Blockade Labs

Blockade Labs develops generative AI tools for creating virtual environments and digital imagery. Founded in 2018 as Blockade Games, the company initially focused on blockchain games and cryptographic puzzles before adopting its current operating brand in 2023. Its work now centers on spatial content tools for game developers, digital artists, immersive experiences and production teams.

Its flagship platform, Skybox AI, launched in February 2023 and generates seamless 360-degree equirectangular panoramas from text prompts. The platform supports environment creation through skyboxes, depth maps, HDRI exports and 3D meshes. These outputs serve workflows across games, virtual reality, architectural visualization and virtual production, connecting generated imagery with interactive and spatial applications.

Tools and development workflows

The company provides web-based generation software alongside APIs, developer SDKs and engine integrations. Supported workflows include Unity, Unreal Engine, Blender and Godot, with export options encompassing high-resolution imagery and GLB or OBJ meshes. Enterprise offerings include licensing and custom pipelines for immersive applications, architectural projects and brand activations.

Blendbox, introduced in late 2024, extends the product range into layer-controlled 2D generative image creation. Together, the tools reflect the company's expansion from developing individual games toward supplying software used to build visual content and virtual worlds.

Game development roots

The studio's earlier work includes Neon District, a cyberpunk turn-based role-playing game built around player-owned equipment and character assets on Polygon and Ethereum. Other projects include Plasma Bears, a craftable collectible adventure game deployed on the Loom Network, and Pineapple Arcade, a retro-inspired arcade incorporating cryptographic puzzles.

This earlier work combined game design, digital art, blockchain systems and interactive puzzle mechanics. The subsequent move into AI environment generation drew on the team's experience with game environments and procedural content. The company continues operating under the Blockade Labs brand, with generative spatial tooling as its primary commercial focus.