How Claude Built a Playable RTS Game in 12 Iterations — and What That Teaches You About AI-Assisted Creation
Reading Time: 5 minutesSimon Willison used Claude Code across 12 iterations to build Battle Drones, a fully playable 3D RTS game with audio multiplayer, using plain-language prompts rather than technical code. The project demonstrates how non-technical professionals can use Claude more effectively by framing goals at an experiential level and giving the model latitude to decide how to achieve them.