Neon Void: A Retro Arcade Shooter Built Entirely by AI

A retro arcade shooter built entirely through AI collaboration.

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How It Was Built

This game was created using Claude Code (Anthropic’s CLI coding assistant) with OpenAI DALL-E for sprite generation.

The Process

1. Game Development — Claude Code wrote all the game code:

   • Phaser 3 game engine setup
   • Player movement and shooting mechanics
   • Two enemy types with distinct AI behaviors
   • Wave-based spawning system
   • Collision detection and scoring
   • Parallax scrolling background

2. Sprite Generation — OpenAI’s DALL-E API generated all visual assets:

   openai api images.generate \
     --prompt "32x32 pixel art spaceship, cyan neon colors, transparent background" \
     --size 512x512
   

3. Asset Processing — Claude Code handled post-processing:

   • Removed white backgrounds (converted to transparency)
   • Scaled sprites appropriately for the game
   • Integrated assets into the Phaser texture system

Tech Stack

• Game Engine: Phaser 3
• Code Generation: Claude Code (Claude Opus 4.5)
• Sprite Generation: OpenAI DALL-E
• Hosting: GitHub Pages

Controls

• Arrow Keys / WASD — Move
• Space — Shoot

Assets Generated