Playdate Designer Gareth Williams Resurrects Niche Multiplayer Game Using AI Assistance

By Andrew Webster · The Verge · 2026-07-15

Playdate Designer Gareth Williams Resurrects Niche Multiplayer Game Using AI Assistance

According to The Verge, developer Gareth Williams has successfully ported an abandoned 2008 web project to the Playdate handheld by using Claude to modernize his old codebase. The resulting title, PointlessQuest, maintains a tiny but dedicated community that supports the server c

According to The Verge, developer Gareth Williams has successfully ported an abandoned 2008 web project to the Playdate handheld by using Claude to modernize his old codebase. The resulting title, PointlessQuest, maintains a tiny but dedicated community that supports the server c