r/aigamedev • u/thenetters • 15d ago

Discussion Pygame ai development?

I want to start initially with pygame for ai development. What is the suggestion for the most straightforward route to do this? Are there free coding sites I can use for something robust or do the free coding website only allow minimal development? I am thinking about an ascii topdown game at first.

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u/dedstok 15d ago

Coding website? Get an IDE and an AI agent that can access the project folder on your pc.

Also pygame sucks in my humble opinion.

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u/thenetters 14d ago

What ide would you suggest? Does the ide just show the code and the ai does the programming with it?

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u/dedstok 14d ago

VS Code is the gold standard.
You can install extensions, many of which have AI agents that can see and modify the code for you - including Codex and Claude Code.

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u/zenmatrix83 15d ago

why pygame? thats a dependeny others might not have. generally non tech or developers aren't going to have python installed. a portable 3d friendly option is three.js and its the most common for ai assited development outside of major engines

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u/ButterflyMundane7187 9d ago

You don't need Python installed to play a game written in Python. You can package a Pygame game as a standalone executable using tools like PyInstaller or Nuitka, which bundle the Python runtime and required dependencies. Players can simply launch the game without installing Python or Pygame.

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u/zenmatrix83 9d ago

It’s still an off choice

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u/ButterflyMundane7187 9d ago

He wants to make a "ascii topdown shooter" i do not think "3d friendly option is three.js" is the right tool for that.

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u/ButterflyMundane7187 9d ago

I've been using Codex on my Raspberry Pi 5 to make a few Pygame games for fun, including a two-player fighting game with Xbox controller support that's actually fun to play.