry with Deep Reinforcement Learning technology designed to generate dynamic, unscripted NPC behaviors and emergent storylines in interactive entertainment. Its core differentiator is the proprietary Chaos Box algorithm — housed within the broader Morpheus Engine platform — which is specifically engineered for multi-agent, multi-objective coordination scenarios, in contrast to the single-agent paradigms typical of DeepMind and OpenAI. The product portfolio comprises Chaos Box (enterprise AI engine), the Morpheus Engine (creative platform integrating multiple Chaos Boxes), the Dynamic Motion Prediction Generation System (real-time character animation), Game Cloud (usage-based cloud API for live operations), an SDK for individual developers, a Lite Edition tier, and full Customization deployments. The founding team previously built Raventech, which was acquired by Baidu in 2017, and the company is a Y Combinator Winter 2019 alumnus.

rct AI generates revenue through a hybrid model combining one-off/perpetual license payments for Chaos Box deployment and NPC model training, usage-based cloud API calls via Game Cloud, monthly SDK subscriptions for individual developers, and professional services for enterprise customization. Go-to-market is sales-led and direct, engaging enterprise game studios for customized integrations while distributing an SDK and Lite Edition to smaller developers for self-serve adoption. The company serves 20+ game studios reaching 200M+ end users globally, with named enterprise partnerships including Perfect World (Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement, June 2020), Umi (Code: Odyssey AAA cyberpunk open-world MMO, November 2020), and NGCOMIC (Soularis co-brand for virtual beings, September 2022).

The company has raised approximately $26M+ across six funding rounds between 2018 and 2023, with notable investors including Makers Fund, Galaxy Interactive, Springwind Ventures, Yuanyuzhou Ventures, Skysaga Capital, and Leonis Capital. rct AI has expanded beyond traditional game studios into adjacent areas including blockchain gaming (intelligent NFTs, play-to-earn ecosystems), metaverse applications, and virtual being ecosystems. Its research has received academic recognition, with the ACAR algorithm paper accepted for oral presentation at the IEEE Conference on Games (CoG 2022).

Name

rct AI

Legal name

RCT Studio Inc.

Website

https://rct.ai

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

rct AI provides AI solutions to the game industry through its proprietary Chaos Box algorithm and Morpheus Engine, using Deep Reinforcement Learning to generate dynamic NPC behaviors, emergent storylines, and real-time character animation for game studios and metaverse/virtual being applications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Game AI Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Asset Creation, Pipeline, DCC Integration & Content Management Tools (MPAFAFAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Gaming & Interactive Entertainment Personalization (HDAAAGAF)

Keywords

• AI game engine
• Reinforcement learning NPCs
• Procedural game content
• Intelligent virtual beings
• Game development SDK

Headquarters

HQ city

Burbank

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. AI Engine Deployment Services: One-off payment model for Chaos Box deployment, where game studios pay to integrate the AI engine technology into their games. Includes NPC deployment and model training services.
2. Cloud API Services: Usage-based cloud API calls for real-time content generation during game operation. Game Cloud provides dynamic content generation capabilities billed based on API usage volume.
3. Customization and Technical Support: Customized technical support services for enterprise customers to properly set up theme, worldview, and NPC characteristics during training of the Chaos Box AI model. Professional services alongside deployment.
4. SDK Licensing: SDK licensing for individual developers and small businesses to develop RPG games with predefined NPCs in template format. Enables developers with minimal effort to integrate AI-powered NPC behaviors.
5. Real-time Data Analysis: Data analysis and regular promotion services provided through Game Cloud during game operation stage. Analytics to help game developers optimize user engagement and revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

rct AI provides AI engine technology for the video game industry, centered on the Chaos Box algorithm and Morpheus Engine platform. The technology uses Deep Reinforcement Learning to dynamically generate NPC behaviors, dialogue, storylines, and character animations in real-time without preset scripts, serving game studios with deployment, cloud API, and SDK offerings across the full game lifecycle.

