Quantum Computing Report writes about it.
The application is inspired by the popular creepypasta and is a procedurally generated maze of office and utility rooms. Unlike traditional games, where randomness is created by quasi-random algorithms, the levels here are formed with the help of quantum processors.
The developers linked the game mechanics with the architecture of QPU-systems:
– individual qubits are responsible for sections of the map;
– quantum entanglement determines the structure and connections between locations;
– the environment changes depending on the state of the quantum system.
The project utilizes running rigs from IBM and IQM. Moth emphasized that the game remains platform independent and is capable of running on various quantum backends.
Quantum Backrooms is now available to a limited number of users as part of alpha testing. A public release is planned for late 2026.
Quantum analog of the first AI applications
The company compared the launch of Quantum Backrooms to early consumer experiments in generative AI like DALL-E and Magenta. The project aims to show quantum computing not as a laboratory technology, but as a tool for a mass audience.
In addition to the game itself, Moth is developing a low-code/no-code platform for creating quantum applications without deep theoretical knowledge and technical skills. The company expects to form an ecosystem of consumer products around quantum computing before the industry achieves full hardware fault tolerance.
