Discover What's New at Ludo.ai

Ludo now has a command line. ludo puts every Ludo generator in your terminal: sprites and spritesheet animations, images, 3D models with rigging and animation, video, sound effects, music and voices. It's for you, and it's the recommended way to give coding agents like Claude Code access to Ludo.

npm install -g @ludoai/cli
ludo login

Log in with your browser

ludo login shows a short code and opens Ludo in your browser. Check that the code matches, click Authorize, and you're in. No account yet? You can create one on the same page. The CLI gets its own key, listed under API Keys in your account where you can revoke it, and your existing API key and MCP setup keep working. The CLI uses the Ludo API, which is included with the Pro and Studio plans.

Your assets, right in the terminal

Every result is saved to ./ludo-output, and in terminals that can draw images, like iTerm2, Kitty, Ghostty and WezTerm, it shows up right under your command:

ludo image create --image-type sprite --art-style Chibi --prompt "a tiny knight with an oversized helmet and a wooden sword"

Animate it (we renamed ours to knight.webp, or pass --name knight when you create it) and the spritesheet plays in place. Add --engine godot and you also get a Godot 4 SpriteFrames resource, ready for an AnimatedSprite2D:

ludo sprite animate --initial-image ludo-output/knight.webp --motion-prompt "walk cycle" --engine godot

Local files just work

Pass a path to any image, audio, video or model flag and the CLI uploads it for you: no hosting, no base64. That's how one sprite becomes a 3D model, then a rigged one, then gets its own sound effect:

ludo model create --image ludo-output/knight.webp

Made for coding agents

Run ludo skill install and Claude Code learns the CLI, so you can ask for assets in plain words while it builds your game. ludo init adds the same instructions for other agents.

When an agent runs ludo, it gets plain JSON with the saved file paths and no previews, and it looks up only the commands it needs through --help. That uses far fewer tokens than MCP, which loads the schema of every Ludo tool before the first request, and it's why the CLI is the recommended way to give agents access to Ludo. MCP is still there for chat assistants that can't run commands.

And a lot more

• Projects: ludo init keeps your engine, output folder and a style image for the whole project, and ludo assets redo remakes any file with changes.
• Variations and batches: --n 4 gives you four takes to pick from, and ludo batch makes a whole list of assets at once.
• Credit control: --dry-run shows the cost first, and --max-credits and project budgets keep spending in check.
• CI and scripts: set LUDO_API_KEY or use ludo login --with-key on machines without a browser.
• Feedback: ludo feedback lets you, or your agent, tell us about a bug, a limitation or a feature you want.
• Always current: new Ludo models and features show up in the CLI without an update.

Every command and flag is on the CLI page. Show us what you make from the terminal on Discord!

Hydra is the new default animation model in the Sprite Generator. Give it one sprite and a short prompt, and it plays out the whole action - every step of it, in order. It also generates a sound track timed to the motion.

The key facts

• Hydra is now the default in Animate, Keyframe Animation, Transfer Motion and Edit Spritesheet.
• It runs at 3 credits per second, for animations from 3 to 5 seconds.
• Every Hydra animation comes with audio: a sound track timed to the motion. Unmute the preview to hear it, and grab it with Download Audio.
• Blitz has been deprecated. Hydra is its replacement.

Same sprite, same prompt: Blitz vs Hydra

To show the difference, we gave both models exactly the same job: one static sprite as the First Frame, the same prompt, 3 seconds, Loop Animation on.

First, a robotic spider, with the prompt "walking cycle: the robotic spider walks forward in place, its eight metal legs stepping in an alternating gait while the body stays level".

Eight legs moving at once is a lot to keep track of. On Blitz the body rocks and dips and the legs bunch together and cross; Hydra keeps the body level and steps each leg distinctly.

Then an isometric archer, with nothing more than "shoots an arrow".

Those three words hide a whole sequence: reach for the quiver, nock, draw, release, recover. Blitz skips straight to the draw - the arrow simply appears on the string. Hydra plays out every step: it reaches back to the quiver, pulls an arrow, nocks it, draws, lets it fly and lowers the bow back to rest, ready to loop.

Try it

Open the Sprite Generator, switch to the Animate tab and drop your sprite into First Frame. Describe the motion in plain words, check that Hydra is selected under Model, and hit Animate. Short prompts go a long way - say what happens, and Hydra fills in the steps.

Show us what you animate on Discord!

Your Ludo account can now ask for a second step when you sign in, so a password on its own is not the only thing between your projects and somebody else. You will find it under Account settings > Sign-in & security, and it is entirely your call whether to switch it on.

Two kinds of second step

You can use an authenticator app, a passkey, or both together. Two-factor authentication is on the moment you have either one.

Set up an authenticator app

Hit Set up on the Authenticator app row and scan the QR code with Google Authenticator, 1Password, Authy or any other TOTP app. Cannot scan it? The same key sits right underneath in typeable form, with a Copy key button. Enter the 6-digit code your app shows, press Turn on, and that is it.

Or sign in with a passkey

A passkey is your device's own unlock: Touch ID, Windows Hello, a security key, your phone. Hit Add passkey, give it a name you will recognise later, and your browser takes it from there. You can register more than one, and the list shows when each was added and last used, so retiring the passkey on an old laptop takes a couple of seconds.

Ten recovery codes, shown once

Turning on your first factor gives you ten single-use recovery codes, and the screen shows them exactly once. Copy them, download them, keep them somewhere that is not the device your authenticator lives on. Each one signs you in once if your phone ever goes missing, and you can regenerate a fresh set whenever you like from the same screen.

What changes when you sign in

Very little. Password as usual, then your passkey or a 6-digit code. If you have a passkey registered, that prompt comes up on its own. Changing your factors later always asks you to confirm first, so nobody who wanders into an open session can quietly rearrange how you get in.

The full walkthrough lives in the account docs. Questions, or just want to tell us how you set yours up? We are on Discord.

Sprite animation is no longer just for characters. The Animate tab's asset type picker now covers twelve types - and picking the right one tunes the whole generation for that kind of art.

