Link State
Guide a data packet up through a decaying computer system to the User in a short cyberpunk platformer.
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- Play free — itch.ioitch.ioReleased · Short prototype, about five minutes long (per the itch.io page); HTML5Free
Plays in the browser on itch.io. No download.
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About Link State
A short 2D platformer with a retro CRT and neon look. You play a data packet climbing through five zones of a decaying computer, from the Legacy Partition to the Wireless Antenna, to deliver a final message to the User, using a sonar-style System Ping and a Phase Dash that passes through firewalls. The developer, bml, credits the code to Google Gemini and to JetBrains Rider with Gemini, and says the sound effects came from Gemini-written Sonic Pi scripts. It was made for the AI Browser Game Jam, where it placed 3rd, and it is free to play in the browser on itch.io.
How it was built
Partially verifiedGoogle Gemini. The itch.io credits list Gemini for prototyping, and "Google Gemini and JetBrains Rider + Gemini" for the code. Sound effects were made with Sonic Pi scripts written by Gemini, and the music with ACE Step 1.5. The itch.io AI disclosure lists Code, Graphics, Sounds and Text.
Prototyped and coded with Google Gemini, partly through Gemini in JetBrains Rider, during the AI Browser Game Jam. Sound effects came from Gemini-written Sonic Pi scripts and the music from ACE Step 1.5.
- Engine / framework
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- Team size
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- Development time
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- Development cost
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- AI-written code
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“Code: Google Gemini and JetBrains Rider + Gemini”Verification notes: The AI credits, AI disclosure, platform and genre come from the developer's itch.io page. The page shows no publish date and no rating. The price is not stated outright, but itch.io files the game under Free. The 3rd-place finish (score 3.800, 5 ratings) is confirmed on the jam's official results page. The jam's claimed rule that 50% or more must be AI-generated is not shown on the results page and is not recorded.
Development history
- February–March 2026
Submitted to the AI Browser Game Jam, hosted by Focaccai. Submissions were open from 20 February to 10 March 2026.
- March 2026
Placed 3rd in the AI Browser Game Jam with a score of 3.800 from 5 ratings. Rating closed on 17 March 2026.
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Sources
| Source | Type | Published | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Link State on itch.io itch.io | Store page | Not confirmed | Nov 3, 2026 |
| AI Browser Game Jam — results itch.io | Store page | Not confirmed | Nov 3, 2026 |
| Link State — AI Browser Game Jam submission itch.io | Store page | Not confirmed | Nov 3, 2026 |
| Official game page (language check) bml | Official site | Not confirmed | Nov 3, 2026 |
