Game Build Strategy

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name: game-build-strategy description: Decide the AI-native development mode, quality target, task granularity, and refactor policy based on project state and user intent. This skill prevents both over-cautious iteration and reckless live-product rewrites. license: MIT compatibility: Claude Code and Codex. Best results with file read/write access. metadata: author: game-superpowers version: "1.1.0" domain: game-development

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Game Build Strategy

Goal

Choose the right build strategy for the project. Write docs/game-studio/build-strategy.md and docs/game-studio/quality-target.md.

Use:

./shared/reference/development-modes.md

./shared/reference/quality-targets.md

./shared/templates/build-strategy.md

./shared/templates/quality-target.md

Development modes

yolo-super

guided-build

refactor-open

surgical-live

Quality targets

first-playable

polished-prototype

production-feature

live-patch

Selection rules

greenfield + narrow mechanic spike -> yolo-super + first-playable

greenfield + serious showcase build -> usually yolo-super or guided-build + polished-prototype

existing product-facing feature work -> usually guided-build or refactor-open + production-feature

shipped or live-risky -> surgical-live + live-patch

Planning policy

Match task size to the mode:

aggressive modes can use large coherent implementation chunks

production-feature work can use medium coherent chunks

live work should use smaller changes with tighter verification

Guardrail

Do not let “safe” planning ruin the result on low-risk greenfield work. Do not let “fast” planning justify broad rewrites on live products.