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Arcade Games Made with Codex

VibeGameDB lists 20 games in this group, 19% of the 104 games on the Codex page. Each one has a source for how it was made. The most common engine is No engine (HTML5) (35%). 18 are free or free to play and 1 is paid; 11 can be played in a browser. The most recently added is Wickward — The Last Light (November 2026). Developers with more than one game here: akartit (2).

Games
20
Free / paid
18 / 1
Most used engine
No engine (HTML5)
Last updated
Nov 4, 2026
Engines (top 5, where disclosed)
  • No engine (HTML5)7
  • Three.js5
  • Godot1
  • Unity1
  • Phaser1
Platforms (top 5)
  • Browser11
  • itch.io5
  • GitHub3
  • App Store3
  • Steam1

All 20 games

Ordered by editorial score, then player rating, then release date. Open a game for its sources.

Buster Breaks Out store artwork
$4.99

Buster Breaks Out

Action · Arcade

A brick-breaking roguelite in pixel art, coded with help from Codex and Cursor.

CodexSteamEnglish
No ratings yetNose Corporation

Download required

View on Steam
Kartit Nitro start screen
Free

Kartit Nitro

Racing · Arcade

A three-lap browser kart racer against six rivals, coded by Claude in Claude Code.

Claude CodeBrowserEnglish
No ratings yetakartit

Plays instantly in the browser

Play free — official site
Paper Glider gameplay: flying a paper plane through a ring in a hallway
Free

Paper Glider

Arcade · Casual

Steer a paper airplane through procedurally generated rooms, an OpenAI Codex showcase demo.

CodexBrowserEnglish
No ratings yetKatia Gil Guzman

Plays instantly in the browser

Play free — official site
Nova Lancer preview image
Free

Nova Lancer

Action · Arcade

A short vertical-scrolling shmup whose code, art and music were made by Claude and Codex.

Claudeitch.ioEnglish
No ratings yethiyaman

Plays instantly in the browser

Play free — itch.io
FlapGPT running in the ModRetro web player
Free

FlapGPT

Arcade

A Flappy Bird-style Game Boy Color game built with OpenAI's Codex.

CodexBrowserEnglish
No ratings yetOpenAI × ModRetro

Plays instantly in the browser

Play free — official site
Torch Topple preview image
Free

Torch Topple

Casual · Arcade

A swipe-to-swing physics game: knock the blocks out of a torch-lit tower without letting the head fall.

Claude Codeitch.ioEnglish
No ratings yetCaCC-Lab

Plays instantly in the browser

Play free — itch.io
ハンコまっすぐ preview image
Free

ハンコまっすぐ

Casual · Arcade

A one-minute phone game about stamping five approvals on a fictional request form, each tilted in a bow toward the president. The developer says the code was written with OpenAI Codex and Claude Code.

CodexBrowserGitHubJapanese only
No ratings yetOVELIS

Plays instantly in the browser

Play free — official site
Wickward — The Last Light preview image
Free

A top-down action game where your torch is shelter, bait and weapon: throw it, leave it burning, then recall it through the shadows.

Codexitch.ioEnglish
No ratings yettraecneh

Plays instantly in the browser

Play free — itch.io
Void Drifter: Space Survivor preview image
Free to play

A one-thumb space survival shooter for iPhone: drift through 100 sectors, evolve your weapons and decide when to bank your haul.

CodexApp StoreEnglish
No ratings yetThomas Lynghøj

Mobile app

View on the App Store
Drawn to Orbit preview image
Free to play

Drawn to Orbit

Arcade · Casual

Draw planets, moons and stars into orbit and keep a crowded system alive, in an arcade game for iPhone and iPad.

CodexApp StoreEnglish
No ratings yetSrana Boonlertuthai

Mobile app

View on the App Store
Trolley Curling preview image
Free

Trolley Curling

Casual · Arcade

Slingshot a shopping trolley across a car park and stop it dead centre in the trolley bay.

Claude CodeApp StoreEnglish
No ratings yetDwayne Charrington

Mobile app

View on the App Store
Drone Wars start screen
Free

Drone Wars

Action · Arcade

Fast drone combat in escalating waves, with boss waves, missions and a hangar of permanent upgrades between runs.

CodexBrowserEnglish
No ratings yetMadhur Shrimal

Plays instantly in the browser

Play free — official site
Flying Car Simulator preview image
Free

Flying Car Simulator

Arcade · Simulation
Unofficial · third-party IP

A free multiplayer meme game in the browser: drive, boost and fly a sports car through stunt courses, highways and a neon city. The developer says Codex with the model Astra did most of the work, and Claude Code polished the graphics.

CodexBrowserEnglish
No ratings yetjonniek

Plays instantly in the browser

Play free — official site
Opencade start screen
Free

Opencade

Arcade · Puzzle

A free browser arcade of small original games, from a bubble shooter and a brick breaker to a kart racer and artillery duels, playable offline on a phone.

CodexBrowserGitHubFrench only
No ratings yetDavid Sevin

Plays instantly in the browser

Play free — official site
ROADSTER / 飞越晚高峰 start screen
Free demo

A free browser prototype: drive a red roadster through rush-hour traffic and use its jets to hop over oncoming cars; the developer says it was made with Codex, chatting and revising along the way.

CodexBrowserChinese (Simplified) only
No ratings yetfatelei

No download needed

View demo on Browser
Turbo Kartz preview image
Free

Turbo Kartz

Racing · Arcade

A cartoon kart racer for one to four players in split screen, with jump ramps, four tracks and an EASY mode that steers for you. Built in Claude Code, per the developer.

Claude CodeBrowserEnglish
No ratings yetakartit

Plays instantly in the browser

Play free — official site
生死时速 / Speed Chase preview image
Free
Unofficial · third-party IP

A free web tribute to the Kingsoft Typing game 生死时速: type an English passage to make a police officer or a thief run faster; vibe-coded with Codex.

CodexBrowserGitHubEnglish
No ratings yetCH0918

Plays instantly in the browser

Play free — official site

FAQ

How many arcade games were built with Codex?
VibeGameDB lists 20 arcade games whose developers say they were built with Codex, each with a source for that claim.
What engine do most arcade games built with Codex use?
No engine (HTML5): 7 games (35%). Games whose engine is not disclosed are not counted.
How many are free?
18 of the 20 are free or free to play; 1 is paid. Prices are recorded per store.
Which game was added most recently?
Wickward — The Last Light, added in November 2026.