Cookbook

The vibe coding cookbook for games: what to tell your AI, which tools to use, how to build each kind of game and how to fix what breaks.

What do you want to build?

Build one path, two towers with different jobs and five waves listed in a table. If one tower type can win alone, you have no real choices yet.

Use one button, hand-made obstacle blocks and a speed that climbs. Join blocks at random so every failure feels earned, and make restarts instant.

Save the time the player left and work out earnings on return, instead of counting in the background. Start with one button, one earner, one upgrade.

Build one village, one quest and one fight that work together, then grow from there. Keep every number in one table and add saving early.

A vibe coded game can be sold like any other, but nothing guarantees sales. Compare routes by what they cost up front and what you could lose.

To make your game feel good, pick the action players repeat most and give it instant response, sound and a small reward. Change one thing at a time.

Phaser is a free 2D framework that ships skill files for AI tools. Point your AI at them, or it may write code from an older Phaser version.

To publish a game on itch.io, pack a zip with index.html at the top, stay within the limits, upload it and answer the question on AI honestly.

To publish a vibe coded game on Steam you need a desktop build, a $100 fee and weeks of lead time. Here is the calendar, counted back from launch.

Replit Agent can build and publish a small game from your browser. On the free plan the public link goes down after 30 days, so time your playtest.

Roblox Assistant can write scripts inside Studio, but a script in the wrong place does nothing or can be cheated. Here is where each kind belongs.

You can test your game without code: follow a play script, try to break it, then watch someone else play without helping. Thirty minutes is enough.