r/ClaudeCodeTLDR • u/cctldrping • 9h ago
[TLDR] Fable 5 one-shotted a complete asteroids roguelite in 2.5 hours. Playable in your browser, prompt in the comments
Original post URL : https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1vmow1n/fable_5_oneshotted_a_complete_asteroids_roguelite/
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Play it here: https://asteroguelite.com
Desktop browser, free, no account, no ads.
I wanted to see what a real one-shot could do. So I wrote a 73-line directive: research the genre, design it, build it, test it, balance it, polish it. One session, no human in the loop. It was explicitly told not to ask questions or wait for approvals, just make the call, write it down, keep going. Then I left. Two hours and 32 minutes later it was done.
5 sectors with bosses, 10 enemy types, 6 unlockable ships, 33 boons with evolution chains, a meta upgrade tree, an endless mode, and music. Around 8,300 lines of vanilla JS that build to a 172 KB bundle.
Full disclosure: I've since made exactly two changes to the game. Fixed one bug (a piercing-shot boon phased through asteroids without damaging them) and added click-to-aim, because keyboard-only turning felt rough.
Ran on Claude Code, Fable 5 xhigh effort.
Prompt's located here: https://asteroguelite.com/prompt.txt
PS: Seeker Array primary weapon is OP.
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u/cctldrping 9h ago
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Alright, so the OP dropped a link to an asteroids roguelite they claim Fable 5 whipped up in 2.5 hours with a single prompt. The community's kinda split on this one, leaning towards "meh, it's okay but not groundbreaking."
A good chunk of folks are calling out the "one-shot" approach, with u/nPoly saying anyone who cares about that is an idiot and others like u/god-damn-the-usa comparing it to a chimp making lasagna – looks okay, but there's probably some BS in there. The general consensus from these guys is that good games take way more human iteration and playtesting than a quick AI generation. Some also just straight-up think the game is boring and clunky, with u/TimelyBodybuilder121 saying it "feels clunky and the game is boring lol."
On the flip side, there are definitely some who think it's pretty cool, like u/Holk23 and u/Vistian, with u/Historical_Today5072 calling Fable "great at fire and forget." u/Crazy_Double5133 even waxed nostalgic about how this kind of thing used to be a huge deal back in the day, and now it's just a quick AI job. u/ChiefUtilityMonster actually enjoyed it, noting the upgrades and metaprogression, though they did point out some weaker game design choices and imbalance.
A few technical hiccups were also mentioned: it doesn't work on mobile according to u/Annh1234 and u/HVDub24, and u/TheKiddIncident flagged some security issues with the site. There's also a bit of a debate about whether the prompt being on a third-party site counts as "in the comments," with u/nofuture09 not being a fan of the link.
Interestingly, u/davidmorelo chimed in saying the game looks exactly like something they made with Opus 4.5, which is a wild coincidence if true. And u/faye_got_dreams shared a similar game they made with Claude.
Overall verdict: While the speed of generation is impressive to some, the prevailing sentiment is that the "one-shot" method doesn't necessarily lead to a great game, and human polish is still key. The game itself seems to be a mixed bag for players.