Best AI for game development: 6 tools compared
Best AI for game development: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Lovable, Antigravity and Bolt compared on models, price and workflow, with data from 404 games.
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An AI family is the line of models a company makes, such as Claude from Anthropic or GPT from OpenAI. Of the 404 games we list, 287 name the family that wrote most of their code. The table compares the families by what creators shipped with them: the tools and engines they paired them with, how many of the games play on a phone or online, and how they placed in 2026 Vibe Coding Game Jam.
AI families compared by what creators shipped
| AI family | Games | Top AI tool | Top engine | Top genre | On a phone | Online play | Jam median | Top rated game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Claude | 191 47% | Claude Code | Three.js |  Action | 60% | 41% | #280 | A Game About Capybaras Delivering Food |
| GPT | 82 20% | Codex | Three.js | Action | 57% | 45% | #290 | Fanto's Mega-Mart |
 Gemini | 24 6% | Google Antigravity | Three.js | Action | 79% | 17% | #458 | Demolition Drive |
| Grok | 6 1% | Grok app | Three.js | Action | 17% | 33% | – | Quadron X |
 Kimi | 1 0% | Claude app | – |  Sports | 0% | 0% | – | 20-0 |
Share: of all listed games; a game can count in several rows. "Top" values need at least two games. Jam median: the middle placement of a row's ranked entries in 2026 Vibe Coding Game Jam, with five or more ranked.
Share of listed games
Out of 404 games. A game that names two AI families counts in both rows.
What stands out
- Claude leads: 191 of the 404 games we list (47%) were made with Claude, ahead of GPT with 82.
- Highest share of phone-friendly games: Gemini, with 79% of its games playable on a phone. Grok is lowest at 17%.
- Highest share of online multiplayer: GPT, at 45% of its 82 games.
- Best median placement in 2026 Vibe Coding Game Jam: Claude at #280 over 163 ranked games, against #458 for Gemini.
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Questions
Which AI is used most to make games?
Claude: 191 games of the 404 we list were made with it (47%). GPT follows with 82 and Gemini with 24.
Which AI family has the highest share of games you can play on a phone?
Gemini: 79% of its 24 games play on a phone, counting families with five or more games.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the 404 games we list. Creators name the AI, the tools and the engine when they submit a game or in their jam entry; we don't verify those claims, and one game can name several. The full dataset is free to download from our statistics page.