MOTH Partners with IBM Quantum, IQM & VTT for Game Applications

MOTH, a quantum technology company, highlighted the limitations of classical computing for the gaming industry and presented quantum computing as a potential solution for advancing generative media, physics simulation, and game production. According to MOTH CTO Spencer Topel, today’s game developers are encountering hard technical limits that classical hardware cannot overcome, extending AAA game development cycles to three to six years. MOTH’s approach integrates quantum algorithms, utilizing real quantum hardware from IBM Quantum, IQM and VTT, into existing creative workflows to address computationally intensive challenges and enable more dynamic, physically rich game worlds.

Classical Computing Limits and Quantum Potential

The gaming industry is reaching hard limits with classical computing, hindering the creation of increasingly complex and reactive game worlds. According to MOTH CTO Spencer Topel, developers are facing challenges building dynamic, physically rich environments due to these limitations. Current AAA game development cycles average three to six years, largely because existing hardware struggles to keep pace with desired scale and realism in simulation, visual effects, and environment creation.

MOTH’s platform, Archaeo, aims to overcome these limits by integrating quantum algorithms directly into existing creative workflows. This hardware-agnostic approach allows studios to access real quantum hardware – including systems from IBM Quantum, IQM, and VTT – without needing to rebuild their tools. A demonstration of this capability is Space Moths, a multiplayer online game where levels are generated on-demand using quantum computing, showcased at Gamescom 2025.

This shift towards quantum computing, combined with generative AI, promises to significantly accelerate content creation. MOTH highlights the potential to reduce development cycles from years to months, unlocking entirely new types of gameplay and simulation. The company is currently in discussions with major studios and publishers, signaling a move towards widespread adoption of quantum-powered tools within the gaming and broader computationally intensive industries.

Archaeo: Integrating Quantum Computing into Workflows

MOTH is addressing limitations in the gaming industry with Archaeo, a hardware-agnostic platform integrating quantum algorithms directly into existing creative workflows. This allows studios to access real quantum hardware—including systems from IBM Quantum, IQM and VTT—without needing to rebuild their tools. Demonstrated through the live environment of Space Moths, Archaeo is already proving quantum computing can tackle problems classical systems struggle with, potentially reducing game development cycles from years to months.

Archaeo’s key function is to bridge the gap between quantum utility and practical application in computationally intensive fields. The platform allows for faster simulation, optimisation, and content generation. MOTH showcased this capability at Gamescom 2025 with Space Moths, a multiplayer online game where levels are generated on-demand using quantum computers—marking the first mainstream gaming experience powered by real quantum hardware.

Currently, building a major AAA game can take three to six years due to the limitations of classical computing. MOTH believes quantum computing, combined with generative AI and implemented through Archaeo, offers a solution. The company is now in discussions with major studios and publishers, exploring how these quantum-powered techniques can accelerate development and unlock entirely new gameplay possibilities.

Demonstrating Quantum Applications in Gaming & Beyond

The gaming industry is reaching computational limits with classical computing, creating an opportunity for quantum technologies. According to MOTH CTO Spencer Topel, current hardware struggles with the scale developers desire, hindering the creation of dynamic, physically rich worlds. AAA game development currently takes three to six years, largely due to these limitations with realistic simulation, complex effects, and large interactive environments. Quantum computing, combined with generative AI, promises to reduce these development cycles, enabling faster simulation, optimisation, and content generation.

MOTH is addressing this challenge with Archaeo, a hardware-agnostic platform integrating quantum algorithms into existing creative workflows. This allows studios to access real quantum hardware – from providers like IBM Quantum, IQM, and VTT – without rebuilding their tools. A demonstration of this is Space Moths, a multiplayer online game showcased at Gamescom 2025, where playable levels are generated on-demand using real quantum computers – marking the first mainstream gaming experience powered by this technology.

This isn’t future speculation, according to MOTH; it’s current capability. The company is already in discussions with major studios and publishers to apply these quantum-powered techniques beyond gaming, to broader simulation and optimisation challenges. Topel suggests the industry is on the cusp of a transformation as significant as the jump from 2D to 3D, with quantum computing unlocking entirely new possibilities for worldbuilding and gameplay.