WorldsPlayer (project Gamma) is the latest and most recent version of Worlds.com. It takes advantage of both Java and C++ for loading and interacting with resources. It was launched in 1998 and is still online to this day.

After the success of Worlds Chat Gold, Worlds, Inc was looking to improve its existing environment by including more 3D elements and avatars. This project would be code-named “Gamma”.

Shaper is the name of the built-in editor and world-builder available within WorldsPlayer. It retailed for $39¹⁾ and was packaged with additional luxuries.

In 1999, it was discovered that Shaper could be obtained for free from within the WorldsPlayer client by adding an option inside its configuration file, making user-built worlds a commonality and forcing developers to include methods for accessing these worlds. Prior to this, worlds built by those who purchased Shaper would be uploaded to the official servers as a downloadable world.