Pyramid Wars
by Durian Arcade · built with an AI coding agent · plays free at durian-arcade.itch.io
Free, no install, runs in the browser. Hosted by its creator at durian-arcade.itch.io — the link opens their site, not a copy on ours.
What Pyramid Wars is
Pyramid Wars is a management / idle game by Durian Arcade. Pixel-art clicker strategy game across ten battlefields, with booster packs of unit and ability cards. AI Browser Game Jam 3 winner. Built with Claude Opus. It is a 15 KB download that loaded in 3.2s when we tested it.
Pyramid Wars: measured
We loaded Pyramid Wars in a real headless Chrome, played it, and recorded what it did. Blank cells are facts we could not measure, not zeros.
| Download | 15 KB | Total bytes fetched on first load. |
|---|---|---|
| Loads in | 3.2s | Time to the load event on a desktop connection. |
| Renderer | 2D canvas / DOM | What the game draws with. |
| Requests | 25 | Files fetched — a low count means a self-contained build. |
| On a phone | Fits a 390px screen | Measured in a 390×844 viewport. |
| Touch controls | Detected | The page exposes touch input. |
Method and the full comparison: how we measured these games · what games like this cost to build.
Controls
Read from the game’s own page. Check in-game for the full scheme.
Pyramid Wars FAQ
Is Pyramid Wars free to play?
Yes. Pyramid Wars is free and runs in your browser at durian-arcade.itch.io — no download, no install and no account. It was made by Durian Arcade.
What kind of game is Pyramid Wars?
Pyramid Wars is a management / idle game. Pixel-art clicker strategy game across ten battlefields, with booster packs of unit and ability cards. AI Browser Game Jam 3 winner. Built with Claude Opus.
Does Pyramid Wars work on mobile?
It fits a phone screen — we measured no horizontal overflow in a 390×844 viewport. The page also exposes touch controls.
How big is Pyramid Wars?
15 KB on first load, across 25 requests, loading in about 3.2 seconds.
Who made Pyramid Wars?
Durian Arcade, using an AI coding agent. It is one of 393 games built this way that we catalogue and measure.
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Pyramid Wars was made by Durian Arcade and is hosted on their own site at durian-arcade.itch.io. EveryGameMade does not host or claim this game — this page is a catalogue entry, the screenshot is a frame we captured of it running, and the specs are our own measurements. Creators: get in touch to correct or remove an entry.