Nothing Special: A Shooting Game
A side-scrolling pixel bullet hell whose code was generated by Codex.
Links go to the official store or developer page. Last verified Nov 3, 2026.
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- Play free — itch.ioitch.ioReleased · HTML5 (Unity WebGL); keyboard or Xbox controllerFree
Plays in the browser on itch.io. No download.
Browser (no download) · nekodaman
About Nothing Special: A Shooting Game
A horizontal pixel-art bullet hell shooter: dodge dense bullet patterns, clear stage bosses and chase high scores. It was made for AI Browser Game Jam 3 on itch.io. The developer, nekodaman, says on the jam entry page that the code was generated by Codex (GPT-5.5) and that they did not look at it except for the music code; Codex also wrote the Python scripts that made the visuals, music and sound effects. It is free to play in the browser on itch.io.
How it was built
VerifiedThe developer says the code was generated by Codex GPT-5.5 and that they did not look at it, except for the music-generation code. Codex also wrote the Python scripts that created the visual assets, music and sound effects, and translated the game from Japanese into English. Gemini in Google AI Studio analysed gameplay footage to write the music prompts given to Codex.
- Developeritch.io AI disclosure: AI Assisted (Code, Graphics, Sounds, Text). — nekodaman
Agent-generated: Codex wrote the game code and the Python scripts that produced the art and audio; the developer directed gameplay and release decisions.
- Engine / framework
- Unity
- Languages
- Not disclosed
- Team size
- Not disclosed
- Development time
- Not disclosed
- Development cost
- Not disclosed
- AI-written code
- Not disclosed
“The code was generated by Codex GPT-5.5. I have not looked at the code at all, except for the code related to music generation, which I mention below.”Verification notes: AI use from the developer's own text on the official jam entry page and the itch.io AI disclosure; engine, languages and status from the itch.io page. Exact release date not shown; earliest devlog is 14 June 2026.
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Sources
| Source | Type | Published | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nothing Special: A Shooting Game on itch.io nekodaman | Store page | Not confirmed | Nov 3, 2026 |
| Nothing Special: A Shooting Game — AI Browser Game Jam 3 entry itch.io | Official site | Not confirmed | Nov 3, 2026 |
| AI Browser Game Jam 3 Focaccai (itch.io) | Official site | Not confirmed | Nov 3, 2026 |
| Barrier improvements and game description updates. nekodaman | Devlog | Jun 14, 2026 | Nov 3, 2026 |
