The short answer: yes, in 2026 you can vibe-code a small, playable game in an evening by describing it to an AI model, and a prototype like that is now a perfectly sensible first step. What you can't skip is the work between "playable on my phone" and "live in front of customers": fixing logic bugs that only appear in long sessions, making the art consistent, testing on mid-range Android phones, checking scores and payments on a server, and meeting Steam, Google Play, App Store or Telegram rules. This guide covers what changed this autumn, what AI handles well, where it breaks, and how to decide between doing it yourself and hiring a studio.
Methodology: this is an editorial guide. Every quote, figure and platform rule below was checked against the linked source on November 2, 2026. Where a claim has only been reported by the press and not confirmed by the company, we say so.
