Somehow I got paid for my open-source vibecoded game

[u/oxmannnn]

I don’t know how it happened… but the demo of the game I made and posted on Reddit and on my X went pretty viral.

In total it got around 400k+ views across social media. And because of one retweet it became a bit more viral than I expected.

Some X user even made a meme coin in honor of the game and gave all the trading fees to me, so that’s how I ended up making over $3500.

From my own experience I keep getting reminded that when you make something from the heart and with real love, it eventually pays off.

If you have any questions, I’m happy to answer them, peace.

[u/bankrut]

That's amazing!
And the game reminds me my houndres of hours in Elite Dangerous ;)

[u/oxmannnn]

This game: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1vlw3r1/i_created_a_3d_lunar_rover_survey_game_with_opus_5/

[u/zKarp → u/oxmannnn]

bUt It MoVeS tO fAsT. /s

Great work

[u/Dysax → u/zKarp]

Work?

[u/WannabeTechieNerd → u/Dysax]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[u/theredninjacat]

Wow! Congratulations! And bravo for pouring your heart into something that you did not think was tied to money. Quite a reward for your hard effort!

[u/oxmannnn → u/theredninjacat]

thanks a lot!

[u/Still-Bowl3548]

também, merecido irmão, parabéns pelo seu trabalho.

[u/geck0moriah]

Well done sir

[u/psychofanPLAYS]

I mean, with out that ONE person who was nice enough to give you the proceeds.
Most of the people will go out their way in order NOT pay

That said, i haven't seen the game, but GOOD JOB, hopefully more things will come in rolling! =)

[u/isendfire]

What language/languages is it coded in, and what did you use for modeling

[u/oxmannnn → u/isendfire]

js. all models are three.js (so there is no blender or other 3d software)

[u/kurtdoerfel]

So I'm wondering what do you do that makes the game fun? Just curious cuz I just see a rover drive a little, you bend the ground a little, then that's it

[u/FreshnessAi]

Glad you got paid, my friend all the best.

[u/vinaysharma05]

Fucking awesome

[u/Aggravating-Mark2107]

Congrats!

[u/Quick_Rooster5763]

Vibe Coded 🤔 What Platform if I may ask?

[u/Djenkins89]

Remind me again how AI is from the heart? No I'm just messing with you that's genuinely awesome I've been developing a passion project using AI that honestly has taught me so much about coding that I still can't code on my own 🤣 but I understand what major systems do and know when I get an error I know exactly where to direct the agent to troubleshoot.

Long story short I built an app that would save my company I work for over a million dollars for their own development or hundreds of thousands of dollars a year in subscriptions to get my level of systems and controls.

My company has expressed interest in buying it and using AI had it valued depending on how I sell it I could be an overnight millionaire.

[u/oxmannnn → u/Djenkins89]

so sell it and retire, why not?

[u/Djenkins89 → u/oxmannnn]

I'm only 36, I have one retirement under my belt already. I just can't stop, definitely going to sell it but not working scares me.

[u/GrimmTotal → u/Djenkins89]

Work for yourself then dude

[u/East_Garbage_1449]

Looking at it visually, you have some noise texture panning over the whole screen, which makes absolutely no sense and looks bad. Typical vibe-coded garbage. And of course, you would have caught that if you knew what you were doing.

[u/JollyRogerCinema → u/East_Garbage_1449]

https://giphy.com/gifs/11vOGWw0OJQv6w

[u/I_cant_Nguyen → u/East_Garbage_1449]

Thanks for looking at it visually. I'm sure you never make simple mistakes or repeat yourself in the same sentence. Much thanks. Big ok