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June 9, 2026 2 min read

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Build a Tiny Multiplayer Game with Cursor in One Evening

A practical evening sprint: lobby, shared state, and a playable loop—using Cursor to move fast without drowning in boilerplate.

April 22, 2026 1 min read

How-To Cursor Multiplayer Web games Vibe coding

Your First Browser Game: Vibe-Coding from Zero to Playable

No engine PhD required—start with HTML canvas or a micro-framework, let AI handle glue code, and finish with something you can share.

April 18, 2026 2 min read

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Prepare Your Indie Game for a Community Hub Listing

Screenshots, honest tool tags, and a ‘making of’ blurb players trust—before you hit publish.

March 28, 2026 1 min read

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Ship Every Jam Build with Claude and GitHub Actions

Turn “it works on my machine” into repeatable artifacts: CI checks, tagged releases, and itch uploads you can trigger from main.

April 14, 2026 2 min read

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From Prompt to Playable: A Lovable-First Web Game Workflow

Use Lovable’s UI velocity for scaffolding, then tighten gameplay in focused passes—without losing your creative north star.

April 10, 2026 1 min read

How-To Lovable Web games AI tools Vibe coding

Leaderboards and Saves for AI-Built Web Games (Without Regret)

Start with anonymous scores, add tamper resistance later, and pick storage that matches your honesty bar.

April 6, 2026 1 min read

How-To Web games Indie games Vibe coding

Testing and Debugging Browser Games You Built with AI

Make AI-generated code legible: reproducible bugs, DevTools habits, and checklists that survive midnight shipping.

April 2, 2026 1 min read

How-To Web games Vibe coding Indie games

Local Co-op in an Afternoon: Cursor + Phaser 3

Shared keyboard, simple physics, and a finish line you can hit before dinner.

March 22, 2026 1 min read

How-To Cursor Web games Multiplayer Vibe coding

How to Choose an AI-Friendly Stack for 2D Web Games

Match tooling to loop length: canvas microgames, Phaser midweight, or engines when you need editors.

March 16, 2026 1 min read

How-To AI tools Web games Indie games

WebSockets for Vibe-Coded Games: A Primer Before You Code

Messages, rooms, ticks, and failure modes—so your first socket project does not become a science project.

March 10, 2026 1 min read

How-To Multiplayer Web games Vibe coding

Turn a Game Idea into a One-Page Design Doc AI Tools Understand

Constraints, loops, and acceptance tests—so your assistant stops freelancing your design.

March 4, 2026 1 min read

How-To Vibe coding AI tools Indie games

Your First itch.io Page for a Vibe-Coded Game

Metadata, embeds, and pricing psychology for browser-first indies—without burying the play button.

February 26, 2026 1 min read

How-To Indie games Web games Community

The AI Game Dev Tool Landscape in 2026 (So Far)

Assistants, app builders, and runtimes are converging—here is how working teams actually pick tools today.

February 18, 2026 1 min read

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Why Game Jams Hit Different in the Vibe-Coding Era

Deadlines still matter—but prototypes arrive denser, and judges read tool tags with more curiosity than suspicion.

February 10, 2026 1 min read

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Discovering AI-Built Games: Platforms, Feeds, and 2026 Signals

Curated hubs, Discord deep cuts, and the slow return of RSS—how players find weird, wonderful web games now.

February 4, 2026 1 min read

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Cursor vs Claude Code vs Copilot for Game Prototypes

No crown—just trade-offs: repo awareness, inline edits, and where each tool shines in a jam weekend.

January 28, 2026 1 min read

News AI tools Cursor Vibe coding

How AI Prototyping Compresses Indie Marketing Timelines

Earlier playable hooks, shorter feedback loops, and new expectations for ‘first look’ content.

January 20, 2026 1 min read

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IP Essentials for Vibe-Coded Games (High Level, Not Legal Advice)

Trademarks, music, and AI outputs: where teams ask lawyers—and where common sense saves you first.

January 12, 2026 1 min read

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The Rise of Browser-First Indie Games from AI Builders

URLs beat installers for experiments—and discovery is learning to love the link again.

January 6, 2026 1 min read

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YGG Play and the Vibe-Coded Games Community

Why we care about transparent listings, builder profiles, and players who read credits.

December 18, 2025 1 min read

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Engine & Tooling Updates Web-First Indies Should Watch

WASM maturity, GPU defaults, and export pipelines—without chasing every changelog.

December 8, 2025 1 min read

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How Niche Game News Finds Sources—and How to Be One

Be quotable, fast to verify, and generous with embeds: the boring playbook for earning links.

November 28, 2025 1 min read

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