A side project with local flavour and a prize leaderboard.
Build a browser racing game with AI: 2,500 players in its first week
A local theme and a simple prize gave people a reason to play and share.
Figures as shared by the creator · source
From @iamchrisani on X · Oct 2026
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What they did
- 1The moveChris Ani, who has about 136K followers on X, built Naija Rush, a car racing game, with AI as a side project.
- 2Step 2Pick a simple game with a local theme
- 3Step 3Build it in the browser with an AI coding assistant
- 4ResultLess than a week after launch he reported 2,500 players and over 25,000 page views, and one player had already won the 50,000 Naira prize.
Quick answers
What tools do you need?
Just the platform account.
How much does it cost?
No paid tools needed: this case uses only the platform itself, which is free to join.
Is it allowed?
Follow the platform rules and disclose ads.
Try it yourself
Help me build a simple browser racing game with an AI coding assistant. Set it on [local roads or city], with a top-down car, 3 tracks, a timer and an online leaderboard. Give me the build steps as small prompts I can paste one at a time.
Your first step
Paste the prompt into your AI assistant and swap the [brackets] for your own niche.
Full write-up & sources
More detail: It is set on Nigerian roads, and he keeps adding new routes, such as the Aba to Port Harcourt road. To pull players in, the top spot on the leaderboard wins a 50,000 Naira prize.
Results: The post has 3,887 views (X, Oct 12, 2026). He does not share revenue.
Worth knowing: Shipping new routes quickly gives players a reason to come back.
Source: @iamchrisani on X · Oct 2026. Summarised in our own words; figures as shared by the creator. Updated .
