Anthropic clamps down on Claude’s AI video game clones

Anthropic has updated the system prompt for its AI tool Claude Code to prevent users from recreating specific existing video games. While users can still use Claude Code to create their own games, the AI will be steered away from making direct clones of existing titles. This change is in response to the proliferation of AI-made decompilations, recompilations, and ports of retro games. The updated prompt includes a specific directive to avoid recreating a specific existing game, even if it is named or called original, and to focus on building original games, genre games, and games from the user's own designs and assets. Anthropic has confirmed that the update was made on Opus 5.5 and is committed to iterating on the policy to strike the right balance. Users can report instances of Claude rejecting their work if they believe it is their own original game.,