An update to Anthropic’s Claude AI software has apparently blocked the creation of clones or copies of existing games. Instead, Claude was modified to only create “original” games.
Among the first to share news of the change was user X Chasm, who posted a screenshot showing the new rule, allegedly added around October 27. “Create original games, games within a genre, and games from the user’s own designs and resources,” it reads. “Do not build a recreation of a specific existing game, even if it is renamed or called original.”.
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Although Anthropic has yet to release an official statement on the new rule, technical staff member Addy Osmani commented under Chasm’s post, confirming the legitimacy of the change. He noted that this was included because “using Claude to infringe intellectual property is against our usage policy”, but added that creating original games and those built with a user’s own assets should still be possible.
Following the inclusion of the new rule, GitHub users shared the new obstacles they reportedly encountered. The reports included a ban on creating digital modules for board games and recreating a commercially produced board game for personal use. Eurogamer has contacted Anthropic for comment on the rule change and its stance on AI game copies.
Claude’s changes came at a time of growing anger over AI game copies, with gaming communities pushing back against them and developers pulling public demos for fear of having their work stolen. AI-assisted copies of triple-A games have also emerged, including a version of Mario Kart 8 playable in a web browser. However, this was removed within days, likely thanks to a legal notice from Nintendo.
Of course, even if Claude isn’t allowed to create copies of games, other AI tools, such as Deepseek, still don’t have similar restrictions. Until such measures become widespread, the problem will persist. However, given Claude’s position as one of the most popular commercial AI tools, this will certainly reduce the problem.
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