FAQ

Are AI merge games real or fake?

Many are real. The MW2, Skate 3 and Minecraft mashup, SkyCraft and Mario in Elden Ring all have public code and downloads on GitHub. Some viral clips, including the original Minecraft in Elden Ring video, have never been released. Every entry on this site is labelled Playable, Build it yourself or Video only.

Do I need to own both games?

Almost always, yes. Legitimate mashup mods never include game files. They read the files from your own installed copies, the same way Garry’s Mod needed other Source games back in 2004. Each mashup page lists exactly which games, versions and platforms you need.

Is it safe to download AI game mashups?

Only from the creator’s own repository. Fake look-alike repositories appeared within days of the trend. We link the official page for every project and never re-upload anything. Back up your saves before installing, and never run an unsigned .exe from an account created the same week.

Can I get banned for playing these mods?

Not if you stay offline. Most mashups only run with anti-cheat switched off, and the creators are explicit that they must never be taken online. Games such as Elden Ring and GTA V can ban accounts that join online play with modified files.

Do AI merge games work on Mac?

Most are Windows only, because the host games are Windows PC games. The Minecraft Crossover Bridge is the exception: it runs Minecraft inside Elden Ring or Monster Hunter World on Apple Silicon Macs through CrossOver. Use the finder and pick Mac.

Can I merge two games myself with AI?

Yes, if you are patient. Tools like Claude Code with the open-source universal-modder toolkit can identify a game’s engine, decompile it and build a mod. You still need to own the games and to judge what feels right. The AI cannot. Read the step-by-step guide.

Are AI game mashups legal?

It is a grey area. Reverse engineering for compatibility is allowed in some places, but distributing a publisher’s files or characters is not, and publishers can demand takedowns. Fans who rebuilt GTA 3 and Vice City were hit with a DMCA takedown in 2021. That is why every project here asks you to bring your own games.

I made a mashup. Can you list it?

Yes. Send us the official repository or video link. We read the README, check what you need to own, and add it with the right status label. We never list projects that bundle game files.Email us

Playable · Engine transplant

MW2 × Skate 3 × Minecraft

Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer with Skate 3 skating and a real Minecraft world map.

Official download

★ 783 · updated Oct 2, 2026 · v0.4.0

Links to the creator's own GitHub page, checked Oct 7, 2026. We never host or re-upload files, and no game files are included. Re-uploads and look-alike repos can carry malware.

This is the clip that started the AI merge games wave: a Modern Warfare 2 soldier kickflipping across Rust, then dropping into a Minecraft world and shooting blocks apart. Plenty of people called it fake. It isn’t. The project is public on GitHub and you can play it today if you own MW2.

What you actually get

  • MW2 multiplayer maps, guns, killstreaks and HUD, running on IW4L, a from-scratch Rust rewrite of Modern Warfare 2 by vladtrc and contributors.
  • Skate 3 mode: press J (or click both sticks) on any map and your soldier drops onto a board with Skate 3’s physics, tricks and grinds.
  • A Minecraft world map called overworld: real Minecraft world generation, mobs that fight back, and blocks that take more bullets the harder they are, scaled by each gun’s actual MW2 damage.

Why it counts as a real merge

None of the original game engines are running here. MW2 and Skate 3 were both rebuilt in Rust, and a Rust Minecraft engine supplies the world. Because all three now live in the same code base, the creator could wire them together directly: the skater’s skeleton is mapped onto the soldier, and gun damage feeds into block hardness. That is why we rate it an engine transplant, not a reskin.

What you need

  • Modern Warfare 2 (the 2009 game; only the Steam version is tested).
  • For skating only: your own extracted Xbox 360 copy of Skate 3 (default.xex plus its data folder) and a controller. Everything else works without it.
  • An internet connection the first time you open the Minecraft map. It fetches about 125 MB of Minecraft files straight from Mojang’s servers, so you do not need Minecraft installed.

Install in short

  1. Download the Windows zip from the project’s official GitHub releases and extract it somewhere you can write to (not Program Files).
  2. Run iw4l.exe, point it at your MW2 folder, and say yes or no to Skate 3.
  3. Create Game → Minecraft tab → overworld to load the Minecraft map.

Known issues

The creator lists one open issue: the skateboard is invisible on some maps. As with every project here, back up anything you care about and play offline.

Credit where it’s due

AI wrote much of the glue, but the project stands on years of human work: IW4L by vladtrc and the Skate 3 Rust engine built on DumbBat’s reverse-engineering. The creator has said the Minecraft side still took weeks of hand-tuning because the AI could not judge whether it felt right.

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