AI Game Development

Tutorials, comparisons, and deep dives on building games with AI. Covers the full workflow from concept to playable prototype, how AI game development compares to traditional engines like Unity and Godot, and what it actually takes to ship a game without writing code. Everything Makko has published on AI-native game development lives here.

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AI 2D Game Maker

Best AI Game Makers in 2026: 7 Tools Compared

The best AI game maker depends on the job. Makko AI is best for making a full 2D game from art to playable with no drawing or coding. Rosebud, Ludo.ai, Buildbox, GDevelop, Godot, and Unity each fit different needs. Here is a fair 2026 comparison.

AI 2D Game Maker

I Tested 7 AI Tools for 2D Game Art. Here's the Honest Ranking. (A Founder's Perspective)

A co-founder tested 7 AI tools for 2D game art as someone who cannot draw. Here is the honest ranking, including where each one breaks down.

AI Game Art Generator

AI Animation Generator: How to Turn 2D Characters Into Game-Ready Animations

An AI animation generator takes a still character image and produces a sequence of animation frames from it: walk cycles, idle states, run loops, attack

AI Game Development

How to Write Your First Prompt for an AI Game (What the Makko Team Actually Does)

Three approaches from the Makko team on writing a first prompt that actually works. Jeremy, Tony, and Cesar each do it differently. Here is why.

AI 2D Game Maker

How AI Game Generators Work

How AI game generators work, what separates art-only from full-pipeline tools, and why consistency is the problem most of them don't solve.

Indie Game Development

How Do You Make a Game Fun? A Roguelike Dev's Playtesting Process

Finding the fun is not a brainstorm. It is a loop. Tony Valcarcel on weekly playtests, raw notes, and the north star keeping Sector Scavengers honest.

AI 2D Game Maker

Make a 2D Game With AI: Art, Characters, and a Playable Game From One Platform

Making a 2D game with AI is a pipeline decision, not a single tool decision. This is the complete Makko workflow — building the visual world in Art Studio, then turning that art into a playable game in Code Studio, all without writing code or drawing anything by hand.

How to Make a Game Without Coding

How to Make a Game Without Coding: The Complete AI Walkthrough

Free AI game maker with no coding required. Makko gives you concept art, characters, animations, and a playable 2D game from one platform — no drawing skills needed.

AI Game Art Generator

AI Game Art Generator: Characters, Backgrounds, Animations and Why Consistency Is the Hard Part

Most AI game art generators solve one piece of the puzzle and hand the rest back to you. This is a complete breakdown of what a full-pipeline generator actually covers — and why consistency across your whole game is the problem worth solving first.

Vibe Coding

Vibe Coding Games: The Complete Beginner's Guide to Building Without Writing Code

Vibe coding games means describing what you want and letting AI build it — no syntax, no compiler errors, no prerequisites. This is the complete beginner's guide to making a 2D game without writing a single line of code.

AI Game Development

Why Your Attacks Aren't Registering: Hitbox Alignment Explained for 2D Games

Your attacks miss. Your character gets blocked by nothing. Your collision feels completely wrong. None of that is an art problem. It is a hitbox problem — and this is how you fix it.

AI Game Development

From Alignment to Hitboxes: The Full 2D Pixel Art Character Pipeline (Week of March 24)

This week's content followed one thread: getting a 2D pixel art character to behave correctly in a game engine. Alignment, anchor points, debug collision boxes, and hitboxes as a connected pipeline — not isolated tips.