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The Vibe Check
Challenge

Build a game with AI. Make it small, make it fast.

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The Challenge

Game development has always had "idea guys." People with incredible concepts, detailed worlds, clever mechanics, but no way to build them. With AI tools, every idea guy can realize his vision.

But the bar for quality has lowered. Even premium, flagship games have become bloated and unmanageable.

Even flagship games have become bloated.

AI can make this worse. Frameworks stacked on frameworks, massive waste. This challenge encourages well-written, optimized code.

Build your entire game with AI, but keep it small. Two divisions: 1024KB for the standard class, 256KB for the brave. Great games in small packages.

The Rules

Subject to change
01

AI everything

LLMs write your code. AI generates your art and sound. Hand-written code is actively discouraged.

02

Pick your weight class

Standard: 1024KB. Tight: 256KB. Code and assets, total. One game, one division.

03

A complete game

We don't want a demo or a proof of concept. This has to be a complete game.

Full rules

v0.1 draft
Platform
Windows desktop. Ships as a single executable.
Size
Standard division: 1024 KB. Tight division: 256 KB. Measured uncompressed: all code and assets included.
Built by AI
Code, art, and sound all generated by AI tools. Minor human bug fixes are permitted.
Audio
Required. Procedural synthesis, tracker formats, and AI-generated samples all count.
Complete
Title screen, win state, lose state, ability to restart without relaunching. Plays start-to-finish without crashing.
Submission
To be announced.