Ray AI GameForge

15 yrs game dev. Now building a GTA inspired 3D shooter solo with AI 🎮

[Ray AI GameForge @Ray_AIGameForge]

15 years as a game dev. On this one, I didn't write a single line of code. Built it with @claudeai and a few other AI tools.

Clips from 2 finished chapters of my TPS game. First full mission drops Oct 9.

Be honest: would you have guessed this was built with AI? And knowing it was, would you still play it?

[Ray AI GameForge @Ray_AIGameForge]

@XiaohuiAI666 感谢分享，这激励我进一步开发我的AI游戏！

[Ray AI GameForge @Ray_AIGameForge]

That is why I always tell my peers: never release a game for free unless you have a clear monetization plan (unless, of course, you’re doing it purely for passion). DLCs like soundtracks rarely generate enough revenue to fund the development of additional content or a sequel. If there’s one thing I wish players understood better, it’s the reality of development costs.

Here’s an example from one of my own games: a player spent $14 on it and got 38 hours of gameplay—and they clearly enjoyed it (I know this because they reached out to me for support a few times and shared their experiences). Once they exhausted the main content—leaving only the "grinding" or "completionist" aspects—they became angry and vocal about the lack of new content updates for an offline game, ultimately leaving a negative review, as shown in the image.

[Ray AI GameForge @Ray_AIGameForge]

I used to own my own studio. I have 15 years of experience in the industry, having held various roles ranging from testing, programming, and design to management. I spent 6 years at a mobile game company and 9 years working on indie titles for PC (at my own company). Currently, I work as a solo developer.

[Ray AI GameForge @Ray_AIGameForge]

15 years as a game dev. On this one, I didn't write a single line of code. Built it with @claudeai and a few other AI tools.

Clips from 2 finished chapters of my TPS game. First full mission drops Oct 9.

Be honest: would you have guessed this was built with AI? And knowing it was, would you still play it?

[Ray AI GameForge @Ray_AIGameForge]

15 years in game dev taught me a few things worth passing on. Mostly AI here, but now and then I'll share general game dev tips. Follow if that's your thing 🎮 https://t.co/JuxkIlGWcL

[Ray AI GameForge @Ray_AIGameForge]

Wow, this looks fantastic! I really admire you guys for making videos like this. I’m also fully integrating AI into my game development process, and I’m super happy with the results. As much as I’d love to share the details, I’m just too lazy to put together a video like this haha!

[Tim Sweeney @TimSweeneyEpic]

The games we've long wanted, which didn't exist because they'd cost several times more to make than they'd earn back, will soon become possible. As will the games developers wanted to build, but couldn't with the resources available. It'll be a new golden age of gaming.

[Ray AI GameForge @Ray_AIGameForge]

@jurlycat Sorry, is this yours or another dev's? Love the bond mechanic. Been wanting to build a 3D survivors-like for a while, would love to follow along.

[Ray AI GameForge @Ray_AIGameForge]

I've always loved the conversations that happen while you're just walking around in a game. Not cutscenes, just characters talking, reacting, being themselves. It makes the world feel alive.

So I wanted that in my game too, on an indie budget. @ElevenLabs made it possible.

Here's how it works on my side:

Every character has a bible: who they are, how they look, how they talk. Every voiced line in the script comes with a bit of context about what's happening in that moment.

Claude reads the situation and the line, figures out the tone and delivery, then calls the ElevenLabs API.

If a character hasn't been cast yet, it runs a little casting round first. I get a few voice candidates, listen, and pick the one that feels right. For characters already cast, it gives me 2 or more takes per line. Sometimes I mix takes line by line until it sounds right.

After the first time, I turned the whole thing into a reusable workflow. Now I just say "do the voice-over for mission X" and Claude handles the rest and sends me the takes to review.

Here are a few of the lines from the game 🎧

[Ray AI GameForge @Ray_AIGameForge]

@Shawn0578226690 @Belbizaz @threejs And yes, console have browser then how about if that browser not allow to run js? And the control and etc, how to solve it?

[Ray AI GameForge @Ray_AIGameForge]

@Shawn0578226690 @Belbizaz @threejs It’s not as simple as you think. Game development isn’t just about getting something to run somewhere. There’s optimization, security, and a whole lot more. My 15 years of experience in game development would count for nothing if it were all that simple.

