AI models play a js13k 2D platformer: Qwen3.8-Flash-Next and Clef clear 8 of 14 levels
Felladrin · reddit · 2026-10-09
Developer Felladrin has been having AI models play Cat Goric: Escape from the Warp Chamber, a 2D platformer built for js13kGames 2021. Best result so far: 8 of 14 playable levels cleared in one continuous run, achieved by two models — Qwen/Qwen3.8-Flash-Next and Cloudflare/clef.
The project is open source: the ai-plays-cat-goric repo includes instructions for running the challenge with different models/engines, and PRs are welcome. A 2-minute recording shows Clef clearing eight levels (the game pauses while the model thinks, so footage is time-warped). The author is taking requests for which models to try next.
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