AI and game development, measured
Long reads on which models are good at what, what it costs, and where the industry is heading. Every number links to its source.
AI Game Maker Comparison 2026: What the Tools Produce, Cost and Let You KeepAn AI game maker comparison for Oct 2026: Rosebud, Astrocade, Roblox, Unity AI, Lovable, Replit, Claude and more, with pricing, export terms and reception.22 min read
AI NPC Dialogue in 2026: Which Models Are Fast and Cheap Enough for Real TimeWhich models are fast and cheap enough for an AI NPC? Latency budgets, benchmark data, voice pipelines, shipped games, safety failures and reception.22 min read
AI RPG: Which Models Make the Best Text RPGs and Game MastersWhich models run the best AI RPG and AI game master? We compare AI Dungeon, NovelAI, Voyage and SillyTavern setups on benchmarks, memory and cost per hour.23 min read
AI World Building for RPGs: Models, Workflows and Where It BreaksWorld building AI for RPGs: which models and tools work, where lore consistency breaks, what creators say, the IP risks, and a workflow that holds up.22 min read
Best AI for Coding Games: Claude vs GPT vs Gemini and the Open ModelsWhich AI writes the best game code? We compared Claude, GPT, Gemini and open models on coding agents, WebDev Arena and cost, with picks by budget.22 min read
Best AI for Game Art: Image Models Ranked for Sprites, Concept Art and TexturesBest AI for game art in Oct 2026: image-model arenas, price per image, open-weights licenses, pixel-art and 3D tools, Steam rules and studio reactions.22 min read
Best AI for Game Development in 2026: We Reviewed the Models and BenchmarksThe best AI for game development as of 9 Oct 2026: who leads on intelligence, code, price and speed, and which model fits each game-dev job.24 min read
Can AI Play Video Games? From Pokémon to Minecraft, What the Results ShowCan AI play video games? We reviewed Pokémon runs, BALROG, VideoGameBench, Minecraft agents and SIMA 2 to see what 2026 results say about agents.22 min read
How Fast Is AI Improving? The Evidence, and What It Means for GamesHow fast is AI improving? We compared AA and Epoch indexes, METR time horizons, compute trends and the open-vs-closed gap, then mapped it to game dev.24 min read
How Much Does It Cost to Make a Game with AI? Token Prices ComparedThe cost of AI game development in Oct 2026: token prices per 1M, worked estimates for coding, NPC chat and art, plans vs API, and how fast prices fall.23 min read
Unity AI and Unreal's AI Tools in 2026: What the Engines Are Actually ShippingWhat Unity AI and Unreal Engine's AI tools really ship in 2026: credits, MCP, MetaHuman, developer reaction, GDC data, Steam rules and the labor angle.21 min read
Web Games in 2026: Is Game Development Moving to the Browser?Web games in 2026: Three.js, WebGPU, Poki, Discord and AI-built browser games. We reviewed the data on which games really are moving to the web.22 min read
World Models and the Future of Game Development: What Genie and Its Rivals Can Actually DoGenie 3, Odyssey, Matrix-Game and Oasis compared on frame rate, memory and cost, plus our argued view of the future of game development.21 min read