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Glade

S23
4 people|Active|Website
Generative AIConsumerEntertainmentGamingAI
51°Significant Pivot
Before

Building the next generation of video games using AI

After

Build games at the speed of thought

Full description — before

Glade is revolutionizing gaming with AI-driven worlds. Our debut title, Cursed Crown, is an anime-inspired multiplayer ARPG set in Alder, where players bridge cultural divides between fractured regions, guided by a deep narrative and responsive AI characters. Unite Alder, explore its mysteries, and restore harmony through cultural understanding.

Full description — after

Glade is helping everyone build games with AI. GladeCore powers over 50 studios and developers with local AI NPCs that include TTS, STT, emotional tuning, and RAG. GladeKit is Cursor for Games - an AI agent that lives directly in your game engine and builds games for you.

Category shift
AI Video & Content CreationAI Design & Prototyping
Summary

Glade moved from developing its own AI-powered game (B2C, content creator) to providing AI tools and infrastructure for game developers and studios (B2B, enabler/platform). This is a notable pivot in target customer and business approach, now selling to developers rather than consumers.

Detected 1 month ago · 2026-01-23