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Average time-to-redundancy: 11.3 months
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Your job has an expiration date
June 2, 2029
In 2 years, 7 monthsYour custom engine will look great in the recycling bin.
Anti-vibecoder struggling with scope creep and technical debt.
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One human is building a game about fighting back.
Turning high-level prompts into bug-free builds.
oof.you▸ GAMEGENIE V4.2▸ RARITY · UNCOMMON▸ DEPRECATION IN 2 YEARS, 7 MONTHSAI's Special Power
optimises your code while you sleep
You draft game loops, balance mechanics, and hunt bugs for years. You turn artistic visions into playable code.
The one thing AI can't do
You can still decide why a jump feels floaty without a data-driven justification.
Your enemy, your name, your date. Post it.
Step by step, from the first quiet change to Deprecation Day.
Day 10
AI models index and generate your art style automatically.
Month 5
Neural engines calculate damage curves better than your spreadsheets.
Month 13
Vision models detect and patch geometry holes instantly.
Year 1.9
Proprietary AI engines build the logic for every interaction.
Year 2.6 · D-Day
The machine exports your legacy project and deletes your repo.
What you cost, what the machine costs, and what you get on the way out.
Per year
Savings: 98.2%
80 per week
Average crunch hours
3 percent
Steam wishlist conversion
20 subfolders
Asset folder depth
Your severance
A lifetime supply of Steam store credit coupons.
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