Developers say Claude Code now refuses work on recreating existing games

Since late October, Anthropic's Claude Code AI has been refusing to assist developers in recreating existing games, citing a policy against reproducing games. This has affected legitimate projects by rights holders, prompting appeals and calls for clearer distinctions between piracy and authorized work. Anthropic has not publicly announced this policy change but maintains conservative safeguards, including a Cyber Verification Program for vetted security teams.