What you can animate now

Characters and objects are just the start. VFX sprites (explosions, slashes, impacts), item icons, UI elements, game logos, tiling sprites (horizontal and vertical), parallax layers, map tiles, textures, character portraits and card art all animate now, each with its own treatment.

From still texture to living surface

1. The still texture - a seamless lava tile from the Image Generator:

2. Animated - one pass through the Animate tab with the Texture type, the Forge model and the prompt "molten lava slowly bubbling, glowing cracks pulsing":

3. Tiled while animated - the same loop repeated 2x2. Forge preserves the seamless tiling, so the edges keep matching in motion:

Tuned to the asset, not one-size-fits-all

The type is more than a label. It steers the generation toward the right treatment for that art, and the workflow adapts too: character sprites go through background removal before animating, while full-frame types like textures skip it automatically. Seamless inputs are detected too, and the Forge model preserves their tiling while it animates.

Try it

Open the Sprite Generator, pick the Animate tab, click the asset type button above the motion description, and choose what you are animating. It works in Keyframe Animation too. We would love to see what you bring to life - drop it in Discord!

Two new models have joined the Sprite Animator lineup: Forge, the most affordable way to animate a sprite yet, and Forge Pixel, a variant tuned specifically for pixel art.

The key facts

• Forge runs at 1.5 credits per second - the lowest rate in the lineup, next to 1.9 for Blitz and 2.6 for Eagle, with the usual 4-credit minimum.
• It is the right pick for basic animations and relatively simple sprites - walk cycles, idles, simple loops - from 1 to 4 seconds.
• Forge Pixel speaks pixel art natively: low-res sprites animate with the pixel grid kept crisp, no smudged edges or accidental smoothing.
• They are the models behind Keyframe Animation - the only ones that honor an explicit middle frame - and the Keyframe tab now has a proper model picker, so pixel-art keyframes can run on the pixel variant.
• Forge is also the cost-effective choice in Transfer Motion and Edit Spritesheet, and it is the model that preserves seamless tiling, so textures and tiling sprites keep their edges matching frame after frame.
• The model picker now tells you what each model is best at, its duration range and its per-second rate - so you can choose with your eyes open.

Forge Pixel in action

The fox above started as one static sprite, re-posed with Change Pose in the Sprite Generator, then animated by Forge Pixel from the prompt "Run to the right at a fast pace." at 1.5 credits per second. Every pixel edge survives the run.

It comes back as a spritesheet, ready to drop into your engine - 36 frames laid out 6 by 6:

To try the new models, open the Sprite Generator, switch to the Animate tab, and pick Forge or Forge Pixel under Model. Show us what you animate on Discord!

Sprite animation has always run start to finish from a single frame and a text prompt. Now you can direct it. The new Keyframe Animation tab in the Sprite Generator gives you three fixed slots - First Frame, Middle Frame and Final Frame - and builds a spritesheet that moves through all three, in order.

That middle keyframe is the whole point. It is the difference between "swing the sword" and your swing: the exact wind-up, at the exact moment you want it.

Fill the slots your way

Each slot takes an image from your projects, or a fresh upload. Two shortcuts handle the busywork:

• Drop an image into the First Frame and Ludo copies it into the Final Frame for you. That is the return-to-start loop most animations need, and you can replace it any time.
• Copy Previous duplicates the preceding keyframe into the slot, so you can tweak a copy instead of hunting for a near match.

Missing the in-between? Choose Empty Frame and Ludo invents that keyframe for you. The only rules: at least one real image, and never two empty frames back to back.

Build the keyframes you do not have yet

You never have to leave the form to make a frame. Every filled slot carries Change Pose and Open In Editor:

• Change Pose runs the pose generator on that frame. Copy your idle into the middle slot, run a preset like Attack Ready, and keep the take that stays truest to your character.
• Open In Editor hands the frame to the image editor for touch-ups: remove a background, mask out an artifact, or prompt a change.

The description is optional here

In this mode the Motion Description is optional, because the keyframes already say what happens. Add a line like "sword slash" if you want to steer the in-betweens, or leave it empty and let the frames do the talking.

Keyframe Animation always runs on Forge, the only model that supports a middle keyframe. Durations run from 1 to 4 seconds, and the pricing is easy to remember: 4 credits covers anything up to 2.5 seconds, and even the full 4 seconds costs just 6. Everything else you already know is still here: animation margin, sprite size, frame count, looping and whitespace trimming.

Made for iterating

Hit Generate New Animation on a spritesheet you built this way and you land straight back in the Keyframe tab with the original three frames loaded, ready to swap one and re-run. And if two consecutive keyframes are the same image, Ludo flags it on the Animate button before you spend a credit.

Building on the API? The new animateSpriteKeyframes endpoint takes initial_image, middle_image and final_image, and it is live in both the public API and MCP.

Show us the attack frames you make with it on Discord!

Once a model is rigged, bringing it to life takes one more click. Hit Animate and choose your path: ready-made animations from our curated preset library - fast, reliable, and just 0.2 credits per clip - or an experimental text-prompt mode for motions the library doesn't cover.

Animate with a preset

The From Preset tab gives you hundreds of curated motions - walks, idles, combat moves, dances - previewed as you browse. Pick one, hit Generate, and moments later it's playing on your character. Curated motion lands right on the first try, so there's no take-after-take guesswork.

Two options keep the output game-engine ready, and both default to Auto: Crop loop trims the animation to the span that loops seamlessly, and In place removes the net travel so the character moves on the spot while your engine drives the locomotion. Presets need a Humanoid rig type - rig with one, apply a walk cycle, export with Unreal joint names, and drop the result straight into your project.

Need something custom? Describe it

For motions the library doesn't cover, the From Prompt tab animates from plain text - "swinging his hammer", "idling". It's experimental: quality varies from model to model, so each run returns 4 variants to pick from, previewed live on your model with a skeleton overlay. To celebrate the launch, prompted animation is 80% off for a limited time - a full batch of 4 variants costs the same 0.2 credits as a preset clip.

Save the winners, download a rigged GLB

Save the takes you love - preset or prompted - and they're bundled into a single animated GLB you can drop straight into your engine. Re-texturing a model keeps its animations, so you can iterate on the look without redoing the motion.

