# WorldPlay2

WorldPlay2 extends real-time world models in two directions: more kinds of control, including third-person characters and text-triggered events, and longer rollouts. Its weights are for non-commercial use (CC BY-NC 4.0).

Organization: WorldPlay2 team. Released: 28 September 2026. Kind: Explorable world.

## What you control

- WASD movement
- Arrow-key look
- First- or third-person perspective
- Text-triggered events

## License

Weights: Available (https://huggingface.co/aejion/WorldPlay2-Fast). Declared license: CC BY-NC 4.0.
No. CC BY-NC 4.0 allows non-commercial use only.

## Real-time

Real-time, per authors. Real-time interaction.

## How to run it

1. Create a Python 3.10 conda environment and install requirements.txt and flash-attn.
2. Download the Wan2.2-I2V-A14B base model and the WorldPlay2 checkpoints (Fast, BI or AR) from Hugging Face.
3. Set the checkpoint paths and run bash run_few_step.sh.

## Where to try

No hosted destination verified.

## Sources

- [Project source](https://github.com/WorldPlay2/WorldPlay2)
- [Weights and model card](https://huggingface.co/aejion/WorldPlay2-Fast)

## Questions

### Is WorldPlay2 open source?

WorldPlay2 publishes downloadable weights under CC BY-NC 4.0. Read the license terms before you build on it.

### Can I use WorldPlay2 commercially?

No. CC BY-NC 4.0 allows non-commercial use only.

### Does WorldPlay2 run in real time?

Yes, according to its authors. Real-time interaction. This directory has not measured it independently.

### Where can I try WorldPlay2?

No hosted version was verified; run the published weights yourself.

### What does WorldPlay2 take as input?

You give it WASD movement, arrow-key look, first- or third-person perspective and text-triggered events.

### How do I run WorldPlay2?

Following the official instructions: Create a Python 3.10 conda environment and install requirements.txt and flash-attn. Download the Wan2.2-I2V-A14B base model and the WorldPlay2 checkpoints (Fast, BI or AR) from Hugging Face. Set the checkpoint paths and run bash run_few_step.sh.

### What are alternatives to WorldPlay2?

Similar models in this directory include ABot-World (open weights, permissive license), AlayaWorld (open weights, custom terms) and DreamX-World (open weights, permissive license).

Checked 2026-10-23. Corrections: https://github.com/windflow-labs/world-model-directory