SEATTLE, April 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Makko AI, Inc.,<\/strong><\/a> today announced that its AI-powered 2D game studio is live at makko.ai<\/u><\/a>, following a beta period focused on product quality and creator feedback. Makko helps anyone turn a game idea into cohesive 2D art assets and playable prototypes without traditional drawing, animation, or coding workflows.<\/p>\n Makko used the data gathered during beta to inform the creation of Collections, an AI-driven art studio that allows users to create every asset they need to create a 2D video game. Collections, along with our AI Code Studio, allow users to create a universe from simple conversations and then quickly use the assets created in playable game prototypes.<\/p>\n \u201cMakko assumes human-in-the-loop where you want to be: AI models assist; creators stay in control. That principle shapes every feature. Collections applies it by letting users steer cohesive, production-quality game assets in a fraction of the time of a typical manual pipeline,\u201d said Jeremy Bird, CEO and co-founder of Makko.<\/p>\n Why it matters<\/strong><\/p>\n Most aspiring game makers can describe what they want but struggle to produce consistent, production-ready art across characters, environments, props, and UI. Makko combines AI-assisted asset generation with workflows aimed at visual consistency, including collections and style inheritance, so creators spend less time stitching together incompatible tools.<\/p>\n Product Hunt<\/strong><\/p>\n Makko will launch on Product Hunt on April 20, 2026. New customers can use promo code ProductHunt at checkout on makko.ai<\/u><\/a> for 15% off their first month for a limited time aligned with that launch.<\/p>\n About Makko<\/strong><\/p>\n Makko is an AI-powered 2D game studio that helps creators turn ideas into cohesive assets and playable prototypes in one integrated workflow. The team brings operator-level experience from Amazon, Twitch, EA, Nintendo, and PAX. Learn more at makko.ai<\/u><\/a> .<\/p>\n Makko product FAQ <\/strong><\/p>\n What is Makko?<\/strong><\/p>\n Makko is an AI-powered 2D game studio: creators use it to generate cohesive 2D game assets and work toward playable prototypes in one workflow, without relying on traditional drawing, animation, and coding pipelines.<\/p>\n Who is it for?<\/strong><\/p>\n Professional artists, indie game developers, non-technical creators with game ideas, hobbyists, aspiring indies, and small teams that need faster, more consistent 2D art production and rapid prototyping.<\/p>\n How is this different from other AI game studios, code generators, and art studios?<\/strong><\/p>\n Makko is built around game production: multiple asset types, consistency across project contexts and projects, and a path to playable output.<\/p>\n What do you mean by \u201cexiting beta\u201d?<\/strong><\/p>\n Exiting beta represents the first of many customer-facing launches. In the 7 months since team formation, Makko has evolved from a prototyping studio with a sprite sheet generator into a 2D game studio where a user can create all the 2D assets they need to create a video game, consistently, in one spot, and then quickly prototype those assets.<\/p>\n While the product was in beta, users received free credits daily and we observed the average consumption across thousands of users.<\/p>\n After beta, we used that data to create a model that shifts from daily credits to a one time grant of free trial credits for new users.<\/p>\n The trial is intended to support a collection of assets and simple game prototype, with an allocation that can cover up to 30 characters, 30 props or backgrounds, or 3 sprite animations, <\/strong>or a mix of those outputs within the same credit budget, depending how they use the product.<\/p>\n What are your traction numbers?<\/strong><\/p>\n Thousands of users have used Makko to create tens of thousands of game assets and thousands of games, prototypes, and vertical slices.<\/p>\n By the Numbers: <\/strong><\/p>\n Do creators own what they make?<\/strong><\/p>\n Yes. Creators own the things they create on Makko.ai. We are also happy to help leverage our decades of video games experience to help our creators monetize their creations.<\/p>\n What\u2019s next on the roadmap?<\/strong><\/p>\n We are currently using customer feedback to streamline the animation creation pipeline and continue to introduce new features and art styles, like animated props, composed cutscenes, and more.<\/p>\n Where can I get logos and screenshots?<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1wg8tNKMDOc29HopTuvYaNDtiokuEbHm7<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n
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