Best AI game maker: 7 tools compared for 2026
Best AI game maker for 2026: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Antigravity, Lovable, Bolt and Rosebud compared by type, free option, price and catalog use.
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An AI coding tool is where the creator worked: a terminal agent such as Claude Code or Codex, an editor such as Cursor, or a chat app or app builder. Of the 403 games we list, 375 name at least one tool and 22 name two or more. The table compares the tools by what came out of them: engines, AI families, phone and online play, and placement in 2026 Vibe Coding Game Jam.
AI coding tools compared by what creators shipped
| AI tool | Games | Top AI family | Top engine | Top genre | On a phone | Online play | Jam median | Top rated game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Code | 169 42% |  Claude | Three.js |  Action | 66% | 46% | #279 | A Game About Capybaras Delivering Food |
| Cursor | 86 21% | Claude | Three.js | Action | 65% | 51% | #209 | HALDANE-4 |
| Codex | 72 18% | GPT | Three.js | Action | 60% | 50% | #290 | Fanto's Mega-Mart |
| Claude app | 19 5% | Claude | Three.js |  Arcade | 16% | 5% | #359 | Symblify |
| Google Antigravity | 16 4% |  Gemini | Three.js | Action | 81% | 19% | #461 | Demolition Drive |
| Gemini app | 8 2% | Gemini | Three.js | Action | 75% | 13% | #451 | Ship Snatch |
| Lovable | 8 2% | – | Three.js |  Adventure | 88% | 50% | #181 | Necrotic Dungeon |
| Bolt | 6 1% | – | Three.js | Action | 100% | 0% | #255 | Hormuzy |
| ChatGPT | 5 1% | GPT | Three.js | Adventure | 100% | 20% | #473 | Starwind Route |
| Grok app | 4 1% | Grok | Three.js | Action | 0% | 25% | – | Dyson Defender |
| Devin Desktop (Windsurf) | 2 0% | – | – | – | 50% | 50% | – | Clear the Strait |
| GitHub Copilot | 2 0% | – | – | – | 0% | 0% | – | Chess3dastra |
| Kiro | 2 0% | – | Three.js | Action | 100% | 50% | – | Sky Break |
| OpenCode | 2 0% | – | Three.js | – | 50% | 50% | – | Astropilot VR |
| Replit | 1 0% | – | HTML5 Canvas |  Card | 100% | 100% | – | Toxic Boss Cards |
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 403 games. A game that names two AI tools counts in both rows.
What stands out
- Claude Code leads: 169 of the 403 games we list (42%) were made with Claude Code, ahead of Cursor with 86.
- Highest share of phone-friendly games: Bolt, with 100% of its games playable on a phone. Claude app is lowest at 16%.
- Highest share of online multiplayer: Cursor, at 51% of its 86 games.
- Best median placement in 2026 Vibe Coding Game Jam: Cursor at #209 over 80 ranked games, against #461 for Google Antigravity.
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Questions
What is the most used AI tool for making games?
Claude Code: 169 games of the 403 we list were made with it (42%). Cursor follows with 86 and Codex with 72.
Which AI tool placed best in 2026 Vibe Coding Game Jam?
By median placement, Cursor: its 80 ranked entries have a median of #209, counting tools with ten or more ranked games. A median says where the middle entry landed, not how good the best one was.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the 403 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.