Solo Dev Uses Claude Opus to Build a Game with 690M Tokens for $423
kimmonismus · x · 2026-08-02
A developer used a single prompt with the Claude Opus model, consuming 690 million tokens (costing $423) to generate a complete game in just a few hours.
The author notes that this type of game previously required expensive team development and Steam publishing, but now only needs one person, minimal time, and a small budget, highlighting AI's disruptive impact on indie game development.
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