Solo game dev's trailer hits 1M views, then details how AI built the whole game
rms80 · x · 2026-09-18
Indie developer @kunchevsky's game trailer passed a million views in a day, sparking an AI fight in the replies. He listed what AI did: reworking core mechanics and builds in days, running millions of simulated fights for balance, iterating rapidly on art/animation/UI, removing routine programming tasks, adding 16 language options with fonts and layouts, testing save reliability and edge cases, and shipping multi-platform versions on launch day. "If the game is good, does knowing I used AI change that?"
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