# A viral game’s Roblox copy went live the next day, built with Claude, its creator says

> The first Roblox copies of Escape the Walls appeared in about 25 hours. CS2 and PS4 copies spread on October 27, and Roblox deleted some that night.

- Publisher: JARRUS (@jarrus.tech), thejarrus.com
- Story date: Oct. 27, 2026 (2026-10-27)
- Published: 2026-10-30
- Tags: Anthropic, Agents
- URL: https://thejarrus.com/en/news/roblox-clones/

### Escape the Walls: 25 hours from idea to copy

On October 14, 2026 (11:43 UTC), Pandorio Games posted a short video on X of Escape the Walls, an incremental game about punching through walls to escape. As of October 30, the video had more than 5.6 million views. The game's Steam page still says "coming soon," and Pandorio's Steam disclosure says it uses some generative AI for temporary placeholders.

The same day, X user AaliyanRBLX wrote that someone would make the game on Roblox within seven hours. The earliest Roblox copies we could find were live on October 15, about 25 to 27 hours after the original post. Because Roblox can't be searched directly from here, these are the earliest copies found, not necessarily the first. Japanese gaming site Game*Spark reported on October 16 that the copies' creators appeared to have used Claude.

### "Claude did all of it"

odinz (@clairofan100, OdinzTheLegend11 on Roblox), who published one of the copies, Escape the Wall, answered a user who asked whether AI was used by saying Claude built the whole thing while they just watched (the original wording includes slang). A page screenshot the creator shared on October 16 showed 98,764 visits and 600 active players. That is the creator's own claim; there's no independent technical verification. On October 17, odinz also posted a five-minute guide to connecting Claude and ChatGPT to Roblox Studio: the prompt is drafted in ChatGPT and then handed to Claude, which is connected to Roblox Studio.

A similar claim came earlier: on September 29, Belt (@bletDemonJH) wrote that Claude Opus 5.5 made a Roblox game from a single prompt. According to Belt, the game design, models, map, UI, scripting and thumbnails all came from Claude, and the setup can produce 8 such games a day. That is also the creator's own claim.

### How the connection works

Roblox's official plugin, released on GitHub on October 7 (roblox-studio-agent-plugin), connects Claude and ChatGPT/Codex to Roblox Studio's built-in MCP server in one step; it installs in Claude Code, Cowork, the ChatGPT desktop app and the Codex CLI. The connection itself isn't new: Roblox's standalone MCP server has been on GitHub since May 2025. What came out on October 7 is a package that makes setup easier.

### CS2, Left 4 Dead 2 and PS4

On October 27, the copies moved on to big games. A video posted by bubblx shows a near 1:1 Counter-Strike 2 on Roblox, with the Dust 2 map, the knife and the round economy (3.2 million views). KreekCraft showed Left 4 Dead 2 ported to Roblox as Left 4 Survival 2. PlayStation Experience (by Redwing Works), which KreekCraft shared with credit to SirDapper, mimics the PS4's startup sound and menu and included copies of seven games, including The Simpsons: Hit & Run, Superhot and Undertale. According to Dexerto, none of these copies had permission from the original owners.

The creators of these three copies haven't said they used AI; that's an inference by streamers and commentators. AI use is confirmed in the creator's own words only for Escape the Wall (Claude) and a Sonic Generations copy ("AI-assisted tools").

### Roblox deleted them that night

On the evening of October 27 (21:38 UTC), KreekCraft said Roblox had deleted the ported games; the Left 4 Survival 2 page said the experience had been moderated for breaking Roblox's Community Standards. According to GosuGamers, some copies came down after warnings, platform action or the creators' own choice, while some remain available. Roblox hasn't commented. KreekCraft predicts that someone will use AI to port a really big game, Roblox will get sued and then crack down heavily; that is a prediction.

### Roblox's own tool, and Türkiye

On July 16, Roblox announced Build, a feature in its mobile app that turns a single prompt into a playable starter game. A public alpha began in New Zealand on July 28; at RDC on September 11, Roblox said it was expanding to Serbia and Singapore and getting desktop access. Roblox Everywhere, announced at the same event, will let creators publish their games as standalone apps on PC, console and mobile; no timeline was given, and it isn't specific to Build.

Roblox has been blocked in Türkiye by court order since August 2024.

## Sources

1. [Game*Spark: SNSでバズった「壁をパンチして脱出するゲーム」発表の翌日、そっくり作品がRobloxに登場─蔓延するAI使用クローンゲーム。「アイデア公開すべきではない」との声も, Oct. 16, 2026](https://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/16/173695.html)
2. [Pandorio Games (X): Working on an incremental game, where you punch walls to escape, Oct. 14, 2026](https://x.com/pandorioltd/status/2110335569255657628)
3. [odinz (X): claude did all of it i just sat in the cuck chair and watched, Oct. 16, 2026](https://x.com/clairofan100/status/2110927080158621746)
4. [Dexerto: Roblox users are cloning Counter-Strike, Left 4 Dead 2 and PS4 games for free, Oct. 27, 2026](https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/roblox-users-are-cloning-counter-strike-left-4-dead-2-and-ps4-games-for-free-3422273/)
5. [Gameranx: Roblox Moves Quickly To Delete “Ports” Of Undertale, Halo, And Left 4 Dead On Their Platform, Oct. 28, 2026](https://gameranx.com/updates/id/564484/article/roblox-moves-quickly-to-delete-ports-of-undertale-halo-and-left-4-dead-on-their-platform/)
6. [GosuGamers: Roblox developers use AI to port exact replicas of Elden Ring, Counter-Strike, Sonic Generations, Oct. 29, 2026](https://www.gosugamers.net/entertainment/news/79440-roblox-developers-use-ai-to-port-exact-replicas-of-elden-ring-counter-strike-sonic-generations)
7. [Roblox (GitHub): Roblox/roblox-studio-agent-plugin, Oct. 7, 2026](https://github.com/Roblox/roblox-studio-agent-plugin)
8. [Belt (X): Claude Opus 5.5 ONE SHOT this Roblox Game., Sept. 29, 2026](https://x.com/bletDemonJH/status/2104871105752391780)
9. [KreekCraft (X): Someone is going to use AI to port a really big game to Roblox., Oct. 27, 2026](https://x.com/KreekCraft/status/2115090565221990667)
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12. [GamesBeat: Roblox hits 20 and opens RDC 2026 to invite the world to play and make games | Dave Baszucki keynote, Sept. 11, 2026](https://gamesbeat.com/roblox-hits-20-and-opens-rdc-2026-to-invite-the-world-to-play-and-make-games-dave-baszucki-keynote/)
13. [PC Gamer: Roblox games are escaping Roblox: Creators will soon be able to export standalone apps for PC, console, and mobile, Sept. 11, 2026](https://www.pcgamer.com/software/platforms/roblox-games-are-escaping-roblox-creators-will-soon-be-able-to-export-standalone-apps-for-pc-console-and-mobile/)

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