23-year-old dev built GTA India with Claude: 16,548 sales, $165K revenue for $200 in API costs
anthara_ai · x · 2026-10-19
A 23-year-old Indian developer used Claude on top of Unity and GTA 5 to build "GTA India," a fan game where missions involve raiding illegal spice markets and racing tuk-tuks through Mumbai alleys instead of robbing banks.
Priced at $10, it has sold 16,548 copies for roughly $165,480 in revenue — against just $200 spent on Claude for code modifications.
The takeaway: taking a popular product and giving it a fresh cultural twist can be enough. The linked article also describes the author's earlier experience making $3.7K in 90 days with AI tooling.
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