Developing emergent digital worlds that redefine the gaming experience.

Project Melba is a new engine being built from the ground up.

Founded in 2021 by Brendan Greene, PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of interactive entertainment. With a team of sixty engineers and artists committed to innovation and creativity, the studio aims to develop emergent digital worlds that redefine the gaming experience.

Early on we realized that current technology was not suited to the specific needs of Project Artemis, and so we decided to pursue a custom solution.

Project Melba is built for scalability at its core, using technologies like data-driven design, multi-core processing and machine learning to power a planetary scale simulation. As our applied research division, Project Melba is a process, not a product. It allows us to ask complex questions from new angles in an effort build bigger, deeper worlds.

To learn more about Project Melba, read the blog post Melba Philosophy and Architecture.

Preface: Undiscovered World is a tech-demo for Melba, freely accessible for the community.

Preface: Undiscovered World showcases “Melba”, our proprietary engine. It allows you to explore a vast, uncharted world, and be among the first to witness this new technology, as it takes shape.

Embark on an exploration of the 510,000,000 km² world, where your journey will not only uncover new ML generated horizons, but also play a key role in advancing the development of “Melba” and 'Project Artemis.' Your involvement is crucial in helping us push the boundaries of innovation

Download the Tech Demo: Access Preface: Undiscovered World on Steam for free to explore its capabilities firsthand.

Download Preface: Undiscovered World here

Prologue: Go Wayback! a single-player open-world emergent game and our first step on our 3-game plan.

Prologue: Go Wayback! is a single-player open-world emergent game with survival mechanics. With realistic mechanics and ML driven terrain generation resulting in millions of possible maps, it challenges the players to explore their limits. Enjoy a peaceful walk in the forest, until the hailstorm come.

Our ML driven terrain generation provides players with a different experience each time they hit the “play” button. Enjoy a wide variety of landscapes and beautiful vistas as you explore the map.

Wishlist Prologue: Go Wayback! here

Learn more about Prologue: Go Wayback!, Preface: Undiscovered World and the Studio here: Our Studio Journey with PLAYERUNKNOWN