Oasis (Minecraft clone)

Oasis
Gameplay from its official release trailer
Developer(s)	Robert Wachen Dean Leitersdorf
Publisher(s)	Decart Etched
Series	Minecraft (unofficial)
Release	October 31, 2024; 22 days ago (2024-10-31)
Genre(s)	Sandbox

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Oasis is a video game clone of the 2011 sandbox game Minecraft, run entirely using generative artificial intelligence (AI). The game, which began development in 2022 between the AI company Decart and the computer hardware startup Etched, was released by Decart to the public on October 31, 2024. The AI operates using "next-frame prediction", which tries to anticipate the player's next action from their keyboard and mouse inputs, based on millions of hours of prior Minecraft gameplay footage the AI was given.

The game launched to an enormous audience, almost crashing the website hosting the game within 24 hours after its launch. Reactions were overwhelmingly mixed however, as the game appeared to display no coherent logic in its actions or setting. Some argued the unpredictability of the AI made the game fun to watch and play through, and that the game's launch could mark the first proof of concept in the genre of AI-run video games.