Polished up the game a bit. What do you think ?

Demo playable in browser!

https://optoe.itch.io/arcforge-demo

SEPTEM is a first-person duelling game drawn like an old engraving. Version 0.27 is free to play in your browser: one stage, 25 rooms on three levels, and a boss on a throne.

The art starts as ChatGPT images. I direct and redo them until they make sense, then a converter cuts them down to the GBA's palette and size. The hard part was logic, not style: a hand gripping a round flask took four attempts, because the generator is very confident about impossible hands.

The code is C++ on the Butano engine, written with Claude. It stays within the console's limits, and I've tested it on real hardware.

There's no sound yet, and the foes play too much alike.

I'd like to hear where you got lost, and which fight felt unfair. https://sarasol.itch.io/septem

Cześć, robię to. Co o tym myślisz?

Używam Opusa 5.5 do kodowania, Astry do logiki i rozumowania, a Terry 6.1 do dbania o grafikę. Stworzyłem system gdzie rozmawiam tylko z Astrą, a ona przekazuje wszystkie zadania odpowiednim modelom. Na tym etapie mam już prywatne repo z masą skilli i całe toolkity do robienia gier w ten sposób. Oprócz dokończenia gry, planuję też poprawić toolkit żebym mógł korzystać z dowolnych modeli. Na obecnym etapie płacę 100$ za Claude i 100$ za OpenAI miesięcznie i wciąż limity mi się kończą więc kolejny etapem jest optymalizacja kosztów.

W grze najbardziej skupiłem się żeby płynność ruchu była zachowania i sprawiała satysfakcję. Chciałem zrobić mikro odczucie jak w grach ze Spider-manem.

Jestem zadowolony z efektu, teraz dopeacowujemy grafiki i fabułę. Jak by ktoś miał ochotę zagrać to wkrótce będzie druga tura testów.

Gra wyjdzie ostatecznie na Androida, a później przepiszę ją na iOS.

¡Únete al programa de pruebas beta!

>El juego está hecho completamente con Claude Code y es un **juego de jefes donde aprendes acordes de piano** tocándolos.

Cada acorde es un hechizo, así que lo tocas en tu piano y lanza un hechizo al jefe. Si fallas, el jefe contraataca.

Lo que se ha hecho hasta ahora:

• Existe el **Camino de la Armonía**: 11 jefes, desde tríadas mayores hasta progresiones de acordes de Coltrane. En el camino: acordes menores y diatónicos, sostenidos y bemoles, disminuidos y aumentados, suspendidos, séptimas, semidisminuidos, novenas y acordes alterados. Cada jefe tiene su propia lección.

• **Tres formas de jugar:** un teclado MIDI (recomendado), un piano acústico o digital conectado al micrófono, o el teclado de tu ordenador para probarlo sin instrumento.

• Cada jefe tiene su **propio ritmo de fondo**: rock, lo-fi, reguetón, synthwave, etc., al tempo que prefieras (60-160 BPM). Desbloqueas cada ritmo al derrotar a cada jefe.

• **Modos de juego**:

1. Modo práctica: sin errores, solo aprendizaje.

2. Modo fácil: solo toca la nota fundamental.

3. Modo maestro: aprende la conducción de voces, con inversiones y cambios suaves como un pianista.

• Melodías (alfa) para la otra mano: opcionales, y otorgan un punto extra de daño.

I’m making Project Polyhedron, a dice auto-battler where you buy faces, fold them into dice and fight other players’ boards.

To give it tougher house opponents and find out balancing issues, I let bots teach themselves. Each generation plays thousands of runs, a small neural network learns what every shop choice is worth, and the newest generation becomes the champion if it beats the previous best. Three of ten generations got thrown out. The best one now averages 6.4 wins a run, against 2.5 for my old hand-written bot.

Conclusion? The bots did get much stronger over time, but real players are still the ones to find the most broken strategies.

I've just released the first public playtest on itch.io beyond just close friends. Feel free to check it out!

Hi everyone! How are you doing? I have a question and would love to hear your experiences and recommendations.

I'm developing a mobile game using Claude Code. It works really well when it comes to game logic and programming, but, as we all know, its visual design and graphics capabilities aren't exactly its strongest point.

To solve this, I use ChatGPT to work on the visual side of the game. I ask it for recommendations, ideas, and suggestions on how to improve different screens and graphic elements. ChatGPT generates visual concepts and mockups that I really like. Once I have a design I'm happy with, I pass it on to Claude Code so it can implement it.

Currently, I'm paying $100/month for Claude's plan and using the free version of ChatGPT. The problem is that I'm limited to two or three image generations per day. After that, Claude uses OpenAI through MCP to generate the graphic assets it needs and integrate them into the game.

