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Advanced AI tools for NPC navigation and behavior in Unreal Engine. Customizable and extensible by design, Kythera 2.0 gives your studio the freedom to scale, innovate and unleash your game's potential.

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Intelligent Gameplay, Simplified

A unified design philosophy for powerful game AI

At Kythera AI, our mission is to empower studios to create unique and compelling experiences. Developed by industry-leading experts, Kythera 2.0 is purpose-built for AAA game development, reflecting years of collaboration with studios to understand and address developers' challenges. With comprehensive documentation and best-in-class support, your team can quickly implement, customize, and optimize your NPC AI to maximize creative potential.

We’ve developed a unified design philosophy that increases compatibility and simplifies use - so your game design is never restricted by your tools. Whether you’re looking to scale open-world mechanics, optimize multiplayer bot AI, or reduce costs, Kythera 2.0 provides the tools and support you need to bring your game to life.

At the Core

The pillars of unified AI design

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Extensibility

Designed for maximum extensibility and customizability, so your studio can mold the toolset to meet your unique needs.
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Productivity

Create bespoke game AI solutions faster and more cost-effectively, unlocking your team's potential.

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Scalability

Support for ever increasing worlds and a greater number of NPCs with low-latency and high-complexity.

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Usability

Offering deep integration into leading game engines through intuitive UI, all backed by extensive documentation.

One Tool, One Framework,
Endless Possibilities

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Maximize Return with Future-Proof Tools

Kythera 2.0 offers a sophisticated set of out-of-the-box features all wrapped within a unified design philosophy - giving your team the flexibility to easily extend, customize, and build upon its core systems. Now, your studio can take advantage of powerful pre-built features without being confined by them. With the freedom to shape the Kythera AI toolset to fit your evolving vision, you can be sure your investment stays relevant for future development.

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Accessible and
Cost-Effective

Kythera 2.0 delivers the expertise of an entire AI department without the overhead. With a one-time licensing fee, it offers significant cost savings over your development cycle compared to hiring in-house AI specialists.

Designed for creative and collaborative development, Kythera 2.0 is suited to any game design and accessible to all skill levels. Every feature is built to work harmoniously within the unified ecosystem—enabling your team to create incredible AI-powered gameplay faster and more cost-effectively.

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Limitless Design Possibilities

Kythera 2.0 equips your team with the tools to design with player agency at the forefront, delivering real-time, intelligent behaviors that adapt dynamically to player tactics in complex scenarios. 

Kythera 2.0 users experience a streamlined, consistent approach to games AI development, making it easy to implement and expand across various use cases - empowering you to create truly dynamic, adaptive game worlds.

Continuous Updates with Unlimited Access to New Features

We're rolling out a decade's worth of feature development under the new modular architecture. In this first release, we've focused development on the features used and requested most by clients. This means you might find some of the more unique features, like Flight and Surface Navigation, aren't yet available in Kythera 2.0.  But that shouldn't stop you from getting started!

Evaluators and licensees will get priority access to ALL features as and when they become available. Each feature will be completely compatible and instantly fit into your pipeline with no disruptions to your workflow. So you can start developing with Kythera 2.0 right away!

You can view a high level timeline and delve into what to expect at each milestone by checking the Kythera 2.0 roadmap.

Used by Leading Game Studios Across the Globe

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We're proud to be part of our clients' success

The AI allowed us to create more interesting encounters in complex environments.

We would not have been able to make such an effective and robust co-op game without Kythera AI.

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Andriy Chevichalov

Executive Producer and Co-Founder | FragLab

Early on in the game you may feel the AI in Aquanox isn’t very smart, but do not underestimate it! As you progress and improve your ship and skills, so does the AI.

It’s been liberating to work with a tested, high-quality middleware. We’ve been impressed by the design and debugging tools too, and look forward to iterating and expanding on our AI capabilities.

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Norbert Varga

CEO | Digital Arrow

The transition to Kythera AI was seamless. They migrated our existing behaviors, minimizing disruption to our development team.

The excellent runtime performance means we can also have many more NPCs active. The result is we can fully populate our world and create a far richer experience for our players.

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Terry Evans

CEO | Entrada Interactive

Great AI is crucial for us, and as a studio without dedicated AI engineers, Kythera AI is the perfect solution.

Their toolset easily integrates with our existing work in Unreal and lets us provide comprehensive, intelligent AI that we can maintain and continually improve.

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John Sonedecker

Founder and Creative Director | BlackFoot

I can't stress enough just how much Kythera AI has helped us on the journey.

By solving problems which would otherwise have taken infeasible amounts of developer resource, Kythera AI has opened up new creative possibilities.

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Daniel Dolui

CEO | Wolcen Studios

Immersive experiences in video games rely upon realistic behaviors of opponents.

Kythera AI provides excellent ability in creating the experience that gamers will expect with the next generation of online games.

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Denis Dyack

CEO | Apocalypse Studios

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Recent Posts


Insight and articles from the team at Kythera AI

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It's time to rethink how we build AI. Writing endless lines of code shouldn't be the only path to creating smart, responsive game characters. Today’s game designers need more—more flexibility, more adaptability, and more creative freedom. So why are so many AI developers stuck in a cycle of churning out code when they could be crafting sophisticated behaviors that truly bring games to life?

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The quality of bot AI can significantly influence your game's success. But what makes ‘good’ bot AI? And what do studios risk if they don’t get it right? 

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A step-by-step guide on how to easily create flying AI agents that move skilfully through complex environments and around dynamic obstacles in Unreal Engine. 

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How to easily create moving navigation mesh without using complex scripts, temporary workarounds or resource heavy mesh regeneration.

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Updates, feature releases and industry spotlights

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Feature Release

Moving Navigation Mesh, the latest feature allowing developers to create dynamic game play on moving platforms, without using complex scripts temporary workarounds or resource heavy mesh regeneration.

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In our packed out talk for the AI Summit at GDC 2024, we demonstrated a framework to build reusable modular components and how to apply these to simplify the expression of the complex factors influencing behavior.

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We were invited to speak on the panel at LDC 2024 discussing the history of AI in gaming and the challenges and opportunities presented by the current emergence of AI trends.