[Ray AI GameForge @Ray_AIGameForge]

@icreatelife Hello Kris, this is one of several projects I’m working on (you can check out more on my page). Firefly would be a fantastic addition to the project’s tech stack, should the opportunity arise!
https://t.co/NpVuRUrP97

[Ray AI GameForge @Ray_AIGameForge]

15 years as a game dev. On this one, I didn't write a single line of code. Built it with @claudeai and a few other AI tools.

Clips from 2 finished chapters of my TPS game. First full mission drops Oct 9.

Be honest: would you have guessed this was built with AI? And knowing it was, would you still play it?

[Ray AI GameForge @Ray_AIGameForge]

@migueldelaluz1 @null_assets That is possible as long as you want it. This is a small experiment of mine, specifically referencing the style of Chaos Zero Nightmare: https://t.co/vbbrYNa4Ux

[Ray AI GameForge @Ray_AIGameForge]

Vibe coders are building every kind of game right now.

But one genre I almost never see: the anime gacha card battler. The genre with flashy skill and ultimates, cinematic cut-ins, and VFX on every card.

So while my main AI game keeps moving, I spun up a side project to test exactly that. Meet "STARFALL demo" 👇

Everything you see is AI-made. I didn't write code or touch the image, animations by hand:
• @ChatGPT Codex (Astra + Sol 6.1) wrote the game
• Godot engine
• @Grok Imagine (free tier) for character images, animation, ultimate and effects

The numbers:
• 1 prompt + 1 reference combat clip → 6h of agent work
• ~4 rounds of feedback → 4h more
• ~10h total → a full playable combat encounter: 3 heroes, with skills and cinematic ultimates, cards, boss turns

This was a quick test bed for anime card battle animation tricks, built on a budget stack with speed over polish. My production stack goes much further: stronger models, higher-res assets, and a proper QA and polish phase.

Gacha anime games are notoriously expensive to make. What happens when one dev with AI can prototype one in a day?

If I turned this into a full game, would you play it? 👀

[Ray AI GameForge @Ray_AIGameForge]

It depends on many factors. These are just initial, small-scale figures. Rates often appear high with a small sample size, but they will gradually adjust to reflect the true reality over a sufficiently long period and with a large enough volume of traffic. You will never see such high metrics once your traffic reaches a truly significant scale. A high click-through rate (CTR) combined with low traffic doesn't really indicate effectiveness; you need to look at other metrics such as wishlist additions to gauge the actual conversion rate.
If you’ve had a good start, keep building on that momentum. These figures come from three of my own games, the last image is from a "coming soon" game that recently launched its store page and boasts excellent performance. Just to show you that I’m not speaking without evidence.

[Ray AI GameForge @Ray_AIGameForge]

@MANISH1027512 This graphic style strikes a wonderful balance between beauty and allure.

[Ray AI GameForge @Ray_AIGameForge]

@QualitativAi @rewind02 @ForkedPush Ah, I see thanks! No wonder, the game looks so high-quality, yet there’s no mention of it on his profile 😂

[Ray AI GameForge @Ray_AIGameForge]

Honestly better than I expected for free tier! From what I saw, Codex generated a still portrait of each character first, then used those as the reference/start frame for every video instead of pure text prompts. That kept consistency mostly under control. A bit of drift on small details, but a quick re-gen fixed it 😄

[Ray AI GameForge @Ray_AIGameForge]

Vibe coders are building every kind of game right now.

But one genre I almost never see: the anime gacha card battler. The genre with flashy skill and ultimates, cinematic cut-ins, and VFX on every card.

So while my main AI game keeps moving, I spun up a side project to test exactly that. Meet "STARFALL demo" 👇

Everything you see is AI-made. I didn't write code or touch the image, animations by hand:
• @ChatGPT Codex (Astra + Sol 6.1) wrote the game
• Godot engine
• @Grok Imagine (free tier) for character images, animation, ultimate and effects

The numbers:
• 1 prompt + 1 reference combat clip → 6h of agent work
• ~4 rounds of feedback → 4h more
• ~10h total → a full playable combat encounter: 3 heroes, with skills and cinematic ultimates, cards, boss turns

This was a quick test bed for anime card battle animation tricks, built on a budget stack with speed over polish. My production stack goes much further: stronger models, higher-res assets, and a proper QA and polish phase.

Gacha anime games are notoriously expensive to make. What happens when one dev with AI can prototype one in a day?

If I turned this into a full game, would you play it? 👀

[Ray AI GameForge @Ray_AIGameForge]

@Adolphite Agreed! Since this is just a test version, I’ve only set it up to include the essential elements for a single, complete battle. For the final product, much more detailed refinement will certainly be required.