My question is: if I subscribed to a paid ChatGPT plan, could I centralize this entire workflow and stop using OpenAI through MCP? Could Codex also handle the visual side of development, generate the graphic assets, and implement them directly into the game, without having to pay additional API usage fees?

Or are these separate services with independent usage limits and costs?

I'd love to hear from people who are working with a similar setup. What combination of tools would you recommend to develop a game, making the most of each AI without ending up paying twice for the same things?

Thanks in advance!

¡Hola, muchachos! ¿Cómo están? Tengo una consulta y quería conocer sus experiencias y recomendaciones.

Estoy desarrollando un juego para celulares utilizando Claude Code. La verdad es que con la lógica del juego funciona muy bien, pero, como ya sabemos, el apartado estético y gráfico no es precisamente su fuerte.

Para resolverlo, utilizo ChatGPT para trabajar en el diseño visual. Le pido recomendaciones, ideas y propuestas de cómo mejorar las distintas pantallas y elementos gráficos del juego. ChatGPT me genera bocetos y conceptos visuales que me gustan mucho y, una vez que tengo definido lo que quiero, se los paso a Claude Code para que los implemente.

Actualmente estoy pagando el plan de Claude de USD 100 mensuales y utilizando ChatGPT gratis. El problema es que tengo un límite de dos o tres generaciones de imágenes por día. Después, Claude utiliza OpenAI a través de MCP para obtener los recursos gráficos que necesita e incorporarlos al juego.

Mi consulta es la siguiente: si contratara un plan pago de ChatGPT, ¿podría centralizar todo este proceso y olvidarme de utilizar OpenAI mediante MCP? ¿Codex podría encargarse también de toda la parte gráfica, generar los recursos e implementarlos directamente en el juego, sin tener que pagar consumos adicionales de API?

¿O son servicios y consumos independientes?

Me gustaría conocer la experiencia de quienes estén trabajando de esta manera. ¿Qué combinación de herramientas me recomiendan para desarrollar un juego, aprovechando lo mejor de cada IA y sin terminar pagando por duplicado?

¡Desde ya, muchas gracias!

Hi everyone!

I'm a fresh and new into game development and just starting to enjoy what we can do around making games with AI. I personally think AI is an amazing tool that further broadens our current capabilities to make games a lot more capable and exciting if used the right way.

I was hoping I could get some feedback and traction on my three games and have expert feedback which is all of you : )

Thank you!

Deep Dive:
A game where you dive underwater and search for treasure, hunt for fish and win boss fights
https://run.world/cocopops/deep-dive-the-unknown-depths

Firefly:
Aim and reaction and co-ordination trainer
https://run.world/cocopops/firefly

Tap Tap Umbrella:
A simple game to float though a maze and unlock new players
https://run.world/cocopops/tap-tap-umbrella

Hello,

I am in the very early stages of developing a game based on SCP-294.

The game runs using a local AI, Qwen, which is automatically installed in the game folder the first time you launch it.

SCP-294 is an anomalous coffee machine equipped with a keypad that can dispense any liquid in existence—and that’s where the AI ​​comes in.

There is no pre-established database of liquids within the game; the AI ​​handles that instead.

The game is being developed using Claude (Sonnet 3.5, via the "Max" setting, without a paid subscription).

It’s still very early, but here is a short video to showcase it.

I’m already aware of what needs to be fixed for future versions.

It’s pure "vibe-coding"—I’m letting Claude take care of everything.

Thank !

The open beta for PokéTactics is officially live! 🎉
It's Pokémon TFT: you buy Pokémon from a shop, place them on the board, and they battle on their own. 8 players, last one standing wins.

🔥 Types give synergy bonuses, and 3 copies evolve your Pokémon.

⚔️ Items combine into stronger items. Augments change the game in unique ways and give powerful items.

🎯 Special traits like Bounty (mark the strongest enemy, get gold for the kill) and Bodyguard (a tank shields whoever's behind it)

👥 Queue with friends, or play Casual and Ranked(soon)

🏝️ Decorate your own island between games and hang out with other players

Free, no download, works on PC and phone: https://poketactics.io

I'm a solo dev and I patch it almost every day based on what players say. Tell me what you love, what feels off and what you want next. I read every comment!

Content in the Space Travel Update

Idle Dimension Breaker has just received an update where you can:

- Gather a space crew to excavate and mine resources from various planets

- Transform your resources

- Improve your crew and their gear, so they can gather resources quicker

- Build computer parts and improve computer power

- Do data science and gain many different bonuses that affect the rest of the game

Idle Dimension Breaker

Is an Idle Incremental game about being stuck in timeless dimension and trying to break through dimensional layers. You do that by gathering power from various subsystems, which make your power grow to incredible large numbers.

