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Claude Opus 5 powers tower stacking game with custom physics engine

A developer has created a tower-stacking game called highrise.lol, utilizing Claude Opus 5 for significant portions of the code, including the physics engine. The developer highlighted the challenges of implementing a fair leaderboard system and fine-tuning the game's tap mechanics for optimal player experience. The game is built on Cloudflare's stack and is available to play for free without requiring signup. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates the capability of advanced LLMs to generate complex game logic and physics, potentially accelerating indie game development.

RANK_REASON Developer uses an existing AI model to build a game.

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Claude Opus 5 powers tower stacking game with custom physics engine

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  1. r/ClaudeAI TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/eashish93 ·

    Built this tower stacking game. Opus 5 wrote the full physics without any game engine.

    <table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1w09wgo/built_this_tower_stacking_game_opus_5_wrote_the/"> <img alt="Built this tower stacking game. Opus 5 wrote the full physics without any game engine." src="https://external-preview.redd.it/eXQydmpncXMyMG1o…