# Aura

> Aura is an AI agent for game development built by Ramen VR, the San Francisco studio behind the VR MMO Zenith: The Last City. Purpose-built for Unreal Engine and Unity, Aura turns written ideas into Blueprints, C++ and C# code, generates 3D assets, and automates repetitive tasks so professional developers can ship games faster. Its multi-agent system - including the Telos Blueprint agent and specialized verification and material agents - understands a studio's existing codebase and works within the engine editor. Ramen VR raised more than $45M (Series B led by Anthos and Dune) and pivoted from VR gaming to XR + AI developer tooling.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Andy Tsen (Co-founder & CEO), Lauren Frazier (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** ~15 employees
- **Products:** Aura, Telos (Blueprint Agent), Verification & Material Agents, Zenith: The Last City
- **Notable:** Built Zenith: The Last City, the #1 VR game on Steam and Meta Quest at launch (Jan 2022), Raised over $45M in total funding, including a $35M Series B led by Anthos and Dune, Successfully pivoted from a VR game studio to an AI game-development tooling company

## Products & services

- **Aura** — AI agent for Unreal Engine and Unity that turns written ideas into Blueprints, C++ and C# code, generates 3D assets, and automates batch editing, debugging and optimization. Multi-agent architecture with role-specific agents.
- **Telos (Blueprint Agent)** — Aura's core agent that generates Unreal Engine Blueprints and gameplay systems from natural language in seconds.
- **Verification & Material Agents** — Specialized agents that test gameplay and catch bugs autonomously, and build procedural materials with custom HLSL.
- **Zenith: The Last City** — VR MMO launched January 2022; ranked the #1 VR game on Steam and among the top titles on Meta Quest. The studio's original product before its pivot to AI tooling.

## Achievements

- Built Zenith: The Last City, the #1 VR game on Steam and Meta Quest at launch (Jan 2022)
- Raised over $45M in total funding, including a $35M Series B led by Anthos and Dune
- Successfully pivoted from a VR game studio to an AI game-development tooling company
- Aura launched to public beta for Unreal Engine and Unity after 2025 early access
- Enabled Sinn/Synth Studio to ship Zombonk in ~5 months at 2-3x velocity, reaching top-10 grossing on Meta Quest
- Y Combinator (S19) company; profitable during the Zenith era

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Aura launched to public beta / general availability as an AI assistant and agent for Unreal Engine and Unity.
- **2026-01** — Ramen VR reports one studio shipped a game in half the time using Aura's new agent capabilities.
- **2025-07** — Aura opened early access / pre-alpha for Unreal Engine.
- **2022-03** — Closed $35M Series B led by Anthos and Dune; announced plans to double the studio and expand Zenith into a cross-platform gaming super-app.

## Links

- Website: https://www.tryaura.dev
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ramen-vr
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Aura_Assistant
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AuraGameAssistant

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Last updated: 2026-07-13