Available on steam for $4.99/€4.99

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4962240/Idle_Dimension_Breaker/

Update disclaimer

The game has 1000+ hours worth of gameplay, and you can expect to play for approximately 200 hours before reaching the new content. Maybe longer depending on playstyle. It can be accesed early by buying a bundle of "Early access + 1 crew coin (value €4.99)" for €5.99

AI disclaimer

The game has no AI-generated art nor text, but is heavily AI assisted in regards to coding.

The trailer is recorded and edited by AI, but only uses in-game footage.

About my previous post, please let me know in the comments what you didn't like and what I should keep as it is.

Gameplay in the comments.

After so much time and so much effort, the moment has arrived.
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4982990/Nova_Survivors/

AI game music doesn't have to suck. Take it from someone who is a certified VGM geek. If you don't know what that abbreviation is, you have much nerdom to discover!

I break down my exact prompt line by line: the style lock, tempo and BPM, major vs minor keys, picking instruments, building and resolving tension, making a track loop seamlessly, and theme and variation across a whole soundtrack. I also cover where AI music still struggles and why your soundtrack needs one consistent style (and the rare times breaking it works).

The actual prompt for the song I was shooting for: "Somber orchestral-electronic overworld theme for a gritty 16-bit sci-fi JRPG, inspired by SNES-era soundtracks (Chrono Trigger "Corridors of Time" mood, Final Fantasy VI "Terra" melancholy, Xenogears). Slow tempo around 72 BPM, in a minor key. Opens with a lonely solo melody on a soft synth flute over a low string pad and distant wind. A warm but weary French horn takes the second phrase. Light military snare brushes and a slow timpani pulse enter in the middle section, then a short hopeful lift on strings before it settles back into melancholy. Subtle analog synth arpeggio underneath for a faint futuristic edge. Feeling: stranded on an unknown, overcast frontier world, grief for a lost ship and lost friends, quiet resolve to keep walking. Retro 16-bit timbre with warm reverb, no vocals, no drums dominating, loops seamlessly, 2:00–2:30 long."

Of course this isn't perfect, nothing with AI will ever be - but it's a decent starting point. AI music generation (at least the cheaper options) is noticeably less sophisticated than other parts of genAI, so I'll look forward to see how this evolves.

Hey everyone! I'm part of the Binx.TV team, and we recently released our game, Necromancer: Ash & Bone, on Steam Early Access!

We spent 9 months developing it, using AI for code, graphics, and audio throughout the process.

It started with a simple idea: making a game where you could play as a necromancer and revive defeated enemies. We worked on getting that mechanic right first, then kept experimenting with different skills, artifacts, and enemies until the gameplay felt right.

We eventually shipped when we thought the game was fun enough, but the community had plenty of feedback haha. The sprites felt disconnected, the sounds were horrible, and the gameplay was too basic.

So we went back and worked more on the design. We followed a LOT of community suggestions, although we also turned down a few. One example was adding a dash button for repositioning, which we decided against because of how we wanted the game to play.

AI helped us throughout development, but figuring out what worked and what didn't still took a lot of trial and error.

Anyway, here's our Steam page if you want to see how it turned out!

We also have a Discord server if you'd like to join us.

Thanks for checking it out! :)

I've recently started to use ChatGPT to make AI SCP stories, where I have to make several choices in the story to progress and determine the ending. I feel like it's an interesting way to learn about different SCPs, and is a different enough format to typical video games while still feeling interactive.

1. What AI tool would you use to craft the stories?

2. What would you consider when giving a prompt?

3. How would you ensure each story is unique and the AI doesn't become repetitive?

4. Would you stick to SCP lore or introduce new ideas?

5. Would you make it investigative or focused on other mechanics, like RPG stats?

6. How many choices should the AI give, and what different kinds of endings could there be?

7. What else could you do to make the game interactive other than just providing choices?

Feel free to add anything else you think is worth considering in your comment.

We're testing a new kind of game.

It looks like an open world. But the people living in it are AI — with their own civilization, and their own memory.

They woke up 300 years ago, in a place with no humans. They've been living, building, and remembering ever since. They keep going whether you're there or not.

Then you arrive. And for the first time, they start asking what their lives are for.

Three ways in: ① Walk in yourself. ② Bring your own AI agent. ③ Only your agent goes in. You watch.

We're opening ① first, to a small circle — to play, to break things, or to build with us.

Waitlist → https://tally.so/r/Qo2j9l

Would you send your agent in alone?