@AI_Jasonyu: Guys, you know I've been working on tool applications and have rarely touched games. But these past couple days, I felt like making a game called "Meow Tide". The basic gameplay is that hundreds of cats rush from all directions to rub against you, and when your stamina hits zero, you're "overwhelmed by cats", with the screen filling up with cat faces. Lasting 3 minutes until dawn counts as winning. I played for half an hour, and my best...
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The author shares their experience of using the AI tool Gear Zero to create the game "Meow Tide". This tool can automatically generate game code, images, and sound effects from natural language descriptions.
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Hey folks, you all know I’ve been building utility apps and haven’t really dabbled in games.
But these past two days, on a whim, I made a game called Meow Tide: the basic idea is hundreds of cats swarming you from all directions to rub against you—when your stamina drops to zero, you’re “overwhelmed by cats,” and the screen floods with cat faces.
Survive for 3 minutes until dawn to win. I played for half an hour, and my best run lasted 2 and a half minutes. –Check the video to see.
I used a tool called Gear Zero for this, made by the team behind that world model I shared earlier—Alaya Lab. You can describe what kind of game you want in plain language, and the AI handles the planning, coding, graphics, and sound effects on its own. Within minutes, it’s playable right in your browser.
Free to use, no credit card required—just log in with a phone number.
I deliberately didn’t go for a simple one-level thing and chose something complex: a survivor-style game, like Vampire Survivors—the one that sold millions of copies, all made by one person.
I just chatted with the AI the whole time. I had four rounds of conversation:
- First round: A dark alley at night, auto-throwing small fish snacks, cats swarming from all sides, and the sky gradually brightening. The first version came out in about 6 minutes.
- Second round: Added three-choice upgrades, plus kittens, orange tabbies, and a black cat that steals your fish snacks.
- Third round: Added a Boss “Big Orange”—feed it full and it won’t leave, lying in the middle of the path as an obstacle. Also added a laser pointer, a cat teaser wand, and a cardboard box.
- Fourth round: Added floating heart icons, screen shake, and the ability to “survive another night” after dawn.
Each round, it first presents you a plan—you click confirm to start, and anything you say mid-process gets remembered and doesn’t overwrite previous steps.
The game is here, playable on both mobile and desktop. See how long you can last before being swamped by cats: https://zero.alayalab.ai/play/share_7b8beaa9619b…
It gives you 5 free builds per day, plus 5 more for each time you publish—plenty for a whole day of tinkering. I find this game pretty addictive. Give it a try!
@alayastd
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