AI voices and NPC dialogue for games
Voice tools turn your script into character voice lines you can drop into your video game. NPC dialogue platforms go further: they let players talk to AI characters live, usually through a Unity or Unreal plugin. Free voice plans often don't include commercial use.
4 voices & NPC dialogue compared
ElevenLabsVoices + sound effects
Free planFrom $6/moDetails
Character voices, narration and sound effects for games
AI audio platform: type a script or describe a sound to generate speech, sound effects or music, with voice cloning and dubbing too. Good for game character dialogue and narration, with 5,000+ voices in 90+ languages.
- Text-to-speech with 5,000+ voices
- Sound effects and music generation
- Voice cloning and dubbing
- APIs and SDKs for developers
- Free tier
- 10k credits/mo (commercial license starts at Starter)
- Paid plans
- Starter $6/mo
- Creator $22/mo
- Pro $99/mo
- Checked
- Oct 19, 2026
Inworld AINPC dialogue, TTS, STT, LLM
Free planFrom $25/moDetails
Low-latency voices and live NPC dialogue via API
Realtime voice and inference API for developers: text-to-speech, speech-to-text, speech-to-speech and many LLMs through one API, with games listed as a use case. Good for wiring spoken NPC dialogue into a game; API-first, not no-code.
- Realtime text-to-speech for live dialogue
- Speech-to-text and speech-to-speech
- One API for many LLMs
- CLI and MCP for coding agents
- Free tier
- On-Demand $0 pay-as-you-go with included trial TTS minutes
- Paid plans
- Creator $25/mo
- Builder $100/mo
- Developer $300/mo
- Growth $1,500/mo
- Enterprise custom
- Checked
- Oct 19, 2026
ConvaiAI characters and NPC dialogue
Free planFrom $29/moDetails
Talking AI NPCs inside Unity or Unreal scenes
Platform for conversational AI characters. Define a character's look, voice, knowledge and traits in Convai Playground, then add it to a game via the Unity SDK or Unreal plugin, where it talks in real time and can perceive and act in the scene.
- Character builder for voice and knowledge
- Unity SDK and Unreal Engine plugin
- Real-time perception and actions
- No-code Avatar Studio experiences
- Free tier
- Free $0 plan, 100 interactions/mo and 60 min of cloud-rendered Avatar Studio/Convai Sim
- Paid plans
- Indie Dev $29/mo ($22/mo yearly)
- Professional $99/mo ($69/mo yearly)
- Scale $499/mo ($299/mo yearly)
- Business $1,199/mo ($499/mo yearly)
- Checked
- Oct 19, 2026
Charisma.aiConversational character experiences
No free planDetails
Scripted branching conversations with AI characters
Platform for interactive conversational stories. Build scenes in a graph editor mixing scripted and generative dialogue, with memories, emotions and voices, then play them on the web or in Unity or Unreal via its SDKs. Now marketed mainly for training.
- Graph-based story and dialogue editor
- Memories, emotions and AI voices
- Unity and Unreal plug-and-play SDKs
- Pay-as-you-go Pro plan
- Free tier
- No free plan listed on the pricing page
- Paid plans
- Pro pay-as-you-go: $5 per 50,000 credits (~200 experience minutes)
- Enterprise custom
- Checked
- Oct 19, 2026
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How to choose
- Decide if you need recorded voice lines (text-to-speech) or live conversations with characters (an NPC platform).
- For live NPCs, check for a plugin or SDK for your engine.
- Check commercial use. Some free voice plans don't allow commercial use.
- Only clone a voice you have permission to use.
Guides
Questions people ask
Can I use AI voices in a commercial game?
Usually on paid plans. ElevenLabs' commercial license starts at Starter, and Inworld lists a commercial license on every plan.
What's the difference between AI voice and AI NPC tools?
Voice tools make audio files from a script. NPC platforms like Convai, Charisma and Inworld power characters that respond to players in real time.
Which AI NPC tools work with Unity and Unreal?
Convai has a Unity SDK and an Unreal Engine plugin, and Charisma has plug-and-play SDKs for both.
Can I use AI voices in a mod?
Use original voices only. ElevenLabs bans cloning a living person's voice without consent, and Nexus may remove AI voices after a rights-holder complaint. See [AI tools for game modding](/guides/ai-tools-for-game-modding/).