Every animation starts with a skeleton, and now any 3D model in your library can get one in a single click - no external software, no manual weight-painting.

Rig in one click

Open any 3D model and hit Rig. In the Rig & Animate tab, pick a Rig type:

• General - works for any asset, whatever its shape.
• Humanoid - a complete humanoid skeleton for two-armed, two-legged characters.
• Humanoid with fingers - the same skeleton plus five articulated fingers per hand.

The humanoid rigs also unlock the animation preset library - hundreds of ready-made motions you can apply to your character in one click.

Joint names that match your pipeline

Pick a Joint naming convention and your bones come out named the way your engine or DCC tool expects - SMPL, Mixamo (Unity's humanoid auto-mapper), HumanIK (Maya/MotionBuilder/FBX), Unreal (the UE mannequin), Godot, Rigify (Blender) or VRoid. It's purely a relabel - the skeleton is identical either way - but it means zero manual bone mapping on import.

Iterate freely

Rigging costs just 1 credit, and since results vary between runs, you can re-rig to save a fresh variant without losing the original. Re-texturing a rigged model keeps its rig, so look and motion iterate independently.

Run low on credits mid-project? Now you can top up instantly - no plan change, no waiting for your monthly refresh.

Buy exactly what you need

Open Subscriptions & Billing, hit Top Up, and drag the slider to any amount from 250 to 10,000 credits. The price updates live, and bigger packs cost less per credit - from about 6¢/credit at the low end down to 3¢/credit at the top. Credits land instantly and don't touch your billing cycle or renewal date.

Never run dry with Auto Top-Up

Set it and forget it: turn on Auto top-up, choose a threshold and how many credits to buy, and we'll automatically refill whenever you dip below the line.

Top-ups are available on any paid plan. If you cancel, unused top-up credits stay available for 30 days after your subscription ends.

Your generated videos can now go bigger and sharper in a single click.

Upscale 2x

On any generated video, open the actions and hit Upscale 2x. Nothing to configure - we double the resolution and the crisper version lands as a new entry in your history, ready to download or keep editing. Perfect for turning a quick draft into an export-ready final.

Pay only for what you upscale

Upscaling is priced by length - 0.2 credits per second of video - so short clips cost next to nothing, and the exact cost shows right on the button before you commit.

Your animations are no longer final. The Sprite Generator just got a fourth tab — Edit Spritesheet — that lets you change the look or the motion of any spritesheet you've generated by simply describing what you want to be different.

Describe the change

Pick any spritesheet from your project and type an instruction — restyle it ("give the knight a golden helmet", "make the flames blue") or change the motion itself ("make the swing faster and more exaggerated", "have them wave with both arms"). Ludo re-generates the sheet with your change applied. You can attach up to 5 reference images to guide the edit, and you can jump straight into editing from any generated sprite with the new Edit Spritesheet action.

One-click fixes: Fix Loop & Fix Framing

Two quick actions now live on every spritesheet: Fix Loop repairs animations that don't loop cleanly, and Fix Framing rescues characters that drift out of frame — no prompt needed. When Ludo detects one of these defects, the relevant fix is promoted right to the front of the card's actions.

Fine control

The edit form keeps the full set of Sprite Sheet Options — frame count, sprite size, looping, whitespace trimming — and durations now come in half-second steps from 1s to 4s, so you only pay for the length you need.

Show us what you make with it on Discord!

The Video Generator has a new trick: build a video out of reference images. The new From References tab takes up to 5 references — a character, a prop, a style frame — plus a text description, and generates a single video that weaves them together.

Your framing, your soundtrack

Pick between eagle and eagle-audio (for a synced soundtrack and SFX), set the duration anywhere from 1 to 15 seconds, and choose your framing with the new Aspect Ratio picker: Landscape (16:9), Portrait (9:16), Square (1:1), Standard (4:3), Portrait (3:4), or Cinematic (21:9).

Made a great clip that's almost right? You can now edit it instead of regenerating it. Open the Edit Video tab — or hit Edit Video on any generated video — pick the clip, and describe the change: "make it nighttime", "add falling snow".

Guide it, cap it

Optional reference images (up to 5) guide the edit — drop in a frame with the look you're after. The Max Duration slider caps the result's length: the edit follows your source video and won't exceed the limit you set, so you stay in control of the cost.

Motion Transfer just became a lot more accessible. The Transfer Motion tab now has a model picker, headlined by Forge — a new model built for fast, cost-effective transfers at 2 credits per second, half the price of the existing model.

Pick the right model for the job

Forge shines on simple motion and works best with Presets and matching poses — ideal for batching out a character's move set. For demanding, complex motion, Tango remains the most powerful option. Both support durations from 1 to 4 seconds in half-second steps.

240+ ready-made motions, one click away

If you haven't explored them yet: the Presets library gives you over 240 ready-made animations across 17 categories — Locomotion, Idle States, Jumps, Ranged Combat, Magic & Casting, Social & Emotes, Dances, and more. Pick a preset instead of hunting for a reference video, and Ludo maps the motion onto your character. Presets are exactly where Forge is at its best — a full move set for your character has never been cheaper.

Show us what you animate on Discord!

Your generation history just became a real library. The more sprites, images, audio, and 3D models you create, the harder it gets to find that one asset from last week. This update adds tags, full-text search, and date filters across your entire history.

Tag Your Generations

Add custom tags to any generation and organize your work your way — by project, character, asset type, or whatever makes sense to you. Tags appear right on the asset and make filtering instant.

Search Everything

A new search bar finds generations by keyword. We look across your prompts and metadata, so typing a tag instantly surfaces every asset you ever made from that prompt.

Filter by Date

Jump straight to a specific day or range with the new date filter — perfect for finding everything you made during a jam weekend or a single work session.

Available now across the generators. Tell us how you're organizing your work on Discord.

Our public API and MCP integration keeps growing. New capabilities are now available to automate from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, your engine, or your own pipelines:

• Audio Remix — remix a sound effect, ambiance, or music sample via prompt.
• Ambiance — generate seamless looping soundscapes.
• Tag & search — organize and find generations programmatically.

We also rewrote the tool descriptions so AI assistants pick the right Ludo tool more reliably, with clearer parameters and examples.

