Wasteland Runner
Run across the wasteland and scavenge the parts to build your own radio station, in a small 2D runner whose graphics are all drawn by code.
Links go to the official store or developer page. Last verified Nov 7, 2026.
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- Visit official siteBrowserReleased · Game Jolt page; Windows 64-bit download (dist.zip, about 17 MB), version 0.1.0Free
Runs in a desktop browser. No download.
Desktop · Official link verified Nov 3, 2026.
About Wasteland Runner
A simple 2D runner for Windows, which the developer says is inspired by the Chrome dino game: you run around a wasteland and collect pieces to build your own radio station. The page says the main story is complete and a few secondary quests are planned; its screenshots show running stages such as salt flats and a station, a mission board and combat in a fish den. The developer, dragn, writes: “I'm not a programmer nor an artist. I used AI to write the python code for this game (a mixture of ChatGPT Codex and Claude Code).” The game is written in Python and has no hand-drawn graphics: everything is generated by code. Free download (version 0.1.0, Windows 64-bit) on Game Jolt.
How it was built
Partially verifiedThe Game Jolt page says: “DISCLAIMER: I'm not a programmer nor an artist. I used AI to write the python code for this game (a mixture of ChatGPT Codex and Claude Code). The code is written in pyhton and there are no real drawn graphics, everything is code-generated.” Codex is listed first; the developer gives no split between the two tools and no model.
Named with Codex in the same disclaimer as one of the two tools that wrote the Python code (“a mixture of ChatGPT Codex and Claude Code”).
Written in Python, with the code by AI per the developer, who says they are neither a programmer nor an artist. There are no drawn graphics: everything on screen is generated by code. Released on Game Jolt as a Windows 64-bit build (version 0.1.0).
- Engine / framework
- Not disclosed (Python)
- Languages
- Python
- Team size
- Not disclosed
- Initial build time
- Not disclosed
- Development time
- Not disclosed
- Development cost
- Not disclosed
- AI-written code
- Not disclosed
“I used AI to write the python code for this game (a mixture of ChatGPT Codex and Claude Code).”Verification notes: Description, AI disclaimer, creation tool (Python), platform, build, version and dates from the Game Jolt page and Game Jolt's own page data, read on 7 Nov 2026: page created 5 Aug 2026, 18:07 UTC, published 19:18 UTC; version 0.1.0 released the same evening; one Windows 64-bit build (dist.zip, 17,214,473 bytes). The disclaimer says AI wrote the Python code and names Codex and Claude Code, so both are recorded; it gives no share of the code. Codex is listed first because the developer names it first. The comparison with the Chrome dino game is the developer's own and describes the inspiration; no source says the game uses Google's names or assets, so no IP notice is attached. Developer: Game Jolt account dragn (created 2019), with no real name, location or other games shown; the disclaimer is written in the first person. Game Jolt is not one of the platforms this site tracks, so the page is listed as the developer's own download page. Game Jolt's page data showed 0 downloads, 0 plays and 0 followers on 7 Nov 2026; no download count is recorded. The genre tags on the page are #arcade and #adventure. The Windows build was not downloaded or run, so it was not checked for AI calls; the page describes nothing that calls AI during play.
Development history
Published on Game Jolt (19:18 UTC) with version 0.1.0 for Windows.
ObservedGame Jolt
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Browser (official site)
Free download on Game Jolt; Windows (64-bit) only.
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Sources
| Source | Type | Published | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wasteland Runner by dragn Game Jolt | Store page | Aug 5, 2026 | Nov 3, 2026 |
| Official game page (language check) dragn (Game Jolt) | Official site | Not confirmed | Nov 3, 2026 |
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