Liminal Experiences – a new UGC gaming startup dedicated to harnessing AI to enable human-centered creativity – has emerged from stealth with $5.8 million raised to date in seed funding. The funding comes from prestigious games industry backers, including BITKRAFT Ventures, Riot Games, and OTK Media Group, with participation from angel investors, including Marc Merrill, founder of Riot Games.
Liminal transforms creation into a game, allowing players to build their own RPG-style adventures. And with powerful new AI tools players can craft their own immersive worlds, bring life to their original heroes, and collaborate with friends on epic adventures.
Mulligan believes the future of gaming is millions of players discovering their creativity and telling their stories to a global audience. And Liminal enables world-building with magic, not with code, making creation possible for anyone. Inspired by the innate way children create entire universes through play, the platform puts players of all ages inside the world of their imaginations. Liminal invites players to design their narratives as episodic content, bringing new possibilities for world-building.
The Liminal platform also offers existing beloved IPs with a badly needed solution for reaching a generation that has grown up with games and wants to be met where they are.
Liminal’s key features:
1.) Creation through play of 3D episodic adventure stories, no coding needed
2.) Full building, decorating, and character editing systems
3.) Easy quest creation and advanced gameplay editing
AI-powered storytelling assistance and game creation concierge
4.) Seamless creation and sharing of adventures with 1-4 players
KEY QUOTES:
“AI in gaming is a sensitive topic, as many developers worry about being replaced, and players grapple with its ethical issues. Wading into the debate is fraught, so most gaming companies avoid discussing AI while quietly exploring options internally. This leaves the public conversation to startups founded by tourists to the industry to pitch their vision of the future. There’s a real need for studios willing to stand for a positive vision of an AI-enabled future, which should come from developers focused on unleashing, not replacing, human creativity.”
“We hear the same thing again and again from the teams behind some of our favorite universes, ‘we need a gaming/UGC strategy but the current solutions don’t make sense for our brand.’” With official episodes that can be remixed and shared, Liminal brings fandoms together to connect over the most immersive interaction fanfiction possible, letting them wield their imagination to bring to life their favorite characters and insert themselves into the story.
“A positive vision of the future should recognize the power of AI to ignite the imaginations of players of all ages, letting everyone realize the fantasy of making their own game experiences. At Liminal, we’re focused on centering humans in the creative process, ensuring that AI is a tool to create shared experiences that build communities, bringing players closer together.”
– Liminal Experiences Founder and CEO Brendan Mulligan
