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๐ŸŒฑ Getting started๐ŸŸข Beginner

Build your first game with AI (no experience needed)

Never coded before? Come up with an idea, talk it through with an AI chat, have it build your game as one HTML file, open it in any browser, and keep improving it with small changes.

โฑ 6 min readโ–ฒ 0๐Ÿ’ฌ 0by @nickmay ๐Ÿ… Founder47m ago
๐ŸŽต Sound๐ŸŸข Beginner

Make sound effects and music with AI

Generate sound effects and a music loop with AI tools, then trim, balance and export them so your game sounds finished.

โฑ 5 min readโ–ฒ 0๐Ÿ’ฌ 0by @nickmay ๐Ÿ… Founder46m ago
๐Ÿš€ Shipping to App Store๐ŸŸก Intermediate

Ship your game to the App Store: a checklist

Everything to check before you submit an iPhone game: developer account, TestFlight, store listing, privacy, and the rules that commonly cause rejections.

โฑ 5 min readโ–ฒ 0๐Ÿ’ฌ 0by @nickmay ๐Ÿ… Founder45m ago
๐Ÿ“ฃ Marketing๐ŸŸข Beginner

Find your first playtesters

How to get real people playing your game, ask the right questions, and turn their feedback into fixes.

โฑ 4 min readโ–ฒ 0๐Ÿ’ฌ 0by @nickmay ๐Ÿ… Founder44m ago
๐Ÿ“ฃ Marketing๐ŸŸข Beginner

How to find playtesters for your indie game (free)

Where to find free playtesters, how to prepare a build people will actually open, a copy-paste question template, and an AI prompt for turning feedback into fixes.

โฑ 4 min readโ–ฒ 0๐Ÿ’ฌ 0by @nickmay ๐Ÿ… Founder9m ago
๐ŸŒฑ Getting started๐ŸŸข Beginner

How to make a game with Claude (chat, Artifacts and Claude Code)

Three ways to build a game with Claude: a one-prompt Artifact, a multi-file project in Claude Code, or Claude connected to Unity or Godot through MCP.

โฑ 5 min readโ–ฒ 0๐Ÿ’ฌ 0by @nickmay ๐Ÿ… Founder9m ago
๐ŸŒฑ Getting started๐ŸŸข Beginner

How to make a game with Grok (step-by-step walkthrough)

Describe a small game, play the live preview, change one thing at a time, then save it as index.html and share it. Includes a prompt for a complete playable slice.

โฑ 4 min readโ–ฒ 0๐Ÿ’ฌ 0by @nickmay ๐Ÿ… Founder9m ago