Simon Willison builds Command & Conquer style RTS game using Claude Opus 5.5

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] · 2026-10-20 19:43

Simon Willison has developed a browser-based real-time strategy game named Battle Drones: Red Rock Resistance. The game is inspired by Command & Conquer and was primarily built using Claude Opus 5.5. It features device-to-device multiplayer functionality facilitated by an audio link. AI

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