Available on Pro and Studio. See the setup guide.

Getting your character at exactly the right angle is now fully in your hands. The Pose Generator's new View mode gives you precise control over how the camera frames your sprite.

Pick an Angle

On the Angle compass, choose the direction to face your character — Front, a three-quarter view like Front-Right, a Right or Left profile, or the Back — while keeping the character itself consistent.

Set the Elevation

The Elevation buttons set the camera height: Eye-level for a neutral shot, Elevated for a raised view, or High for a dramatic high-angle look. Leave it on Keep to preserve the sprite's current elevation.

To try it, open a sprite, choose Change Pose, and switch to the View tab — pick an Angle and Elevation, then hit Generate. Each try returns a fresh result, so just generate again if it's not quite right.

We also fixed pose generation to respect your source image's aspect ratio, so tall or wide characters no longer get squished.

Share your character sheets on Discord.

The Audio Generator has a new trick: Remix. Drop in any sound effect, ambiance, or music track — your own upload or something you generated in Ludo — and describe how you want it to change.

• "make it sound like an 80s synthwave track"
• "turn this into a heavy metal version"
• "same melody, but on a music box"

A strength slider controls how far the remix travels from the original: keep it low to preserve the source and nudge its character, or push it high for a full transformation.

Remix is a fast way to build variations of a sound you already love. Available now in the Audio Generator.

We've polished the Export as Animation Pack workflow. Lining up multiple animations into one clean, engine-ready sheet is now smoother and more precise.

• Refined per-animation alignment controls (size, vertical/horizontal position, snap-to-ground and center).
• A clearer live preview that plays all your animations side by side before you export.

Available now from any set of animations in the Sprite Generator.

Two additions for anyone building immersive, layered game audio.

Ambiance Mode

Generate seamless looping soundscapes from a text description — atmospheres designed to run continuously under your scenes without an audible seam.

• "windy forest at dusk"
• "busy tavern interior"
• "distant city traffic at night"

Looping Sound Effects

Any sound effect can now be generated as a perfect loop. Flip the loop toggle and get SFX that tile cleanly for engines, fire, magic auras, UI hums, and more.

Any sound effect can also be generated as a perfect loop — just flip the Loop toggle in Sound Effects mode:

Both are live in the Audio Generator — layer them with music and SFX to build a full game soundscape.

Generation now runs through a smarter queue with live progress, so you always know where your jobs stand. And on Pro and Studio plans, you can run more generations in parallel — kick off a batch and let them cook together instead of waiting one at a time.

⚠️ Borderline — decide whether to frame this as a feature or keep it quiet. Confirm exact concurrency numbers per plan before publishing.

All our models now have codenames. This makes it easier to tell them apart as we keep rolling out new options — no more guessing which "v1" or "v2" you're using.

Meet Eagle

We're introducing Eagle, a new animation model that excels at character and motion consistency. It handles complex characters, keeps details stable across frames, and tends to produce more coherent motion. It's also the model that powers Eagle with Audio.

That said, Blitz — our previously named Standard model — remains the default and is still a solid choice for most use cases. Think of Eagle as the go-to when Blitz isn't quite nailing what you need: trickier characters, more demanding motion, or when you want native audio.

Eagle with Audio is a new variant that generates animations with native audio included — the audio is produced alongside the animation as a single unified output, not added in post.

This makes it possible to:

• Animate characters to deliver voiced dialogue. Give them a script and they'll say it.
• Generate sound effects that are naturally synced to the action.

🔊 This animation includes native audio. Click here to watch with sound

We've substantially lowered the credit cost of video generation across all models and durations. If you've been holding back on video because of the price, now is a great time to experiment.

Sprite animation pricing is unchanged relative to equivalent durations — this cost reduction applies specifically to video generation.

Share your results on Discord and let us know what you think!

Sprite Animation

Sprite animation now supports durations up to 4 seconds across all models, with more duration steps to choose from than before.

Pricing has also been updated to match: instead of a flat 5-credit price for any sprite animation, pricing is now duration-based. Shorter animations cost less, and the overall cost for longer animations stays roughly the same as before.

Video Generation

The Video Generator now supports durations up to 15 seconds, with many new intermediate options. Native audio is also supported here when using the Eagle model, so you can generate longer videos with synced sound in one go.

🎬 Click here to watch the full long-form video example

Three new options in the animation context menu make it easier to create clips that connect existing animations.

Generate Transition bridges two animations. Pick a target animation and Ludo automatically fills the first frame with the last frame of the source and the final frame with the first frame of the target — producing a short tween-like clip you can slot between them.

Generate After fills the first frame with the last frame of the selected animation, for a follow-up or extension. Generate Before does the opposite, filling the final frame so you can generate a lead-in.

A good starting frame — right pose, right angle — is the foundation of a good animation. The Pose Generator now has two modes:

Change Pose lets you pick from preset poses or write a custom description.

Rotate Sprite uses an interactive arc selector to generate your character at any angle from -90° to 180°.

Create Variation is available in both modes. It's particularly useful for rotations: generate a crouching sprite facing forward, then use Create Variation to rotate it to other directions using that pose as the new base.

Export as Animation Pack

Select any number of animations and Ludo normalizes them — scaling every sheet so the character is the same height across all animations. Per-animation controls let you adjust size, vertical position (with Snap V to the ground line) and horizontal position (with Snap H to center). A live preview plays all animations side by side before you export. Export as sprite sheets or individual frames, packaged into a ZIP.

Export as Animation Sequence (New)

Where Animation Pack aligns animations by their first frames, Sequence aligns the last frame of each animation to the first frame of the next — producing a seamless chain with no jump between clips. Drag animations into order, then preview with playback and a frame scrubber before exporting as a single sheet, separate sheets, or individual frames.

Share the power of Ludo.ai with fellow game developers—and get rewarded for it.

We're excited to launch the Referral Program, a simple way to earn credits by inviting friends to Ludo.ai. When your referral subscribes to any plan, you both win.

How It Works

1. Share Your Code — Find your unique referral code in the profile menu under "Refer & Earn."
2. Friend Subscribes — Your friend enters your code during sign-up and subscribes to any plan.
3. Both Earn Credits — You receive 100 credits and your friend gets 50 credits as a welcome bonus.

