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A full physics pinball table, built with an AI pair programmer

Alien Escape Pinball

An AI game-jam winner with real pinball: ramps, multiball, skill shots and a centipede wizard mode. The maker says it felt co-developed rather than code-generated.

By Focaccai @focaccai

Play on itch.io
Read the postmortem

Creator-published postmortem of the AI-assisted workflow

Free browser build on itch.io; no install and no account needed

Made With Models illustration of a retro sci-fi pinball table on a dusty planet; this is not a frame from the game.
A look at the result

What it does

A complete browser pinball table with Box2D physics. It needs no install and plays with mouse, keyboard, touch or gamepad.

Who it helps

Arcade fans and anyone curious how far one maker can push AI-assisted game development.

How it was made

Models
Claude Opus · creator-reported
GPT Image 2 · creator-reported
Suno · creator-reported
Tools
Claude Opus · Game logic, custom Box2D parts, in-game table editor
GPT Image 2 · Playfield and title art
ZzFX · Runtime sound effects
  1. The maker directed Claude Opus through the game logic and an in-game table editor, then reviewed and edited the result by hand.
  2. Art and music were prompted with GPT Image 2 and Suno, then wired into the table and played.
  3. The postmortem documents the loop of prompting, playing, and fixing rather than one-shot generation.

What the person did

Focaccai set the design, play-tested each build and kept what worked; the postmortem describes the result as co-developed rather than code-generated.

What we know

Creator-reported: A detailed maker-authored postmortem and an award update; the linked X profile names the same itch.io catalogue.

Access checked — 2026-09-26 · Opened the itch.io page and its playable embed, the postmortem, the award update and the creator X profile on 2026-09-26.

Can you use it?

The game stays on itch.io and we link to it. The cover is an original Made With Models illustration, not a frame from the game. No reuse licence was found for the game art, so we host none of it.

About this project

Picked by Made With Models. Added 2026-09-26. Updated 2026-09-26.