Next Fest
Explorer

Generative AI was used to assist with the creation of some terrain textures, localization, and a limited number of icons.

Most of the art assets in this game are human-made, but there are some AI-generated portraits of African, Indian, and East Asian characters, since the (human-made) portrait packs used did not contain all ethnic groups represented in the game.All dialogue in the game is human-directed and edited, but some was AI-generated in order to flesh out the world with unique dialogue for every region and situation.

This game uses AI only for partial text localization, such as translating sticker names.All stickers and scene artwork are entirely hand-drawn and no AI is used in any visual assets.

Generative AI was used during development to create selected 2D artwork, including crew portraits, environmental elements, user interface icons, and key art. Generated assets were selected, edited, and adapted to match the game’s visual style and technical requirements. The game does not generate any AI content at runtime and does not send player data to generative AI services.

This project is being developed by a small two-person team.The use of AI tools in this project is strictly limited to the following assets:- flag textures- selected marketing assets and voice linesWe plan to replace these elements with fully original, custom-created assets and professionally recorded voice acting as soon as funding allows.All AI-assisted content is reviewed, edited, and integrated by the development team to ensure consistency and quality.

This game makes use of generative AI as part of the creative pipeline across art, text, sound, and voice. None of it is dumped in raw — every asset is curated, edited, and reworked by hand, and every line of dialogue is agonized over until it earns its place. AI is a tool here, not the author; the taste, the pacing, and the final call on what stays are all made by people. The codebase, in the interest of full honesty, is held together with AI-assisted spaghetti and sheer willpower — but it works, and every line is reviewed before shipping.

As a two‑person indie studio, we use AI tools to assist with specific parts of development including voice work, certain video cut‑scenes, and in‑game portraits.All core game content : characters, world design, and animation , is handcrafted by us and our collaborating artists.With very limited resources, AI allows us to stay efficient and make the most of the countless hours we dedicate to this project.

Some promotional images and visual assets on the Steam store page were generated or enhanced using AI tools.

Some generated sprites and icons.Some generated background art pieces.

Imperium is a solo-developed game that makes extensive use of generative AIto create its content:• Visual art and graphical assets — planet surfaces, buildings, species andship artwork, interface art, and store/marketing imagery — were generatedusing Midjourney and ChatGPT, then extensively edited, composited, andrefined by hand in Photoshop (including Photoshop's AI tools) to fit thegame's art direction.• Music was generated using Suno.• Sound effects were generated using ElevenLabs.Every asset is reviewed, edited, and approved by the developer before itships, and the game's design, systems, and balance are the developer's own.Imperium's in-game opponents use traditional algorithmic AI, not generative AI.

In-Game Assets: We use AI tools to assist our small team in creating some 2D assets like UI icons and decorative textures.Marketing: Store images and descriptions were generated with AI assistance to help present our game concept.

Some visual assets (character sprites, portraits, arena backdrops, marketing art) and the music were created with generative AI tools (PixelLab, Midjourney), then curated and edited by me. The game's design, systems and balance are my own. No AI content is generated at runtime.