A parent used Claude to build a browser FPS with his kids
A parent with children aged 7 and 12 had a constant fight over Roblox, especially Rivals. Blocking it, limiting it, and setting timers only turned play time into a daily struggle. The approach changed from stopping the game to building a first-person shooter together.
The kids chose the like product managers, while the parent and Claude handled the coding. After naming the game Cooked, they had a playable in the first 3 hours. The next day, two more children joined, and the group used 3 laptops, 1 iPad, and 1 iPhone.
Mobile support was added in about 30 minutes so all 5 people could play together. The kids asked for like a rocket that pushes players off the map and a knife that attacks faster when held, then those ideas were turned into prompts that Claude implemented.
Key points
- The parent changed the problem from limiting Roblox to building a similar game together.
- The children decided what the game needed, and Claude helped turn those ideas into code.
- A playable browser first-person shooter was ready in about 3 hours.
- Mobile support was added in about 30 minutes so phones and tablets could join.
- Specific feature requests were turned into prompts, then Claude implemented them.