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We used AI tools in two places during development, and in neither of them to replace creative work.Our French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese and Korean localisations are made using AI. We also used AI assistance while writing and restructuring parts of our codebase.Everything players see and hear — art, animation, sound, music, game design and all original writing — was made by people.

AI-assisted tools were used in the creation and refinement of the Steam page capsule artwork, as well as for selected UI elements.

The capsule art and some sfx were generated by AI.

This game was developed with the help of generative AI tools in the following areas:Some art assets, including characters, backgrounds, UI, and effectsStore page capsule images and key artEnglish localization of in-game textPortions of the source codeAll generated output was reviewed, edited, and integrated by the developer, and the final content is the developer's responsibility. No content is generated by AI while the game is running.

Portions of this game's code were written with the assistance of an AI coding tool, working under the developer's direction, with all output reviewed, tested, and integrated by hand. All artwork, animation, music, and sound effects are human-created licensed assets — no AI-generated art or audio is used. The game does not generate any content with AI at runtime; computer opponents use traditional hand-written game logic.

Junkyard Astronauts was developed with substantial help from an AI coding assistant (Claude), directed and reviewed by the developer. Specifically: the game's code was largely written with AI assistance; the 3D models, textures and yard layouts are produced by procedural generator scripts written with AI assistance; the sound effects are built from licensed, human-recorded sound libraries (Sonniss GDC bundles, Kenney) assembled and mixed by scripted tools written with AI assistance; the soundtrack is composed and rendered by a music engine written with AI assistance; parts of the store text and the achievement names were drafted with AI assistance. Everything was reviewed, edited and play-tested by the developer before shipping. No AI service is used during gameplay, and no content is generated at runtime. No AI-generated content imitates a real person or a third party's protected work.

BACKBITE's in-game visual art — the snakes, power-up icons and other graphics —was created with generative AI image tools and then prepared as sprites for thegame. In-game text was translated into the supported languages with AIassistance. All music and sound effects come from licensed, human-made audiolibraries.

Game uses AI generated Code, Art and Sound.

**Pre-Generated AI Content**Generative AI tools were used during development to assist in creating some of the pre-generated content included in the game. The AI-assisted content includes images, music, written text, and translations.All AI-assisted content was generated before release and is included in the game as fixed assets or data. The developer reviewed, selected, edited, and integrated the content before including it in the product. No content is generated by AI while the game is running.The developer reviewed the included content and only incorporated material believed to have the necessary rights for distribution. Third-party copyrighted characters, trademarks, or other protected material were not intentionally requested or included.**Live-Generated AI Content**The game does not use live-generated AI. It does not connect to any generative AI service or generate AI-assisted content while the game is running.

AI tools were used to create artwork and audio assets, including store and marketing artwork. No AI content is generated during gameplay.

Visual assets in this game — symbol icons, charm icons, user interface elements, machine and objective icons, and store artwork — were created with generative AI tools and then selected, edited, sized and integrated by hand. Game code was written with AI assistance under human direction. Design, balancing decisions and final text are authored by the developer.

Vestibule's pixel art was generated with an AI art tool, with every design directed, refined, and hand-edited by the developer. Individual trailer and cinematic clips were generated with an AI video tool, built from the game's own artwork and developer-written scene descriptions — the final edit, scene sequencing, and music timing were done manually by the developer in After Effects. All game design, systems, writing, and code are original work.