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Click Flip is a short incremental game about clicking tiles, earning points, buying upgrades, and causing crazy tile combos.
Gen AI was used to help write code. Everything else was made by humans!
Code
Trapped inside a failed resurrection experiment, a cop must survive grotesque creatures and uncover the truth behind a mad doctor’s obsession in this PS1-style survival horror with fixed cameras and tank controls.
Few art and 3D models were gerenated using generative AI
2D Images, 3D Models
Build delicious food factories! Place machines, lay conveyor belts, and cook the world's favorite dishes — pizza, sushi, paella, and masala. But keep it fresh: the longer ingredients travel, the sadder the food. A cozy cooking-au…
Global Plates uses generative AI in limited, development-time ways only:• Music: the game's soundtrack was created using AI music generation tools, then selected and edited by the developer.• Store page artwork: the key art is based on real screenshots rendered directly from the game, stylized with AI image tools.All other content — 3D environments, machines, characters, and game design — was hand-crafted by the developer or licensed from professional asset libraries. The game does not use generative AI at runtime: nothing is AI-generated while you play.
Music, Marketing Assets
A nostalgic first-person dungeon-crawling adventure inspired by classic RPGs of the 80s and 90s. Battle monsters face to face, gather loot, and grow stronger as a lone adventurer on a quest to defeat an ancient evil and rescue a …
AI was used to make this game.
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A CRAZY HORROR GAME INSPIRED BY “THE THREE LITTLE PIGS”! GATHER RESOURCES, BUILD BEFORE SUNSET, AND SURVIVE THE NIGHT WITH THE WOLF!
Marketing materials
Marketing Assets
Embark on a relaxing turn-based tactical roguelite adventure. Lead your team of explorers, face dangerous encounters, uncover mysterious artifacts, and unravel the secret behind a strange signal.
Several images from the game and marketing materials were generated by AI and required retouching before being used.
2D Images, Marketing Assets
Build your own winery, craft exceptional wines, and grow your reputation with every vintage. Unlock recipes, master new technologies, host winery events, and weather the seasons — because great winemaking is an art, and every bot…
As an indie studio, we use generative AI to continue developing the games we love. It allows us to accomplish tasks that would otherwise be beyond our small team's capacity.Generative AI was used during the development of the game's user interface and to assist with creating parts of the game's audio. Every AI-generated asset was carefully reviewed and refined before being included in the final game.
UI Elements, Sound Effects, Other
“This is your own little village.”You are a familiar summoned by the apprentice witch Lily. In her place, build houses and create a thriving village.A new kind of “garden world × roguelite × turn-based strategy” game.
Some of the character portraits, background images, and item images in this game were generated using niji・journey and Canva AI, and were later refined and edited by an artist.
2D Images
Life Core is a roguelite action game where you explore uncharted planets. Fight, eliminate your enemies, and when you fall, unleash the power of the Core in your new body. But remember… the system is always watching!
As a small indie team, we have used generative AI tools to help create temporary placeholder assets during development, including some capsule artworks, localization support, and certain in-game icons. All AI-assisted content is reviewed and integrated manually by our team.
UI Elements, Marketing Assets, Localization
Feastfall is a cooking roguelike deckbuilder. Plate ingredient cards into recipes, stack game-breaking charm synergies, and feed ravenous monsters. This is not a kitchen sim. It's a life-or-death gamble at the dinner table — and …
During development, generative AI tools were used to assist in the creation of certain visual assets. All AI-generated content has been reviewed and curated by the development team.
2D Images
Enter cursed books, fight broken stories, and rescue five lost friends in a dark fantasy action RPG.
Generative AI tools were used to create selected pre-generated promotional artwork, wallpaper images, and music used in Aera in the Ink Realm and its associated marketing materials.All AI-assisted content is created before release and is reviewed and selected by the developer before being included in the game or promotional materials.The game does not use generative AI to create content during gameplay, and no live-generated AI systems are included.
2D Images, Marketing Assets, Music
Explore a desecrated cathedral to find your missing wife in this psychological horror adventure. Uncover the dark truth behind the Elohim, solve ancient puzzles, and survive a chilling journey where faith and reality collide. The…
Very limited use of AI for minor assets and music support
2D Images, Music