People doubt Matt Shumer’s game prompt, then run it and build custom games
mattshumer_ · x · 2026-07-27
Matt Shumer says the best part is watching people insist his prompt could not have created that game, then running it themselves and ending up with custom games they like.
It is a small but telling example of how a strong prompt can produce surprisingly capable game outputs—and how skepticism turns into experimentation once people try it.
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