YOUR IDEA DESERVES TO BE PLAYED

Stop dreaming
about your game.
Start building it.

Your game-development studio, creative guide and learning path. Turn ideas into organized production steps, learn the craft, and use AI to help write the code that brings them to life.

Build your first game Explore what you’ll learn
Unreal Engine 5 workflow · Your own AI credits · Your original game
WORLD / FIRST PLAYABLE01 — BLOCKOUT
YOUR NEXT MOVEMake the world playable.

Define the route. Add an objective.
Test it before adding final art.

See the level-design lesson
Interactive blockout illustration · drag to rotateBUILD → TEST → IMPROVE
FROM THE FIRST IDEA TO A TESTED BUILDCode3DAnimationAudioGameplay
A CLEAR PATH THROUGH A BIG DREAM

You bring the vision.
Duke helps you find the next step.

No more scattered scripts, forgotten assets or guessing what comes next. Every part has a purpose, an explanation and a test.

01

Describe your game

Choose the genre, story, player experience and quality goal. Duke helps turn your descriptions into a production plan.

02

Build it piece by piece

Develop maps, characters, systems and sound. Review AI-written code, import real assets and assemble playable iterations in Unreal.

03

Playtest. Learn. Improve.

Measure performance, test mechanics and fix issues. Record evidence before packaging your Windows game.

DON’T JUST GENERATE. UNDERSTAND.

Build a game.
Become a creator.

Learn the foundations developers use: design, programming, 3D art, animation, sound and production. Clear definitions, practical assignments and knowledge checks turn each step into a skill you can use again.

Explore Classroom A practical learning path, not an accredited degree or a guaranteed career outcome.
01 / DESIGNThe loop that makes it fun02 / PROGRAMMINGUnderstand the code you ship03 / WORLDS & 3DBuild places worth exploring04 / ANIMATION & AIMake characters feel alive05 / AUDIO & INTERFACEGive the experience its voice06 / QA & RELEASEProve it works. Then ship it.
THINK BIG. BUILD SOMETHING REAL.

A world? An arena?
Your kind of game.

Start with a focused playable slice and keep the full ambition in view. Genre-specific requirements help you see the systems your game actually needs.

Inspired by the ambition of games like GTA, Call of Duty, Battlefield and college football titles? Duke helps organize that work. Comparable quality still requires original art, substantial engineering, specialist systems, suitable hardware and repeated testing. Current native assembly supports bounded scenes; large streamed worlds and complete sports or multiplayer systems require further implementation.

PAY FOR THE STUDIO. CONTROL YOUR AI SPEND.

Your tools. Your credits.
One clear membership.

Connect your own OpenAI, Meshy or ElevenLabs account. You pay those providers directly for usage. Duke membership includes no AI credits and adds no markup to their charges.

FREE ACCOUNT

$0/month

Create your account and explore the course outline.

  • Email signup, including Gmail
  • Public course outline
  • Choose a membership to start
Create free accountNo card needed.
FOR YOUR FIRST SERIOUS GAMECREATOR

$29/month

A focused home for your game and production workflow.

  • 5 saved projects
  • Classroom labs & saved learning
  • Guided game builder & autosave
  • Creator-owned AI connections
  • 3D, rigging & audio workflows
  • Connected Unreal production builds
  • Required software setup checklist
Choose CreatorMonthly subscription. Cancel through billing.
STUDIO

$59/month

More room for multiple ideas and parallel projects.

  • 20 saved projects
  • Classroom labs & saved learning
  • Guided game builder & autosave
  • Creator-owned AI connections
  • 3D, rigging & audio workflows
  • Connected Unreal production builds
  • Required software setup checklist
Choose StudioMonthly subscription. Cancel through billing.

AI credits, commercial asset licences, Epic/Unreal licence obligations, hardware and external hosting are separate. Same production tools on both paid plans; the saved-project limit differs. Individual source files: up to 256 MB; current projects: up to 50 assets. Export your source and keep building outside Duke.

Before you begin.

Do I need coding experience?

No. Begin with the design and programming lessons. Duke explains terminology and can propose code, but you’ll learn to inspect, compile and test it.

Where does the finished game run?

Unreal runs on your own suitable Windows machine. You install Epic Games Launcher, UE5 and the C++ tools, then pair the Duke runner. Duke queues builds and returns verified packages; your browser organizes the work.

Can I generate models, animation, music and voice?

Connect your own provider accounts for real 3D generation and rigging, or import licensed models and animations. Audio tools generate speech and instrumental music, with preview and WAV import. Advanced animation graphs and game systems still need native authoring and testing.

Will it make a GTA-quality game automatically?

No automatic promise. Duke keeps the entire production goal visible, guides the next step and helps generate implementations. AAA-scale projects require content, systems, iteration and expertise; a script or asset alone is never treated as proof.

What happens when I cancel?

Paid AI and connected build actions stop when access expires. Saved projects and learning remain accessible, and you can export your source. You retain your provider accounts and their credits.

THE FIRST STEP IS SMALL. THE POSSIBILITY ISN’T.

Make the game
you wish existed.

Start your creator journey