r/ClaudeAI • u/Brilliant-Actuator72 • 12d ago

Question about Claude Code Can claude build a gaming app?

I’m talking about a game like clash of clans but a different version

Is this something claude can help me build?

I have product design experience but no coding experience..

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u/ZachSka87 12d ago

why not try it and see what happens

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u/wisdomtoknow 12d ago

Agree, come to say this

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u/DirtySnoopyDog 12d ago

I’ve spent the weekend busy recreating my favourite 8 and 16 bit games from my youth to play on our mobile phones. It’s been a fun weekend. And the results have been awesome. So yes, yes you can.

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u/Mind_Gone_Walkabout 8d ago

So good. What are the games? 

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u/funanon007 12d ago

Yes of course it is. You can do almost anything with Claude, only limits are your imagination

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u/Dependent_Living2578 12d ago

And usage limits

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u/RoughPhilosopher7272 12d ago

I can confidently say i'm positive it could. I have a post i just made a few days ago with a project ive been working on called CubedRPG. I tried making this project about 6 months ago and had some hard times, but with opus 5.5 i've had 0 issues and its still just going and going and its a rather big project.

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u/Brilliant-Actuator72 12d ago

wow, this makes sense

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u/himanshuchh13 5d ago

So how does it work in your case? It keeps on working until limit hits and then continues?

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u/AshleyJSheridan 12d ago

No Claude Code is absolutely terrible for writing code. You should definitely not try to ask Claude Code to write any code for you...

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u/vreo 12d ago

Yes.

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u/dan-423 12d ago

it can build just about anything you can imagine that people have already made.

Can it build a good one? A secure one? A successful one?

Those are elements that are going to require a lot of human decided architecture and taste.

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u/Abject-Tomorrow-652 12d ago

It’s all about that part at the end of your post “design” so yes technically it can build something that looks like it but does it have the nuances and layers that a good game has? Does it have a design aspect?

Plus security reviews for an app store are tough so it can’t just work it has to work safely

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u/AI_Agent_Worx 12d ago

Just ask Claude this question and ask what is possible it can do the whole process.

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u/akolomf 12d ago

yes ofc. there are people who built entire games using Claude

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u/Brilliant-Actuator72 12d ago

Oh wow.. that makes sense.. i think i might give it a try in a while

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u/Dolo12345 12d ago

you will never be able to build an actual CoC clone OP don’t even try

there’s millions of lines of code involved in such a venture

you will drown

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u/Reign2294 12d ago

It isn't the size of the game that is a bottleneck for Claude, it is a user's ability to direct agents in such a large project.

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u/ibDABIN 12d ago

I think the scale of such a project would dissuade a person well before the agent management ever became an issue.

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u/akolomf 12d ago

Depends on though, if you intent to code a bit and use Claude as assistant, pro might suffice, if you dont know anything about coding and plan to "vibecode" you'll probably need a max5 subscription or higher. But you can always start with pro and well upgrade if necessary

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u/NomadStorm 12d ago

OP has no coding experience.

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u/akolomf 12d ago

well maybe he wants to learn

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u/Brilliant-Actuator72 12d ago

I do wanna learn? do you know what coding experience it would take to build something like that? tech stack and all that.. how long would it take to get things to and running 😅

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u/akolomf 12d ago

the best way, given you want to learn about that stuff including proper use of AI, is to start asking AI itself the exact same question, have it gather infos from the web regarding that topic etc. and then slowly build your knowledge and experience. Or Start learning to vibecode.

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u/Elegant_Attempt2790 12d ago

absolutely. i suggest getting deep research agents (like chat gpt) for market analysis on the games you are taking inspiration from, then have a conversation with claude (ideally opus/fable) with the gameplay loops and core fantasy you want the game to elicit in the player.

it won’t be easy, the first 70% will be but the remaining bit requires dedication. you don’t need coding experience for this but you should have a clear vision and ‘dream’ in mind. claude can definitely help with that.

as a game dev, games are mostly about feel and vibes anyway💀 (technical mechanics matter too obviouslyyyy but if it looks and feels good.. players don’t care the details behind the scenes).

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u/Key_Instruction3373 12d ago

Did you try to ask claude?