I Built a Diwali Game Using AI in Just 1 Day – MSI Prestige, RTX 5070 & RTX 5090

Can Artificial Intelligence help you build a fully playable game from scratch in just one day? To find out, I took on an exciting challenge: creating a custom Diwali-themed 2D game using AI tools and three different MSI machines.

The goal was simple: develop a playable game featuring Indian festive environments, collectible diyas, obstacles, scoring mechanics, animations and a celebratory ending. Instead of relying on traditional manual development for everything, I explored how AI-assisted coding, local image generation and powerful GPU hardware could simplify the creative process.

Step 1: Building a Game Using Claude Code on MSI Prestige 13 AI+ EVO

The first stage focused on game development using the MSI Prestige 13 AI+ EVO, powered by an Intel Core Ultra 9 288V processor, 32GB LPDDR5X RAM and a 1TB NVMe SSD.

Using Claude Code, Python and Pygame, I created the game’s foundation, including player movement, collision detection, collectible objects, a scoring system and a countdown timer.

This demonstrated that basic game programming and AI-assisted coding workflows don’t necessarily require a powerful dedicated graphics card.

Step 2: Creating AI Game Assets with MSI Crosshair 16 HX AI and RTX 5070

Once the game mechanics were functional, the next challenge was transforming simple placeholder graphics into an attractive Diwali-themed environment.

For this stage, I used the MSI Crosshair 16 HX AI, equipped with an Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX processor and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU with 8GB GDDR7 VRAM.

Using ComfyUI and locally running AI image generation models, I worked on colourful Indian streets, festive backgrounds, characters, decorative lights, diyas and other game assets.

GPU acceleration helped make local AI image generation a practical part of the game development workflow.

Step 3: Final Game Development and AI Processing Using MSI RTX 5090 Lightning Z

For the final stage, I moved to an MSI MEG desktop setup featuring an AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D processor and the powerful MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Lightning Z graphics card with 32GB GDDR7 VRAM.

The desktop was used for more demanding creative tasks, including refining visual assets, improving resolution, polishing animations and preparing the game’s festive ending sequence.

I also explored LM Studio for running large language models locally, generating creative congratulatory messages for players who successfully complete the game.

The finished project included colourful Diwali visuals, interactive gameplay, collectible diyas, obstacles, animations and celebratory fireworks.

Can You Really Build a Game Using AI?

This project demonstrated how AI tools can assist with different stages of game development, even without a professional game development team.

Claude Code helped with programming, ComfyUI assisted with AI-generated graphics, and LM Studio enabled experimentation with locally running language models.

Most importantly, the project highlighted that different tasks benefit from different hardware. Lightweight coding can be handled by a capable productivity laptop, while local image generation and demanding creative workflows can benefit from dedicated NVIDIA RTX graphics.

Watch the complete Tech Dreams video to see how I developed a playable Diwali game using three MSI machines and explored the practical possibilities of AI-powered game development.