# Olam Labs puts AI swarms in games to test coordination under pressure > Source: > Published: 2026-10-29 22:16:36+00:00 # Olam Labs puts AI swarms in games to test coordination under pressure **Olam Labs and YC Labs report a 6-1 GPT win in Mindustry and a 50-agent Minecraft colony rationing food after a deadly first night.** By [RuntimeWire Staff](https://runtimewire.com/author/runtimewire-staff) · Published Primary source: [Hacker News](https://labs.ycombinator.com/projects/games/index.html) ## Why it matters Olam is making a case for simulations as infrastructure for evaluating agent behavior. The experiments make coordination visible, while their small scale and paired model-harness setup show how much evidence repeatable evaluations still need. [Om Buddhdev](https://x.com/sensho?ref=runtimewire), co-founder and CEO of [Olam Labs](https://olamlabs.ai/?ref=runtimewire), teamed with Y Combinator's Labs group to study how AI agents organize when they share a goal and have room to act. In an [October 2026 report](https://labs.ycombinator.com/projects/games/index.html?ref=runtimewire) posted on October 29th, the groups describe 50 agents attempting to build a Minecraft settlement and two model teams adapting across seven Mindustry battles.… When you purchase through links in our articles, [we may earn a small commission](https://runtimewire.com/affiliate-monetization-standards). This doesn’t affect our editorial independence.