Track Your Referrals

The Refer & Earn dashboard shows your referral stats at a glance: total referrals, successful conversions, and total credits earned. Everything updates automatically as your friends sign up and subscribe.

Getting Started

Click your profile icon in the top-right corner and select "Refer & Earn" from the menu. Copy your unique referral code and share it with anyone who could benefit from AI-powered game development tools.

The referral program is available to all subscribed users on any plan.

We are thrilled to announce a significant upgrade to the Transfer Motion tool in the Sprite Animator. We have completely overhauled the underlying AI model, resulting in a massive leap in generation quality. The tool allows you to take the specific movement from a video or an existing animation and apply it to a static sprite. This is powerful for replicating complex movements or ensuring consistency across different characters.

Watch the new model in action

You can upload a video file from your device to use as a reference. See how the improved system handles custom video input, capturing the nuances of real-world references and transferring them directly to the character.

Introducing the Animation Presets Library

Don't have a reference video on hand? No problem. We have integrated a comprehensive Library of Animation Presets directly into the tool. You can now browse a vast library of game-ready animations to guarantee specific movements. Choose from categories like Locomotion, Melee Combat, Defense & Reactions, or Interaction and apply them instantly. This feature allows you to apply professional-grade standard game movements without needing to prompt or upload your own files.

Explore the new library: Take a look at the new interface, where you can filter by category to find the exact move you need for your game.

Perfect Multi-Directional Movement

Creating consistent character controllers is now faster than ever. By combining the new Presets library with the perspective and direction selectors, you can create consistent 8-way movement for characters by applying the same preset multiple times with different directions. You can simply use the directional wheel to choose exactly which way the character should face and move.

In the grid below, you can see how we used the directional settings to generate perfectly aligned walking animations for different angles.

Unlocking New Possibilities

The Transfer Motion tool is designed to streamline complex animation workflows. With these new capabilities, you can achieve:

• Instant Professional Animations: Use the built-in animation presets to instantly apply standard game movements (walk cycles, attacks, deaths) without needing to prompt.
• Character Consistency: Create animations for new characters that move exactly like your existing ones.
• Skinning: Re-animate the same character model wearing different outfits or holding different weapons.
• Real-world Reference: Upload a video of a specific movement (e.g., a person performing a karate kick) and apply that exact motion to your game sprite.

Ready to try it out? Head over to the "Transfer Motion" tab in the Sprite Generator and see the new model in action!

Generate sprites, 3D models, sound effects, music, and voice lines—without leaving the Unity Editor.

We're excited to announce the Beta launch of the Ludo AI Unity Plugin. Game developers can now generate production-ready assets directly inside Unity using plain text descriptions—no browser, no export/import, no context switching.

Example workflow:

You: Type "pixel art treasure chest" in the Sprites tab Plugin: Generates the sprite → Saves to Assets/Sprites/ You: Click "Animate" → Select 8 frames, walking cycle Plugin: Generates spritesheet → Saves to Assets/Spritesheets/

What You Can Create

The plugin covers sprites & images, spritesheet animations, 3D models (with PBR textures), sound effects, music, voice, and speech generation—all from a single Editor window.

Getting Started

1. Install the Plugin Download from GitHub and copy the LudoAIPlugin folder into your project's Assets/ directory.

2. Get your API Key Log in at ludo.ai, then go to Menu → API & MCP → Generate API Key (available on Pro and Studio subscriptions).

3. Configure & Create Open Ludo AI → Ludo AI Plugin from the Unity menu bar, paste your API key in the Settings tab, and start generating assets.

Compatibility

Unity 2019.4+ required (WebP support needs 2021.2+). Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux. All dependencies are included.

Status & Support

This plugin is in Beta and open source. Share feedback or report issues via our Discord community.

Generate game assets, animate sprites, create 3D models, and produce audio—without leaving your favorite development tools.

We're excited to announce the Beta launch of our public API and MCP integration. Game developers can now access Ludo.ai's generative engine directly from AI assistants (Claude Desktop, VS Code, Cursor), custom pipelines, or internal build systems.

Example workflow:

You: "Create a pixel art knight character..." AI: Calls createImage → Returns image. You: "Now animate it with a walking cycle..." AI: Calls animateSprite → Returns sprite sheet.

Available Tools

The integration provides 9 endpoints across 2D art, animation, video, 3D models, and audio (sound effects, music, voice, and speech generation).

Getting Started

1. Get your API Key Go to your Ludo.ai account settings to generate your key (available on Pro and Studio subscriptions).

2. Choose your integration

MCP (Recommended for AI Assistants)

• Server URL: https://mcp.ludo.ai/mcp
• Transport: HTTP
• Header: Authentication: ApiKey YOUR_API_KEY

See detailed setup instructions for Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other clients.

REST API (For Custom Apps)

• Base URL: https://api.ludo.ai/api/
• Header: Authentication: ApiKey YOUR_API_KEY

Status & Support

This integration is in Beta. Share feedback or report issues via our Discord community.

Bring your game to life with studio-quality sound.

We are thrilled to introduce the Audio Generator, a comprehensive suite of AI tools designed to produce high-fidelity audio assets for every aspect of your game. Whether you need immersive sound effects, adaptive music, or a full cast of voice actors, you can now generate production-ready audio directly within Ludo.ai.

What's Inside?

• Infinite Sound Effects (SFX): Generate specific assets for combat, UI, movement, and ambiance. Control the duration to fit your animations perfectly, from short 1-second cues to longer atmospheric sounds.
• Dynamic Music Creation: Compose original background themes and loops for menus, levels, and cinematic sequences. You can create instrumental tracks or even provide lyrics to generate songs with vocals.

• Complete Voice Studio:
  • Human Voice Design: Create unique voice actors from scratch by describing their age, accent, and personality.
  • Non-Human Voices: Design synthetic or creature voices for robots, aliens, and monsters—no post-processing required.
  • Voice Cloning: Upload a reference sample to clone a voice and generate consistent dialogue across your entire game.
  • Preset Library: Access a library of high-quality, emotive voices for instant narration and NPC dialogue.

