'Do you actually play your own games?' An AI-era litmus test from indie game devs
AIandDesign · x · 2026-10-22
Game developer AIandDesign proposes a litmus test for games made with or without AI: do you play your own game for fun, even after testing is done? If you won't spend your own time on it, why should anyone else?
His own examples: he grinded Canyon Overdrive trying to beat @twelvisten's high score — and lost («he's better than I am, at my own game»). The Spawn version of Radial Drift turned out even more addictive than his original.
The thread sparked discussion: puzzle games are an awkward category because the creator already knows every solution, killing the 'aha' moment. A candid reflection on judging quality now that AI has collapsed game-making barriers.
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