Kenichi Nishi's AI-Built Puzzle Game Briki'n Roll Launches on iOS
A veteran creator known for moon and Chibi-Robo shipped a complete commercial game without writing a line of code, using AI dialogue, which puts Vibe Coding to a real product test.
Reporting from 1 source: 4Gamer.net.
Route24 released Briki'n Roll: Course Maker on the App Store on August 30. The physics puzzle has players build courses from 30 devices, including slopes, springs, cannons, ferris wheels, and elevators, to roll a ball from start to goal. It was created by Kenichi Nishi, known for Chrono Trigger, moon, and Chibi-Robo, who completed the game through AI dialogue using Vibe Coding without writing a line of code. The download is free, with an 800 yen full package, and the game carries no ads, tracking, or subscriptions.
Finished courses can be posted worldwide through the 'Minna no Course' feature, where other players can attempt them and leave likes. The game's 30 devices include slopes, springs, cannons, ferris wheels, and elevators, and players chain them into a course that carries a ball from start to goal.
A tin robot named Brikin narrates the ball's run, with voice in Japanese, English, and Spanish. The game carries no ads, tracking, or subscriptions, is rated for ages 4 and up, and is designed to be playable without reading. Courses save automatically to the cloud and carry over after a device change. The app requires iOS 17 or iPadOS 17 or later, and is now available in 174 countries and regions after a July soft launch in New Zealand, Australia, and Latin America.
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