How to use it

Getting studio-quality audio is now simple. Just navigate to the Audio Generator in the left sidebar and follow these steps:

1. Select Your Mode: Choose from Sound Effects, Music, or one of the four Voice modes.
2. Describe Your Sound: Enter a text prompt, dialogue script, or upload a reference sample.
3. Generate & Iterate: Receive high-bitrate, production-ready files instantly. You can download them immediately or use the "Use as reference" feature to clone successful voices for consistent character dialogue.

We have just released a major update to the 3D Asset Generator! This release focuses on two critical areas: significantly boosting the visual fidelity of your assets and giving you precise control to make those assets "game-ready" for your specific engine requirements.

A Massive Leap in Texture Quality

We have updated our underlying 3D generation models. You will notice large improvements in texture quality, resulting in sharper, more detailed PBR materials that react realistically to light.

We have also made significant improvements to the mesh generation, ensuring cleaner geometry and better shapes right out of the gate.

Game-Ready Optimization: Before or After

One size does not fit all in game development, so we are giving you total control over your asset's specification, whenever you choose to apply them.

You can now define technical constraints like Max Triangles, Texture Resolution, and Adaptive Decimation right in the "Advanced" settings panel before you generate.

Need to change the specs later? No problem. Simply click the new Optimize Model button on any existing asset to recalculate the mesh and textures to your exact needs almost instantly. Whether you are prototyping high-fidelity models or exporting low-poly assets for mobile, the workflow is seamless.

Wire-frame Visualization

To help you inspect the topology of your generated assets, we have added a Wire-frame View toggle in the interactive 3D viewer. Now you can see exactly how the mesh flows before you download.

Head over to the 3D Asset Generator and experience the difference in quality and control today!

You now have precision control over how your animation concludes — select a final frame for your sprite animation. You can:

• Upload Your Own — have a specific target pose? Upload it as the final frame. Perfect for action sequences or transitioning between character states.
• Create a Final Frame — generate a new pose based on your first frame for a specific ending stance.
• Duplicate the Initial Frame — guarantee seamless perfect loops (idles, walk cycles).

This makes it simple to generate animations that are truly game-ready, whether they loop, transition, or end on a specific pose.

Unleash your game's special effects! The Sprite Generator now has full support for generating and animating VFX sprites.

Need a magical explosion, a sci-fi shield pulse, a puff of smoke? Just describe it, generate the static sprite, and send it to the animator. This opens up a whole new category of dynamic assets you can create directly within Ludo.ai.

Two workflow upgrades to make the whole process smoother:

• New 'Auto' Animation Margin (default). Getting the right margin was a common cause of clipped or poorly centered results. The new 'Auto' mode intelligently picks the best margin for your sprite and animation, improving results right out of the box. You can still set it manually for fine control.
• Download Frames as a .ZIP. For easier integration into your engine, you can now download all frames of an animation as a ZIP, in addition to the sprite sheet and GIF options.

We brought the new precision over to the Video Generator too:

• Select a Final Frame. Just like in the Sprite Generator, upload or create a final frame for your videos — the generated video is guaranteed to end on that exact frame, for precise narrative control.
• Variable Video Duration. You're no longer limited to 5-second clips: choose a duration from 3 to 10 seconds for more flexibility in your animations and cutscenes.

We're excited to announce a major update to the Sprite Generator on Ludo.ai, designed to give you unprecedented control and streamline your animation workflow. At the heart of this update is the brand-new Pose Editor, a powerful tool that transforms how you create character movements.

New Pose Editor

We know that a great animation starts with the perfect first frame. Getting your character into the right initial stance—whether it's preparing for a jump, winding up for an attack, or simply starting a walk cycle—is crucial. Our new Pose Editor makes this step effortless. Now, you can take any generated sprite and instantly create a variety of new poses.

Simply click "Generate Pose" on your character, and you can either select a preset from a comprehensive list or type a custom description of the pose you need. Ludo.ai will then generate several options for you to choose from.

This is perfect for creating consistent character sheets. Need your hero to face left, right, and forward? Or perhaps in a crouching or blocking stance? Now you can generate all these poses from a single source image, ensuring stylistic consistency.

The real magic happens when you connect posing with animation. Once you select your favorite pose, it’s automatically sent to the Animator tab, with a suitable prompt already filled in for you. This seamless integration removes the guesswork and drastically speeds up the process of creating dynamic sprite animations.

And That's Not All: Quality of Life Upgrades

Alongside the Pose Editor, we've rolled out several other key improvements to enhance your experience:

• Improved Background Removal: We've fine-tuned our algorithms to deliver pixel-perfect transparency. Your sprites will now have clean, sharp edges, making them easier to integrate directly into your game engine.
• Accurate Animation Previews: What you see is what you get. The animation preview now accurately reflects your final export settings, including the number of frames and looping behavior, so there are no surprises.
• More Reliable Animation Loops: We've overhauled our looping algorithm, making it significantly more likely to create a seamless, perfect loop for your animations. While it's not guaranteed every time, you'll see a noticeable improvement in consistency.
• New Pixel Art Filter: For all the retro-style creators, we've added a dedicated Pixel Art Filter. This option sharpens your pixel art animations, ensuring they have that crisp, authentic look and feel.

We believe these updates will give you more creative control, save you valuable time, and help you produce even higher-quality assets for your games.

Log in to Ludo.ai today and bring your characters to life like never before!

Great news for 2D game creators! We're excited to announce that we've slashed the credit cost for the Sprite Generator by 50%.

Now you can build out your library of custom 2D assets faster than ever. The Sprite Generator is designed to accelerate your workflow, whether you're starting from a text description or using your own visuals. You can:

• Describe a character, item, or effect to generate a unique sprite from scratch.
• Upload your own existing image and bring it to life with AI-powered animation.

The final result is a professional sprite sheet, ready to be dropped directly into your game engine. This price drop makes it easier than ever to rapidly prototype, build a massive library of custom assets, and bring your vision to life.

We are excited to launch the Sprite Generator, a brand new tool on the Ludo.ai platform designed to revolutionize 2D asset creation for game developers! This powerful feature lets you go from a simple idea to a fully animated, game-ready sprite sheet in just a few clicks.