Product overview

rct AI provides AI solutions to the game industry through the Morpheus Engine platform, which centers on the Chaos Box AI engine. The platform uses Deep Reinforcement Learning to dynamically generate NPC responses, storylines, dialogue, and character animations in real-time without preset scripts. The core product is Chaos Box, which analyzes real-time player inputs and generates emergent behaviors for AI agents. This core engine is supported by the Dynamic Motion Prediction Generation System for real-time animation, Game Cloud for cloud-based real-time content generation, and an SDK for individual developers. The platform offers deployment options including Lite Edition (entry-tier with basic features) and Customization (full-service enterprise tier), with pricing based on one-off payment for NPC deployment and usage-based cloud API calls.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Chaos Box An AI engine that uses the Chaos Box algorithm to analyze real-time player inputs and dynamically generate NPC responses and new storylines based on Deep Reinforcement Learning, supporting massively emergent behaviors for AIs and NPCs in games without any preset scripts.
• Morpheus Engine An AI creative system and engine that opens up nearly infinite narrative alternatives and story structures while deciphering the meaning of words and transforming them into 3D rendered animations; combines multiple Chaos Box modules to simulate all possible combined outcomes.
• Game Cloud
• SDK (Software Development Kit)
• Dynamic Motion Prediction Generation System A real-time character animation system that uses deep learning to predict natural character motion based on previous frame data, environmental factors, and dynamic parameters, enabling character animations to adapt to changing environments without pre-produced frame stacks.

Quantifiable outcome

• Rich game experiences achievable with one tenth of traditional workload
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• EinpluscoreTechnology or IntegrationExclusive partnership in deep learning established in June 2019. The partnership focuses on advancing rct AI's deep learning capabilities specifically for interactive entertainment applications, enhancing the technical foundation of Chaos Box and Morpheus Engine.
• Perfect WorldcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic Cooperation Framework Agreement signed in June 2020 for deep integration of rct AI's technology into Perfect World's gaming portfolio. Represents a significant enterprise customer partnership for AI content generation in large-scale game operations.
• NGCOMICcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic cooperation announced September 2022 to jointly launch the Soularis brand. NGCOMIC is a leading company in the Chinese virtual being ecosystem, and the partnership aims to create a virtual society where users and AI virtual beings live together, enabling true digital identity and asset exchange in the web3 era.
• UmicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership announced November 2020 with Umi, a leading developer of next-generation games. rct AI uses its Chaos Box technology to assist Umi in creating a landmark AAA cyberpunk open-world MMO game called Code: Odyssey with infinite and dynamic storylines.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Kinetix: Kinetix uses AI to democratize 3D animation creation for games and metaverse. Comparable to rct AI's animation generation capabilities but focused on UGC animation workflows.
• Promethean AI: Promethean AI uses AI to assist in 3D environment and asset creation for games. Adjacent to rct AI's content generation focus, with partial overlap in AI-driven game asset workflows.
• DeepMotion: DeepMotion provides AI-based motion capture and character animation, directly comparable to rct AI's Dynamic Motion Prediction Generation System for real-time character animation.
• Ludo.ai: Ludo.ai applies AI to game design workflows including concept generation and market research. Adjacent to rct AI's broader AI-for-game-development positioning.

Direct peers

• Inworld AI: Inworld AI provides an AI character platform for games and virtual worlds, offering NPCs with memory, personality, and conversational abilities. Directly comparable to rct AI's Chaos Box for intelligent NPC behaviors.
• Charisma.ai: Charisma.ai provides AI-driven interactive storytelling for entertainment and games, with similar focus on dynamic narrative generation. Comparable in targeting game studios with AI-authored content.
• Latitude.io: Latitude.io (maker of AI Dungeon) applies large language models to generate dynamic game narratives and player experiences. Overlaps with rct AI's Morpheus Engine for emergent storytelling.
• Spirit AI: Spirit AI builds AI-based character engines for games, with tools for expressive NPC dialogue and behavior. Comparable competitor in AI character authoring for interactive entertainment.
• Convai: Convai provides conversational AI NPCs for games and virtual worlds with real-time voice and text interaction. Directly comparable to rct AI's intelligent NPC capabilities for game studios.

Broad incumbents

• Hadean: Hadean provides distributed cloud infrastructure for large-scale simulations including games and metaverse. Provides enabling infrastructure comparable to rct AI's Game Cloud service for real-time AI computation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rct-ai

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds6 records

Investors17 records

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M&A

Investments

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