I Made a Ready Player One Game And Everyone Can Win $10,000

Summary

Stefan introduces a free, browser-based game world where players use AI agents to create things to play with and share. Players can design avatars, fighters, racing vehicles, games, achievements, and other items by giving an agent instructions and using a prepared skill file. The aim is to let the community shape what the world becomes.

Gameplay and economy

• New players receive 10 units of in-game currency, called Tension, enough to claim a few spaces.
• Players can build on claimed spaces and create or join games, including an arena fighter and an anti-gravity racing game.
• Likes reward creators with more currency; dislikes can burn or destroy a space. The system is intended to make ratings meaningful and discourage low-quality or abusive builds.
• Important operations are recorded on the blockchain. Buying more currency is possible but not required.
• Players have already made a dancing-penguin club, a Guitar Hero-style game, a pixel-horror game, and other experimental creations.

The seven-key hunt

• The world includes a Ready Player One-inspired hunt for seven hidden keys.
• The first person to find all seven wins $10,000. Participation is free; the challenge is to explore and play carefully. Clues may be hidden in the video or the game.
• At the time of the video, one key had been found, three more were available, and the final three were expected to appear once certain conditions were met.
• There is also a separate competition for the most-liked spaces, with cash and a Hicksville subscription as prizes.
• Stefan presents the project as a community event and a way to thank viewers for their support.

Featured creators and sources

• Stefan, the project’s creator, and Max, who made the club.
• An unnamed Discord creator and other community members who built games and experiences.
• Hicksville, whose team contributed $5,000 to the hunt’s prize pool and supported the best-space competition.
• AI tools and services mentioned: Claude Code, Codex, GPT-6, Kimi, Opus 5.5, and Hicksville’s MCP/API.