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Game Concept Brainstormer

Guides you from a rough idea to a written one-page game brief ready for building

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Repository
Donchitos/Claude-Code-Game-Studios
Stars
32,965
Licence
MIT
Files
2 files

What it does

When you want game ideas or want to replace a current concept, this skill walks the agent through a structured brainstorm. It proposes short concept options, asks you to pick or combine them, and fills in a one-page game brief covering the core loop, player goal, fail state, MVP features, scope cuts, and build order. Depending on the configured workflow level, it can also run a fuller concept process with director review gates, but the default is the lighter one-page brief. It is part of a larger game-studio agent setup, so its outputs are designed to feed later steps such as creating stories and starting development.

Great for

  • Developers starting a new game who want a written plan before coding
  • Game jam participants who need to quickly choose and scope a concept
  • Solo creators who want an agent to ask structured questions and keep the MVP small

Skip it if

  • Users who only want a finished game design document without discussion, since the flow asks you to pick options and approve the write
  • Projects not using the surrounding Claude Code Game Studios setup, because it references project files such as hooks, templates, and config that are not part of this skill's files alone

Try asking

  • “Help me brainstorm a cozy farming game concept for a game jam”
  • “I want a new game idea mixing puzzle mechanics and space exploration”
  • “Drop my current idea and suggest three fresh directions”
  • “Turn my rough game idea into a one-page game brief with an MVP list”
Step-by-step guide: how to use Game Concept BrainstormerInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 2 original files, the MIT licence and an attribution note.

    brainstorm.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip brainstorm.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip brainstorm.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • State a genre, theme, or the word open in the hint after the skill name to get more relevant concept options
  • Keep the MVP to 7 or fewer items; the skill will push back on longer lists
  • Check the written file design/game-brief.md after the run, since the brief is only saved after you explicitly approve the write

What's inside

  • references/full-concept.md
  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from Donchitos/Claude-Code-Game-Studios under the MIT licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.