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Become the slasher in an over-the-top 1980s horror movie. Hunt campers, battle an escalating police and military response, upgrade nine brutal weapons, and turn a fully destructible lakeside camp into your deadliest weapon. How l…
AI has been used to help with coding, asset generation and voice generation.
Code, Voiceover, Other
Run British Railways' locomotive fleet from 1955 to 1994. Order the classes history built — or take your own choices. Manage overhauls, depots, budgets and withdrawals across four decades, and answer for it in a graded annual rep…
All historical data is researched and verified by the developer from published records. Some in-game descriptive text (event descriptions, class histories) and the player's guide were drafted with AI assistance under the developer's editorial control and review. No AI-generated artwork, audio or photographs are used.
Writing
Cut parts from sprues, paint them your way, apply decals, and assemble each kit. Pose your finished models, display them in your room, and take photos—all at your own pace in a relaxing model-building simulation.
AI was used in the creation of in-game graphics, music, and translations. All generated content was selected, reviewed, and edited by the developer before being included in the game.
2D Images, Music, Localization
BE QUICK! The Rise of Fraya is a cinematic QTE action game where every boss fight depends on your reflexes. Hit targets during combat videos, build combos, upgrade stats and survive 15 brutal battles.
This game uses prerendered visual content, store assets, and translations assisted by generative AI. All AI-assisted content is created before release. It is not generated dynamically during gameplay. The game does not connect to external AI services during gameplay.
2D Images, Marketing Assets, Localization
Fight for control in Alien's Fridge: A physics-based horror roguelike where aliens don't just attack – they physically dominate you. One slip sparks fear, one misstep makes it clear.
AI-Assisted Development and MarketingWe believe in leveraging modern tools to enhance our workflow, and that includes using AI for various aspects of our project. For example:We use ChatGPT to help us refine our English and ensure our communication is clear and engaging.For quick and efficient mood boarding, we use MidJourney to generate visual concepts that inspire our creative process.Once the game is complete, we plan to use ChatGPT to assist with translations, making the game accessible in 80+ languages.These tools allow us to focus more on the creative process and make sure our community receives regular updates and clear communication across the globe.
2D Images, Localization, Writing
THE FINAL LIKE. A fruit machine with a mind of its own. An authentic UK AWP simulator based on the world of social media....and hiding a dark secret - the machine's AI is watching, learning, and it doesn't plan on letting you wal…
A small number of game assets are AI generated.
Unspecified
Swarmbreak is a twin-stick roguelike shooter where you aim every bullet, stack every perk, and push every run to its breaking point. The only thing between you and oblivion is your crazy build cobbled together from 28 stackable p…
AI is used to generate art and sound during development - as a solo dev this is a way for me to test gameplay easy.
2D Images, Sound Effects, Ideation
CYBERLIFE is an online hacking game played through a terminal, in one world shared by every player. Break into companies, bring your loot back to your localhost, and take the crossroads every other operator has to go through.
Generative AI tools were used to assist with English localization/translation of text originally written by the developer. No AI-generated content is created dynamically during gameplay. We do our best to rely on high-quality human translations whenever possible.
Localization
Labeled a “troublemaker,” you transfer to the worst high school. There, you become entangled in dangerous relationships driven by desire, jealousy, and manipulation. Will you get closer, be used, or get hurt— your choices will de…
This game uses generative AI tools during development to assist in the creation of certain visual and narrative assets.All AI-assisted content has been carefully reviewed, edited, and integrated by the developer to ensure consistency in quality, style, and storytelling.The final game experience is designed and curated by a human creator, with AI serving only as a supportive tool in the production process.
2D Images, Writing
Riftweaver's Deck is a card roguelite deckbuilding autobattler. Recruit heroes, better your equipment and skills. Travel through the rift portals to encounter powerful foes and friends. Be Victorious on your quest, and Vanquish t…
Limited use of AI tools in the production of the game, like: translation of UI text to Chinese, Japanese, Korean.
Unspecified
Buy low, read the room, flip it. DeckDEX is a card-flipping market tycoon: hunt underpriced cards on a live player economy, rip packs, forge duplicates into rarities, complete sets, and build a cardboard empire.
Generative AI tools may have been used during parts of the development process. All content included in the final game experience has been reviewed, refined, and approved by human.Core gameplay design, balancing, visual direction of cards, and final implementation are human-led.
Unspecified
Easy to learn, hard to put down: place tiles, match color or symbol, clear passages from the board. The casual classic is back — completely revamped, with four modes, over 300 levels, and for the first time two players on one scr…
AI is used to assist with programming, graphics creation and translations, as well as for the tutorial voice-over.
Code, 2D Images