So you wanna make a clicker game—no coding, no stress, just AI? You’re in the right place.
With Rosebud AI, you don’t need to touch a single line of code. Just describe what you want, and boom—game generated.
In this tutorial, we’re gonna vibe code our way through Balloon Clicker Defense, a fast-paced, power-up-packed clicker game built 100% with Rosebud by our power user WURM.
Let’s pop off.
Step 1: Getting Started
First, head to Rosebud AI.
Describe your game concept in the prompt bar. For our example, our prompt was something like:
"Create a clicker game using balloons as targets. Balloons move upwards from the bottom of the screen. Clicking balloons pops them, preventing damage to the player's health."
Rosebud will immediately start generating the foundational structure of your game.
Step 2: Designing Balloon Behavior
Next, define how balloons behave.
Use a prompt like this:
"There are five balloon colors: red, blue, green, teal, and purple. Each color requires a different number of clicks to pop (red: 1, blue: 2, green: 3, teal: 4, purple: 5). Each balloon causes different damage if it escapes."
Rosebud AI instantly codes these balloon properties, including speed and damage levels.
Step 3: Adding Health and Difficulty Mechanics
In Balloon Clicker Defense, managing player health and increasing difficulty per wave makes the game exciting.
Prompt this:
"The player starts with 100 health points. Balloons that reach the top of the screen reduce health based on their color. After clearing all balloons in one wave, increase the difficulty by spawning more balloons in the next wave."
Rosebud AI quickly generates dynamic difficulty scaling, wave tracking, and health management.
Step 4: Introducing Special Power-ups
Great clicker games have power-ups!
Balloon Clicker Defense features two special balloons:
- Freeze Balloon: Temporarily stops all balloons, making them easier to pop.
- Bombloon: Destroys all red balloons on-screen and downgrades other balloons to easier levels.
You can prompt Rosebud AI clearly like:
"Every 5 waves, spawn a special Freeze Balloon that freezes other balloons for 2 seconds when clicked. Starting from wave 8, spawn a Bombloon every two waves that destroys all red balloons and reduces others by one difficulty level when clicked."
Rosebud incorporates these mechanics instantly, adding strategic depth to your game.
Step 5: Sound and Visual Effects
Make your game feel satisfying!
Here's how to easily add sounds:
"Play a popping sound when balloons are clicked. Include a different sound effect for special balloons."
Rosebud handles these audio prompts smoothly, enhancing the game's interactivity.
Step 6: Polishing the Experience
Lastly, ask Rosebud AI to enhance the user experience:
"Add a simple start screen with a 'Push to Start' button. Include a pause menu that players can access anytime. Display the player's health and current wave number clearly on-screen."
Rosebud takes care of the UI and UX effortlessly.
Wrapping Up
Congrats!
You've learned exactly how to make a clicker game using Rosebud AI without any prior coding knowledge.
By simply describing your game's features clearly in your prompts, Rosebud generates all the necessary code, saving you hours (or days) of manual coding.
Ready to vibe code your own clicker game?
Dive into Rosebud AI, meet our Discord community, and bring your creative ideas to life today!