Make me a game: how to ask so you get the one you want

You can ask for a game the way you would ask a friend: one sentence that says what kind, where, who is in it and how you lose. Roam turns that sentence into a playable game on your iPhone. Below is the formula, requests you can copy, and how to fix the first version.

The four blanks

A good request fills four blanks. Skip one and the game has to guess for you.

Genre. Obby, horror, racing, shooter, tycoon, quiz. This decides the controls and what you do every second.
Place. A school at night, a sky island, a supermarket, your own street. The place sets the look and the level.
Who is in it. You, your friends, your dog, a meme. In Roam friends can be in the game, not just in the lobby.
How you win or lose. 3 lives, a timer, last one standing, 10 orders delivered. This is what makes it a game and not a scene.

Requests you can copy

Each line below fills all four blanks. Paste one as is, or swap a word to make it yours.

Horror. "horror in my school at night, the flashlight runs out, my friends are the other survivors"
Obby. "neon obby on a sky island, disappearing blocks, 3 lives, my friend is the killbrick"
Duel. "1v1 in a parking garage, five rounds, the winner of each round gets a smaller gun"
Cozy. "cozy cafe, my friends are the customers, remember their orders or they leave"
Tycoon. "lemonade stand that grows into a juice empire, a storm wipes out one stand every day"
Driving. "food delivery in a rainy city, 60 seconds per order, the tips drop if the soup spills"

When the first version is not right

The first build is a draft. You fix it in the same conversation by saying what is wrong: "more enemies", "slower", "make it two-player", "the boss should be my cat". Change one thing per message so you can tell what each change did.

For a feel of what comes out, play CLUTCH, a 1v1 arena shooter where you win on your last 20 HP, Attack on Brainrot, with grapple hooks and giant memes, and Rush Order: take the order, hit the gas, get paid.

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Make your game with Roam

Pick a request above or fill in your own four blanks. Roam is free on iPhone, and you can play the game solo or send it to friends.

Try: "battle royale in my school, shrinking zone, my friends are the players, last one standing wins"

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Questions people ask

Can someone make a game for me for free?

Yes. Roam is a free iPhone app: you describe the game and it builds a playable version. Hiring a developer costs money; describing it to Roam does not.

Do I need to know how to code?

No. The input is a sentence or a photo, and you change the game by saying what to change.

Can I play the game with my friends?

Yes. Play solo, or put your friends in the game and play together when they join.

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