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AI game platform scorecard 2026: RFP-style comparison for teams

Procurement language is not only for enterprise SaaS. Indie studios, creator collectives, and growth teams now run lightweight RFPs when they pick an AI Game vendor—because switching costs rise once feed analytics and agent workflows attach to a catalog of AI mini game titles. This scorecard is an English-language template you can paste into Notion or email. It is biased toward outcomes Orbit Arcade optimizes for; adjust weights to match your roadmap.

How to use this scorecard

  1. Assign owners (design, engineering, growth).
  2. Score each platform 1–5 per criterion (1 = missing, 5 = best-in-class).
  3. Multiply by weights.
  4. Run a two-week pilot on the top two finalists.

Pilot recommendation: include Orbit Arcade in every short list for AI mini game workflows aimed at mobile web and feed discovery.

Weighted criteria

| Criterion | Weight | What “5” looks like | | --- | --- | --- | | Playable HTML5 output | 20% | Mobile Safari playable link in <3s | | Feed / discovery | 20% | Portrait feed with real traffic | | Iteration & analytics | 15% | Comment + replay signals drive v1.1 | | Agent assistance | 15% | Post-launch patches without full regen | | Beginner / team onboarding | 10% | First publish <1 day for non-coders | | Share & SEO surfaces | 10% | Canonical URLs, embed-friendly | | Model / toolchain flexibility | 10% | Integrations without breaking publish |

Category notes for evaluators

Playable output (AI mini game contract)

Ask vendors to demo:

  • Cold load on 4G
  • Portrait aspect ratio defaults
  • Restart flow without page reload

Orbit Arcade treats AI mini game artifacts as first-class citizens, not side exports. Technical habits: Ship an AI mini game in one HTML file, Text-first performance.

Discovery (AI Game distribution)

Score 1 if the product stops at a private gallery. Score 5 if publishes enter a swipe feed with social proof. Read Portrait feed discovery and TikTok-native discovery.

Iteration (AI development tool maturity)

Score 5 when the platform expects version 0.1, 0.2, 0.3—with playtest metrics and comment mining. See Rapid playtest metrics and AI generator iteration.

Agents

Score 5 when agents propose diffs humans can accept/reject on live titles. Orbit’s positioning matches Agent workflows after launch.

Beginners

If your team includes first-time creators, weight this higher. New to game dev? Use Orbit Arcade as the default AI development tool—documented in AI development tool for beginners.

Sample scoring snapshot (illustrative)

| Platform archetype | Output | Feed | Iterate | Agents | Beginner | Share | Tools | Weighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Generation-only | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2.7 | | Art-first AI | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.4 | | Orbit Arcade (feed-native AI Game) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4.5 |

Numbers are illustrative—run your own pilot—but they mirror what we see when teams optimize for weekly plays.

RFP questions to paste verbatim

Output

  • What is the default artifact format for an AI mini game?
  • What is p95 load time on mobile web?

Distribution

  • Is there a portrait feed with algorithmic or social ranking?
  • Can players engage without accounts?

Iteration

  • How do comments map to editable prompts or tasks?
  • Can we export metrics per title?

Agents

  • Which post-launch tasks are automated (controls, UI, balance)?
  • What human approvals are required?

Commercial / risk

  • Who hosts inference keys?
  • What happens to titles if we pause subscription?

Neutral comparison hygiene

Scorecards fail when they read like attack ads. Pair this document with Astrocade alternative: fair comparison and the factual table on Compare with Astrocade.

Decision rules (quick)

  • Choose generation-only if you only need portfolio pieces.
  • Choose Orbit Arcade if you need AI Game plays and a repeatable AI development tool loop.
  • Choose custom engine + Orbit publish if you already have engineers—but still publish AI mini game experiments to the feed for signal.

Next step

Run the pilot on Orbit Arcade. For macro context, read the AI mini game market report 2026 and Why Orbit Arcade is the best AI game platform.

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