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Microsoft Muse (WHAMM)

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Microsoft Research's gameplay world model; Quake II demo in Copilot Labs.

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Overview

Microsoft Muse (WHAMM): Microsoft Research's gameplay world model; Quake II demo in Copilot Labs. It scores 59/100 in our AI game makers ranking. Best for: Following research on AI-generated gameplay.

Muse is a Microsoft Research world model trained on gameplay. A playable Quake II demo (WHAMM) has been available in Copilot Labs. It's a research project, not a production tool.

Pros

  • Free plan available
  • No coding needed

Cons

  • No commercial use
  • Research demo, not a product you can use
  • No make a game without code
  • No view and edit the code
  • Generates game art: limited (Generates gameplay visuals for ideation, not art assets you can reuse in a game)
  • No generates music or sound

Microsoft Muse (WHAMM) pricing

Open weights
Free

Weights, sample data and WHAM Demonstrator via Azure AI Foundry

Monthly prices in USD as listed by Microsoft Muse (WHAMM). Last checked 2026-10-21. Rights: WHAM weights (200M and 1.6B) released on Hugging Face under the Microsoft Research License

Features

  • Make a game without code A research model that generates gameplay visuals and actions; it doesn't build games No
  • View and edit the code Outputs only visuals and controller inputs; there's no game code to view or edit No
  • Generates game art Generates gameplay visuals for ideation, not art assets you can reuse in a game Partly
  • Generates music or sound Model card says it can only generate visuals and controller inputs, so no audio No
  • Multiplayer games Not confirmed
  • Mobile export or play Not confirmed
  • One-click publish and share link Not confirmed
  • Download the project files Not confirmed

Checked against Microsoft Muse (WHAMM)'s own site, docs and pricing page. How we check

Score breakdown: 59/100

  • Accessibility 26%
    100
  • Output & integration 17%
    40
  • Commercial rights 13%
    0
  • Value 9%
    100
  • Maturity 9%
    20
  • Game focus 13%
    100
  • Features 15%
    27

Based on price, free plan, commercial rights, exports and features. How we score

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