Guides to making video games
From your first idea to a game your friends can play: design, describing a game to the AI, multiplayer, 3D, sound, phones and sharing.
How to make a video game: a step-by-step guide
Pick one small idea, describe it in plain words, play it, then improve it one change at a time. On Go Bananas the AI writes the code, and your first game is free.
Read →Game design basics for your first game
A good first game has one clear goal, one loop the player enjoys repeating, controls that fit the device, a challenge that grows, and feedback for every action.
Read →How to describe a game so the AI builds what you want
Say what the player does, how they control it on a keyboard and on a phone, how they win and lose, and how it should look. Two to five specific sentences beat a long vague one.
Read →How to make a multiplayer browser game
Pick turn-based, real-time or host-run play, say how many players and how they play together, and Go Bananas builds a game your friends join from a link.
Read →How to make a 3D browser game
Describe the world, the camera and the controls, keep the scope small, and bring your own models as GLB files; Go Bananas builds the game with three.js and adds phone controls.
Read →How to add sound effects and music to a browser game
Use the free built-in sounds or upload your own MP3, WAV, OGG or M4A files, then tell the AI when each one plays; Go Bananas evens out the loudness and handles phones.
Read →How to make a browser game that works on phones
Most people will try your game on a phone, so it needs touch controls, a layout that fits a small screen, and sound that starts after a tap. Go Bananas builds these into every game it makes.
Read →How to publish and share your game
New games start as private drafts. Publish one with a free account to give it a public page, put it in search, let others remix it, and share it with a link, a QR code or an embed.
Read →Make and play games from ChatGPT or Claude
Connect Go Bananas to ChatGPT or Claude, then make, change, publish and find games by asking in the chat. Each game opens in your browser from a link.
Read →Make a game now.
Describe a game in one sentence and play it in your browser a few minutes later. Your first game is free, no account needed.
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