Have you ever built a game using just AI prompts? I recently participated in the "Build Games with Amazon Q CLI" campaign and created a fully playable Snake Game with sound effects, levels, and a UI — all with the help of Amazon Q CLI, the AI-powered coding assistant from AWS.

🎮 Why Snake Game?

Snake is a nostalgic and simple game to start with. But my goal was not just to recreate it — I wanted to explore how far AI can help in making it more fun and feature-rich, without having to write every line of code from scratch.

🔧 How I Built It Using Amazon Q CLI

I used Amazon Q CLI to chat in natural language and get back ready-to-run Python code using PyGame. Here's how it went:

🔹 Step 1: Basic Game

I started with:

cppCopyEditBuild a classic snake game using PyGame in Python.

Amazon Q responded with a working version of the classic snake game — movement, food, score — all included!

🔹 Step 2: Add Sound and Music

Then I asked:

pgsqlCopyEditAdd sound effects for food pickup and game over. Also add background music.

Boom! It gave me all the pygame.mixer code with MP3 loading support.

🔹 Step 3: Game Screens and Levels

Next prompt:

sqlCopyEditAdd a start screen, game over screen, and make the game speed up every 5 points.

Amazon Q handled UI transitions and logic to increase speed. It saved me hours of scripting!

🧠 What I Learned

Prompting Matters: Clear, step-by-step prompts gave me the best results.
AI Can Handle Complexity: From sound effects to level logic, Q CLI tackled classic game challenges well.
Fast Iteration: I could build and test quickly without searching Stack Overflow or docs.

🎥 Screenshots & Gameplay

📹 Gameplay Video: Watch it here

🧵 Tech Stack

Python 3.x
PyGame
Amazon Q CLI
WSL on Windows

🚀 Join the Campaign & Get a Free T-shirt!

This project is part of the Amazon Q CLI Campaign (May 20 – June 20, 2025).
If you're in the Asia Pacific, Japan, or Greater China regions, you can join in and:

✅ Build a game using Q CLI
✅ Post your work with #AmazonQCLI
✅ Fill the T-shirt form and get Amazon Q swag!

📌 Campaign Link

📢 Final Thoughts

This was my first time using Amazon Q CLI, and I’m amazed how fast and fun game development can be with the help of AI. Whether you’re a beginner or just want to experiment, this is the perfect hands-on opportunity to learn, create, and get rewarded.

Let me know what you think — and tag me if you build your own!

🐍 I Built a Snake Game Using Amazon Q CLI – Here's How It Went