The Sprite Generator streamlines the entire 2D asset pipeline. Start by describing a character or object in the New Sprite tab, and our AI will generate a high-quality static sprite for you. Once you have a visual you love, simply click "Animate" and describe the motion you want to see—whether it's an idle pose, a walking cycle, or a dramatic attack. The AI will generate the animation and provide you with a downloadable sprite sheet, ready to be imported directly into your game engine.

Already have your own artwork? No problem! The "Animate Sprite" tab allows you to upload your own images and bring them to life with the same powerful AI animation engine. You can even generate custom sound effects for your animations and export them as videos or transparent GIFs, perfect for prototyping or sharing on social media.

The Sprite Generator is the ultimate tool for accelerating 2D development, enabling you to rapidly prototype characters and populate your game world with unique, custom-animated assets. We can't wait to see the incredible characters and creatures you bring to life

We're thrilled to announce the launch of our completely new Video Generator, a powerful AI tool designed to transform your static images and text descriptions into dynamic, animated videos. Whether you're looking to visualize gameplay mechanics, animate characters, or create eye-catching promotional clips, this tool provides an intuitive way to bring your game concepts to life with motion.

The Video Generator uses a unique two-step process for text-based creation, giving you more control over the final output. You can also animate any existing image, making it a versatile tool for every stage of your creative process.

Key Features:

• Text-to-Video with Control: Describe your scene and the desired motion in a single prompt. Our AI will first generate a static "first frame" for your approval. Once you're happy with the starting image, you can generate the final video, ensuring the animation begins exactly as you envisioned.
• Image-to-Video Animation: Have a piece of concept art or a character you love? Upload it, or choose from your Ludo.ai favorites, and describe the motion you want to see. The AI will bring your static image to life. You can even edit the source image with the integrated Image Editor before generating the video for maximum precision.
• AI-Powered Audio Generation: Add a new layer of immersion to your videos. After generating a video, simply click the audio icon and describe the sound effects or music you want. You can be specific (e.g., "epic explosions", "retro 8-bit laser sounds") or leave it blank to let the AI create a fitting soundscape automatically.
• Iterative and Flexible Workflow: Don't love the first result? No problem. You can easily take the first frame of any video to try a new motion prompt, or open it in the Image Editor to make visual changes before re-animating. You can also re-generate the sound for any video until you are happy with it.

How to Use It:

1. Navigate to the Video Generator from the main menu.
2. For Text-to-Video, describe your scene and motion, then click "Generate First Frame". Once you have a frame you like, click "Generate Video" on that image.
3. For Image-to-Video, choose your starting image, describe the motion in the prompt, and click "Generate Video".
4. Once your video is ready, click the musical note icon to add sound. The audio prompt is optional.

Use the Video Generator to quickly prototype UI animations, visualize core gameplay loops, create stunning social media clips, or simply explore your creative ideas in a dynamic new way.

Full resolution video with sound

Full resolution video with sound

Dive in and start animating your game concepts today! We can't wait to see what you create.

We've rolled out a significant update to the Ludo.ai 3D Asset Generator, featuring a new AI model designed to produce higher-fidelity 3D assets. A key feature of this update is the introduction of PBR (Physically Based Rendering) textures, providing realistic material properties with albedo, metallic, and roughness maps. Additionally, the new model offers improved adherence to your text and image prompts, resulting in creations that more accurately reflect your vision and are better suited for game development workflows.

To complement these generation improvements, we have also introduced a fully interactive 3D viewer. This new tool replaces the previous video preview, allowing you to freely rotate, pan, and zoom to inspect every detail of your model before downloading. These updates work together to provide a more streamlined and effective workflow, helping you move from concept to a quality 3D asset more efficiently.

Experience the changes for yourself in the 3D Asset Generator. We look forward to seeing what you create.

We are thrilled to announce a complete overhaul of the Ludo.ai Image Generator! This is more than just an update; it's a new, more powerful foundation for visual creation, designed to give you unprecedented control and creative flexibility. The standalone Image Generator and the contextual Image Editor have been unified with a powerful new mode-based workflow.

A New Workflow: Four Powerful Generation Modes

The Image Generator is now organized into four distinct modes, allowing you to choose the perfect tool for your task right from the start.

• New - From Scratch: The classic text-to-image experience, perfect for bringing brand new ideas to life.
• New With Reference: Use an existing image to guide the AI. Keep the Subject but change the scene, adopt the Style for a new creation, or use both as a reference point.
• Full Edit: Make text-based changes to an entire image, such as altering the color scheme, changing the art style, and complex modifications with only text-based natural instructions.
• Inpaint with Mask: For surgical precision. Replace, Erase, or Edit specific parts of an image by simply masking the area you want to change.

From Simple Prompts to Complex Edits

These new tools make any visual task easier. You can still generate incredible images from simple prompts. But now, you can also perform complex edits with ease. See the examples below.

The Upgraded Image Editor: Powerful Editing, Everywhere

The Image Editor you already use across Ludo.ai has been supercharged! When you click the "Edit Image" (pencil) icon on any image, the editor now opens with the same powerful modes and capabilities as the standalone generator.

This upgrade is all about empowering your creativity with more precise and powerful tools, consistently available across the entire platform. Head over to the Image Generator to experience the new workflow, and as always, we can't wait to see what you create!

We're pleased to introduce the Playable Generator, a new tool on the Ludo.ai platform designed for rapid prototyping of simple web-based games. Accessible from the main sidebar menu, this feature allows you to generate interactive 2D (using PixiJS) or 3D (using Three.js) game prototypes directly from your text descriptions. It’s an intuitive way to quickly test core mechanics and explore game ideas, embodying a "vibe coding" approach where you describe the feel and function, and our AI brings it to life without you needing to write any code directly.

Upon describing your game and optionally adding reference images to guide the visual style or specific game elements, the AI generates an initial playable version. From there, you can engage in an iterative process using natural language. The interface, as seen in the example below, allows you to chat with Ludo to request changes to gameplay, visuals, or rules. For 2D games, you'll also find an "Assets" tab, offering capabilities to manage or incorporate 2D assets to further customize your prototype. You can instantly preview your game, see the AI's code modifications, and even take screenshots, all within the Ludo.ai environment.

