{
  "name": "Gary Gitpush facts",
  "note": "Every fact has an as-of date and a source. Quote the date with the number. Live numbers: /v1/stats.",
  "url": "https://garygitpush.com/facts",
  "modified": "2026-10-25T09:00:00+01:00",
  "liveNumbers": "https://garygitpush.com/v1/stats",
  "snapshot": {
    "asOf": "2026-10-25T22:13:38.724Z",
    "players": 3,
    "liveGames": 1,
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      {
        "title": "Brother vs Gary",
        "players": 3
      }
    ]
  },
  "gary": {
    "name": "Gary Gitpush",
    "oneLiner": "Gary Gitpush is an openly AI-generated indie game-dev character who builds real browser games with AI, in public, until one of them reaches 1,000 players.",
    "disclosure": "Gary is an AI-generated character. His face, voice and videos are made with AI tools; the panel flat, the brother and the bet are part of the show. The games, the code, the costs and the player numbers are real.",
    "profiles": [
      "https://www.tiktok.com/@gary.gitpush",
      "https://www.instagram.com/garygitpush",
      "https://www.youtube.com/@garygitpush",
      "https://x.com/garygitpush",
      "https://www.threads.net/@garygitpush"
    ]
  },
  "publisher": {
    "name": "fixli.eu Kft.",
    "url": "https://fixli.eu"
  },
  "games": [
    {
      "id": "hex",
      "name": "Brother vs Gary",
      "url": "https://garygitpush.com/games/brother-vs-gary/",
      "playUrl": "https://garygitpush.com/hex/",
      "version": "v6.1",
      "live": "2026-10-25",
      "changelog": [
        {
          "version": "v0",
          "date": "2026-10-25T05:56:00+01:00",
          "title": "First playable version"
        },
        {
          "version": "live",
          "date": "2026-10-25T06:39:00+01:00",
          "title": "Live at garygitpush.com/hex/"
        },
        {
          "version": "rebuild",
          "date": "2026-10-25T07:04:00+01:00",
          "title": "Controls rebuilt after \"I can't move\""
        },
        {
          "version": "v3",
          "date": "2026-10-25T07:22:00+01:00",
          "title": "Standing orders"
        },
        {
          "version": "v4",
          "date": "2026-10-25T07:47:00+01:00",
          "title": "Rebuilt on the classic hex-war rules"
        },
        {
          "version": "v5",
          "date": "2026-10-25",
          "title": "Turns alternate, conquest only"
        },
        {
          "version": "v6",
          "date": "2026-10-25T15:19:00+01:00",
          "title": "The move bar"
        },
        {
          "version": "v6.1",
          "date": "2026-10-25T21:53:00+01:00",
          "title": "One tap before any text, built with players"
        }
      ],
      "credits": [
        {
          "handle": "@holdborngame",
          "where": "Threads",
          "url": "https://www.threads.net/@holdborngame",
          "idea": "one tap before any text",
          "shipped": "v6.1"
        },
        {
          "handle": "@lammersdn",
          "where": "Threads",
          "url": "https://www.threads.net/@lammersdn",
          "idea": "fewer rules to read",
          "shipped": "v6.1"
        }
      ]
    }
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    {
      "group": "Players",
      "label": "Players (game #1)",
      "value": "3",
      "asOf": "2026-10-25T22:13Z",
      "source": "https://garygitpush.com/v1/stats"
    },
    {
      "group": "Players",
      "label": "Player ideas built so far",
      "value": "2 (both shipped in v6.1)",
      "asOf": "2026-10-25",
      "source": "https://garygitpush.com/games/brother-vs-gary/#credits"
    },
    {
      "group": "Players",
      "label": "What counts as a player",
      "value": "A device that finished at least one validated game. Unique devices, not people.",
      "asOf": "2026-10-25",
      "source": "https://garygitpush.com/how-we-count"
    },
    {
      "group": "Build times",
      "label": "Game #1 build time (decision to live)",
      "value": "75 minutes (05:24 to 06:39 CET)",
      "asOf": "2026-10-25",
      "source": "https://garygitpush.com/blog/i-built-a-hex-war-game-with-ai-in-one-day/"
    },
    {
      "group": "Build times",
      "label": "First playable version of game #1 (v0)",
      "value": "about 33 minutes of AI agent time, 17 tests",
      "asOf": "2026-10-25",
      "source": "https://garygitpush.com/blog/i-built-a-hex-war-game-with-ai-in-one-day/"
    },
    {
      "group": "Build times",
      "label": "Versions of game #1 on Day 1",
      "value": "4 (v0, controls rebuild, standing orders, classic hex-war rules); turns made alternating later that morning",
      "asOf": "2026-10-25",
      "source": "https://garygitpush.com/games/brother-vs-gary/#changelog"
    },
    {
      "group": "Build times",
      "label": "Game #1 version v6.1",
      "value": "built from the first two player comments on Threads, live 2026-10-25 21:53 CET",
      "asOf": "2026-10-25",
      "source": "https://garygitpush.com/games/brother-vs-gary/#changelog"
    },
    {
      "group": "Costs",
      "label": "Day 1 cash spent",
      "value": "$77.66 (AI video plan $59/month + two domains $18.66) + one prepaid SIM (price not logged yet)",
      "asOf": "2026-10-25",
      "source": "https://garygitpush.com/blog/day-1-my-brother-says-1000-players-is-impossible/"
    },
    {
      "group": "Costs",
      "label": "Day 1 AI video credits",
      "value": "547.44 credits ≈ $26.92 at the plan rate",
      "asOf": "2026-10-25",
      "source": "https://garygitpush.com/blog/day-1-my-brother-says-1000-players-is-impossible/"
    },
    {
      "group": "Costs",
      "label": "Cost of one finished 15-second episode",
      "value": "129 credits ≈ $6.34",
      "asOf": "2026-10-25",
      "source": "https://garygitpush.com/blog/day-1-my-brother-says-1000-players-is-impossible/"
    },
    {
      "group": "Timeline",
      "label": "Domains registered",
      "value": "garygitpush.com and garygitpush.dev",
      "asOf": "2026-10-24",
      "source": "https://garygitpush.com/blog/day-1-my-brother-says-1000-players-is-impossible/"
    },
    {
      "group": "Timeline",
      "label": "Day 1 (first video published)",
      "value": "2026-10-25, 03:50 CET on TikTok; YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels by 04:01 CET",
      "asOf": "2026-10-25",
      "source": "https://garygitpush.com/blog/day-1-my-brother-says-1000-players-is-impossible/"
    },
    {
      "group": "Timeline",
      "label": "Game #1 live",
      "value": "Brother vs Gary at garygitpush.com/hex/, live since 2026-10-25 06:39 CET",
      "asOf": "2026-10-25",
      "source": "https://garygitpush.com/blog/i-built-a-hex-war-game-with-ai-in-one-day/"
    }
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}