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I cloned a steam demo in 55 minutes

I cloned a steam demo in 55 minutes

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I tested three ways to clone a real Steam game with AI: one sentence, its Steam page, and its actual demo. Thanks to Monarch for partnering with me! Start your free trial and get 50% off your first year of total money clarity using my link https://monarchmoney.yt.link/xnzhfNj or code ruswick50 for 50% Off Monarch Core tier. Support TheChief and play the original Polyfury: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1804980/Polyfury/ Wishlist my game, Battle Barn: Tactics: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1305780/Battle_Barn_Tactics/ Grab my FREE game design doc template here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_CbooMpVaD6CWFsFki-k3cPFCxF0IYBvp6hx_q0XowI/edit?usp=sharing ** FOLLOW ME: ** Twitter: https://x.com/timruswick Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timruswick/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@timruswick Join our Discord: https://discord.com/invite/cYMGA77 Timestamps: 0:00 (Intro) 1:08 (Playing the Original Polyfury) 3:36 (The Single Sentence Test) 4:17 (Playing the One-Sentence Clone) 5:21 (The One-Sentence Clone's Art and Mechanics) 6:03 (Cloning a Game With a Five-Word Prompt) 6:50 (The Steam Page Test) 7:35 (Playing the Steam Page Clone) 8:22 (The Steam Page Clone's Controls) 11:05 (Thoughts on the Steam Page Clone) 12:02 (Today's Sponsor: Monarch) 13:07 (The Demo Test) 13:41 (Setting Up the Godot Clone Project) 14:40 (Playing the Demo Clone) 17:25 (Exploring the Demo Clone's Levels) 20:09 (Cloning Battle Barn) 21:48 (Battle Barn Clone's AI Art) 23:50 (Playing a Battle in the Clone) 25:40 (Battle Barn's Abilities in the Clone) 26:57 (Final Thoughts on AI Game Clones) 29:20 (What This Means for Indie Devs)