The Playable Generator is ideal for quickly validating simple game loops, testing out "what-if" scenarios for mechanics, or generating a basic interactive sketch of a concept. It streamlines the early stages of design by providing immediate feedback on how an idea might play and feel, allowing for quick pivots and refinements based on your evolving vision.

Furthermore, you can easily share your playable prototypes with others via a link, and these shared games can serve as a starting point for others to remix and iterate upon, fostering collaborative ideation.

We're excited to announce significant improvements to image edition in Ludo.ai, focused on providing more control and versatility in your image editing workflow.

Improved Image Editing Without Masks

The image editing process, when not using masks, has been improved to provide a wider range of results depending on the selected Image Strength. Previously, achieving predictable results at both low and high strength settings could be challenging. Now, users can expect a more consistent and controllable experience. At low strength values, the generated image will retain only a vague inspiration from the original's composition, allowing for substantial creative departures. Conversely, at high strength values, the edits will focus on minor refinements and subtle adjustments to the input image.

To experience this feature, choose a starting image in the Image Generator tool, or open the image editor and type in your prompts without painting any masks. Here's an example for the same image being modified with different Image Strength values:

Object Removal with Masks

A key addition to the Image Editor is the ability to remove objects using masks. This feature can be useful for cleaning up backgrounds, removing distractions, or isolating specific components.

Open the Image Editor, select the Remove editing mode, draw your mask, and click generate.

Enhanced Inpainting Results

The inpainting functionality, which fills masked regions with new content, has been significantly improved. We now deliver more contextually relevant results, even with simplified prompts. In many cases, a simple instruction is sufficient to guide the inpainting process.

Furthermore, leaving the prompt box entirely empty now triggers a dedicated "retouch" mode, where the we attempt to enhance or create variations of the selected subject without changing what it is. This mode can be useful for subtle improvements to image quality or for refining details.

These updates are now available within the Image Generator tool, as well as in the contextual Image Editor that is available in other tools including the Asset Generator, or the Game Concept. We encourage users to experiment with these new features and provide feedback on their experience.

We're thrilled to announce a massive upgrade to our 3D asset generation capabilities! The 3D Asset Generator has been redesigned and rebuilt to give you more control and flexibility in bringing your game's assets to life.

Multiple generation modes

A new UI that makes it easier to use the multiple generation modes:

• Text to 3D: Describe your asset in detail, and Ludo.ai will generate a 3D model from your words. The more specific you are, the better the results!
• Image to 3D: Upload a 2D image (a sketch, concept art, or even a photo) and Ludo.ai will transform it into a 3D model, automatically removing the background.
• Texture Generation: Upload a 3D file or use a previously generated model and describe the texture you would like to apply.
• Model Variation: Upload your own models, or select a previously generated one. You can the modify the selected models by providing a description, for example, changing its color, style, or adding elements.

Retexture an asset

We now support re-texturing assets. Choose any previously generated 3D models, or upload your own assets, and generate a new texture for it using a text prompt. The mesh of the original asset is kept intact, only the texture is changed.

Generate variations

Choose any previously generated 3D models, or upload your own assets, and make modifications to the mesh and texture using simple text instructions. Two strength sliders control how much the asset can be modified.

Streamlined user interface for edits

All generated 3D assets now have contextual options to edit them, making it easy for you to modify them or create variations.

Head over to the 3D Asset Generator tab on the Ludo.ai platform and start exploring the possibilities. We can't wait to see what you create!

We're thrilled to announce a suite of powerful new features and improvements to Ludo.ai, all designed to make 3D asset creation faster, easier, and more integrated into your game development workflow. Ludo.ai now offers a comprehensive ecosystem for generating, refining, and managing 3D assets, all powered by cutting-edge AI.

New 3D Generator tool

We now offer a dedicated 3D Generator tool, accessible from the main menu, offering:

• Text-to-3D: Create models from detailed text descriptions.
• Image-to-3D: Transform 2D images into 3D objects.
• Combined Input: Leverage both text and images for precise control.
• In-Platform Image Editing: Refine your input images with the integrated Image Editor before generating 3D models, using masking, text prompts and editing history.
• Multiple View Options: Inspect your models with textured and mesh views.
• Various Download Formats: Export in GLB (with textures), STL, PLY, OBJ, and OFF.

3D Asset Generation in the Chat Assistant

You can now generate 3D models directly within Ludo.ai's Chat Assistant:

• Standalone Chat Assistant (accessible from the main menu): Request 3D models using natural language. Example: "create a 3D model of a cyberpunk sheep"
• "Ask Ludo" in Game Concept: Get context-aware 3D model suggestions within your Game Concept documents.
• Iterate and Download: Refine your models with follow-up prompts and download them directly from the chat.

New "Assets" Section in Game Concept

• Dedicated Asset Management: Add an "Assets" section to your Game Concept documents for streamlined asset creation and organization.
• Generate: Create specific assets directly in this section, without leaving the Game Concept page.
• Coming soon: Ludo.ai's suggestions of 3D assets based on the contents of the Game Concept.

From Concept to Prototype

While the 3D Generator is a powerful tool for exploring visual ideas and creating assets, it's important to understand its current strengths and limitations. The models generated are excellent for:

• Rapid Prototyping: Quickly create placeholder 3D assets to test gameplay mechanics, level layouts, and overall game feel.
• Concept Visualization: Bring your game ideas to life in 3D, even in the early stages of development. This can be invaluable for communicating your vision to your team, potential investors, or publishers.
• Inspiration and Iteration: Experiment with different styles, themes, and variations to spark new ideas and refine your artistic direction.
• Asset Ideas for Game Jams: When participating in game jams, the 3D Generator can be a lifesaver. Generate quick 3D assets to populate your game world and focus on gameplay, knowing you can replace them with more polished models later if needed.

While the generated 3D models are impressive and constantly improving, they are currently best suited for prototyping, concept visualization, and inspiration, rather than as final, game-ready assets. You may need to further refine, re-topologize, or texture them in dedicated 3D modeling software for production use. Think of them as excellent starting points that can significantly accelerate your initial design and development phases.