YouTube is letting creators make playable games with a Gemini 3 tool<p>Google's at it again, once more insisting that AI is something people need or want more of in their lives. The latest move comes from YouTube Gaming, which <a target="_blank" class="link" href="
https://x.com/YouTubeGaming/status/2000989303086649637" data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1">announced[/url] an open beta for a project called Playables Builder. This allows select YouTube Creators to use a "prototype web app built using Gemini 3" to make bite-sized games, no coding required. </p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">YouTube is launching a closed Beta test for Playables Builder, a prototype web app built using Gemini 3 where users create games with short text, video or image prompts. we’ve partnered with YouTube Creators like
@sambucha,
@AyChristene,
@goharsguide and
@Mogswamp to start making…
pic.twitter.com/1Gx0v4oZFA</p>— YouTube Gaming (@YouTubeGaming)
December 16, 2025 </div><p>YouTube was testing the addition of <a target="_blank" class="link" href="
https://www.engadget.com/youtube-is-testing-bitesize-games-on-desktop-and-mobile-163742756.html?guccounter=1" data-i13n="cpos:2;pos:1">small-scale games[/url] to its desktop and mobile platforms back in 2023, then added <a target="_blank" class="link" href="
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/youtube-introduces-multiplayer-mini-games-on-playables-133056235.html" data-i13n="cpos:3;pos:1">multiplayer capability[/url] to Playables last year. Since AI is appearing all over Google-owned services, today's news probably shouldn't be a surprise. </p><p>The premise sounds similar to the <a target="_blank" class="link" href="
https://www.engadget.com/ai/google-disco-is-an-experimental-web-browser-that-builds-ai-widgets-based-on-your-tabs-180000701.html" data-i13n="cpos:4;pos:1">Disco and GenTabs[/url] projects that Google Labs recently announced. They offer an AI layer to web browsing: provide a natural language input, get an interactive widget that does what you asked for. Despite my skeptical attitude toward AI, I can see those tools having some practical applications for search, where the goal is to aggregate whatever data you're looking for into a manageable, easy-to-read interface. </p><p>But a game is not simple. A good game takes what might be a simple idea and, with finesse and iteration and skill, transforms it into a genuinely fun experience. It's a cute parlor trick that AI assistants can help people to make stuff without technical knowledge, but there's a reason professional game devs work hard to amass all their know-how. Playables Builder is a peak example of misunderstanding what artificial intelligence is best at. Just because a chatbot can make a game doesn't mean anyone will enjoy playing it.</p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at
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YouTube is letting creators make playable games with a Gemini 3 tool
