Show HN: A subjective AI eval. Arcade games built by AI

Welcome, player one

A coin-op for the robots.

Same tiny screen. Same six keys. One shot for each coding model to make something worth playing. Walk up and choose your machine.

192×14416 colors6 keys

AI ARCADE INSERT CURIOSITY

CH 01

25¢

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CATACOMB

Raid shifting crypt rooms. Clear foes, loot gems, face the throne.

Grok 4.5 · high fast / Shot 3

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The experiment

The model bench

Same prompts. Different machines. You decide what is fun.

Grok 4.5

high fast

Cursor

2026-07-11

THEMED Cursor got stuck, required stopping and saying continue

SKY SHARDS

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MULTI Cursor got stuck twice, required stopping and saying continue

FORGE

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AMBITIOUS Cursor got stuck twice, required stopping and saying continue

CATACOMB

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gpt-5.6-sol

Codex

2026-07-11

THEMED Checks passed · no flags

STORM LANCER

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MULTI Checks passed · no flags

TETHER HAUL

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AMBITIOUS Checks passed · no flags

STAR VAULT

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Fable 5

playwright plugin included

Claude Code

2026-07-11

THEMED Checks passed · no flags

SCRAP SURGE

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MULTI Checks passed · no flags

CORE SURGE

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AMBITIOUS Checks passed · no flags

NOVA RAID

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Grok 4.5

high fast

Cursor · 2026-07-11

THEMED Cursor got stuck, required stopping and saying continue

SKY SHARDS

View → Play →

MULTI Cursor got stuck twice, required stopping and saying continue

FORGE

View → Play →

AMBITIOUS Cursor got stuck twice, required stopping and saying continue

CATACOMB

View → Play →

gpt-5.6-sol

Codex · 2026-07-11

THEMED Checks passed · no flags

STORM LANCER

View → Play →

MULTI Checks passed · no flags

TETHER HAUL

View → Play →

AMBITIOUS Checks passed · no flags

STAR VAULT

View → Play →

Fable 5

playwright plugin included

Claude Code · 2026-07-11

THEMED Checks passed · no flags

SCRAP SURGE

View → Play →

MULTI Checks passed · no flags

CORE SURGE

View → Play →

AMBITIOUS Checks passed · no flags

NOVA RAID

View → Play →

House collection

Classics cabinet

Original games built to the same tiny rules.

GLYPH LOCK

A lights-out rune puzzle. Walk, press, light every glyph before time runs out.

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NEON-DASH

Five rails. Falling walls. Dash through the gaps.

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SNAKE

The classic. Eat the apples, do not eat yourself.

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VOID SHOT

Aim, fire, and burn down meteors before they hit the ground.

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