Claude now blocks video game cloning — and users say legit reverse-engineering too

goosepipegames · reddit · 2026-10-31

Tom's Hardware reports that Anthropic's Claude has started blocking attempts to recreate or clone video games, and users claim even benign, generic reverse-engineering tasks are being refused. It adds to ongoing debate about overly broad safety guardrails catching legitimate use cases.

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