Latitude Unveils Voyage, Next-Generation AI Roleplay Platform

A major breakthrough in artificial intelligence (AI) roleplaying has been achieved with the launch of Latitude’s new platform, Voyage. This second-generation AI roleplay system is now available to everyone on iOS, Android, and the web without an invite code or waitlist.

The core innovation behind Voyage lies in its World Engine, which defines, tracks, and powers the world while AI tells the story. This persistent foundation enables creators to build deep multiplayer worlds that hold together through play, a significant improvement over previous AI roleplay experiences.

First-generation AI roleplay platforms have exploded since the rise of Large Language models, including AI chatbot platforms, interactive fiction, and text adventures. These early systems introduced creative freedom, replayability, and emotional connection but struggled to simulate an actual world over a long time horizon.

The new Voyage platform represents a significant leap forward in AI roleplaying capabilities. By adding a World Engine to powerful improvisational AI models, Latitude has created a system that can sustainably power immersive worlds with complex story arcs and dynamic gameplay.

According to Nick Walton, founder and CEO of Latitude, the company’s previous attempts at creating more engaging experiences were hindered by limitations in their single-AI-model approach. ‘Players kept asking us for things we couldn’t make work,’ he said. ‘Voyage splits those jobs between the World Engine and AI models.’ The engine simulates the world and keeps track of what happens, while the AI turns that into a compelling story.

This new generation of engine has unlocked several key capabilities for gameplay, research, and creation. Visuals can now be generated once for each character and tracked throughout the story, eliminating the need for repetitive rendering. Multiplayer is also improved as the engine resolves each player’s actions against a single world state, preventing chaos in online interactions.

Voyage’s unique World Engine has far-reaching implications beyond gaming. It enables researchers to create environments with long-horizon objectives, open-ended action spaces, and multi-actor social simulations – capabilities that were previously impossible or extremely difficult to achieve using traditional AI methods.

The platform also gives creators more control over their worlds than ever before. Kato, the creator of Voyage’s most-played world, explained why this matters: ‘Before Voyage, building with AI felt like throwing ideas at a wall and hoping something would stick.’ With Voyage, he can decide how non-player characters (NPCs) talk, combat feels, and the environment looks around the player. The engine holds onto these choices, allowing him to build real systems behind the scenes.

Voyage is available for free on public multiplayer servers with no waitlist or invite code required. Anyone can play without limits on parties of up to eight players. Subscribers receive unlimited play on private servers and one Latitude membership covers premium play and creation across both Voyage and AI Dungeon, a platform introduced by Latitude in 2019.

Latitude builds AI-native games and has been at the forefront of large language model development since introducing AI Dungeon as an open-ended interactive fiction platform used by millions of players and tens of thousands of creators. The company is backed by notable investors including NFX, Google’s AI Futures Fund, Griffin Gaming Partners, Album VC, and executives from Roblox and Midjourney.