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Battle Drones: an AI game made with Opus 5.5

A phone-friendly real-time strategy game with multiplayer.

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About Battle Drones

Build your swarm, destroy the enemy hive. Battle Drones is a small RTS that works on a phone screen and supports playing against a friend. The first version came from Fable 5 and later versions from Opus 5.5; the code is Apache-2.0 on GitHub.

How Battle Drones was made

Simon Willison credits Claude Opus 5.5 in the post, page or repository where the game was shared. We copied that credit; we did not rebuild the game.

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Battle Drones FAQ

Is Battle Drones free to play?

Yes. Battle Drones is free and runs in a web browser with no download or sign-up. You can play it on this page or open it on the creator’s site.

Which AI model made Battle Drones?

Claude Opus 5.5, according to Simon Willison. The credit comes from the creator’s own post, page or repository.

Can I play Battle Drones on a phone?

Yes, it was made for phones and touch screens.