Pyramid Wars
A top-down pixel-art RTS about destroying the enemy pyramid, vibe coded with Claude.
Links go to the official store or developer page. Last verified Nov 3, 2026.
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- Play free — itch.ioitch.ioEarly access · Prototype (per the itch.io page)Free
Plays in the browser on itch.io. No download.
Browser (no download) · Durian Arcade
- Coming soon · SteamSteamComing soon · Wishlist and playtest; planned release 1 Mar 2027 (per the Steam page)Paid
Download through the Steam app. A free Steam account is required.
Desktop · Steam
About Pyramid Wars
A top-down pixel-art real-time strategy game: you lead a blue army across desert and winter maps and try to destroy the red pyramid, upgrading units and abilities with booster packs. The solo developer, Durian Arcade, says on the itch.io page that it was vibe coded with Claude Opus 4.8 in three weeks, in vanilla HTML and JavaScript, and that Claude also made the sounds and graphics. A free prototype plays in the browser on itch.io, and a Steam page with a playtest lists a planned release on 1 March 2027. It ranked first overall in AI Browser Game Jam 3 on itch.io.
Screenshots and art
Pyramid Wars key art · Steam store artwork
How it was built
Partially verifiedThe developer says the game was vibe coded with Claude Opus 4.8 with what it calls a "20x Pro plan" in three weeks, as vanilla HTML and JavaScript, and that Claude also created the sounds and graphics. Claude Code is not named. The itch.io AI disclosure lists Code, Graphics, Sounds and Text.
- DeveloperSteam AI disclosure: code, menus, graphics, artwork, effects, localization, sounds and music are "vibe coded"; the cover image, shop and library art and achievements are AI-generated; all translations except English and German are AI-translated. — Steam
Solo developer; code, sounds and graphics generated with Claude in vanilla HTML and JavaScript, with the assets included in the code.
- Engine / framework
- None (HTML/JavaScript)
- Languages
- HTML, JavaScript
- Team size
- 1 (solo)Developer ReportedDurian Arcade
- Development time
- 3 weeksDeveloper ReportedDurian Arcade
- Development cost
- Not disclosed
- AI-written code
- Not disclosed
“This was vibe coded using Claude Opus 4.8 with a 20x Pro plan in 3 weeks.”Verification notes: AI use, team size and dev time from the developer's itch.io page; Steam status, planned date, languages and AI disclosure from the Steam store page (the Steam store API could not be reached, so the price check with cc=us was not possible). Jam ranking from the official itch.io jam results page.
Development history
- June 2026
Submitted to AI Browser Game Jam 3 on itch.io (submissions 6–24 June 2026) as "Pyramid Wars Demo".
Officialitch.io Jam rating closes; the entry ranks 1st overall and 1st in Fun, 2nd in AI Usage, 5th in Audio and Graphics (14 ratings).
Officialitch.ioDevlogs announce five new levels and a map editor.
DeveloperDurian Arcade- Late October 2026
Developer announces a Steam playtest.
DeveloperDurian Arcade Planned Steam release date, per the Steam store page.
OfficialSteam
Game performance
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itch.io
Not publicly available: Gross revenue.
Steam
No price shown on the Steam page as of 2026-11-03.
Not publicly available: Concurrent players, Steam reviews, Positive Steam reviews, Estimated owners, Gross revenue.
Sales & revenue (all platforms)
Browser game — there are no downloads to count.
Reviews & rankings
Jam players often call it fast-paced with a good tutorial, their favorite of the jam, and the developer kept updating it from feedback. Problems: a steep difficulty spike after level 5, too many elements to know what to do, and a clicker-RTS mix that falls between the two.
Editorial team · Nov 3, 2026 · How we score
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Sources
| Source | Type | Published | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyramid Wars on itch.io Durian Arcade | Store page | Not confirmed | Nov 3, 2026 |
| Pyramid Wars on Steam Steam | Store page | Not confirmed | Nov 3, 2026 |
| AI Browser Game Jam 3 — results itch.io | Official site | Not confirmed | Nov 3, 2026 |
- Jam placements
- The itch.io page says the game won AI Browser Game Jam 3 and took 1st place in two more categories. The official results page shows 1st overall and 1st in Fun, but 2nd in AI Usage; only one other category win was found. (Durian Arcade, itch.io)
