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Build your own ant nest on the computer desktop, placing food and items. Ants will forage, gather, and carry food. Use different foods and objects to trick them, and later you'll encounter various insects or other ants that you'l…
Some of the food and props were generated by AI.
3D Models
Dive into a brutal isometric Action-Roguelite set in a cyber-apocalyptic world. Master fast-paced Hack'n'Slash combat during intense 5-to-8-minute incursions. Face infected hordes, optimize your build, and break the loop. Death i…
Generative AI tools were utilized during the pre-production and development phases to assist a solo developer in establishing the visual concepts, background art, and base textures for the cyber-apocalyptic world. All AI-generated base assets were subsequently reviewed, heavily curated, and manually integrated into the game engine to ensure they perfectly match the strict artistic direction and gameplay requirements of PROTOCOL: Zero-day.
2D Images, Ideation
A microphone-based surveillance game. Monitor a magical ball for paranormal anomalies. Draw precise sigils and whisper incantations to banish them. You must keep the cursed mirror sealed until the ritual is complete to finally de…
The steam capsule artwork.
Marketing Assets
A Showa-era school, a radio room at night. In a building where you are not alone, you repeat broadcasts. Strange responses return. Records change, unknown logs grow. Reality begins to erode, and the story twists through your choi…
Some background images and translations in this game were created using AI.
2D Images, Localization
A roguelike deckbuilder where a lucky dice roll can turn certain defeat into glorious victory... Lead unique heroes, Wizards, or named knights. Build your deck. Storm the capital. Claim the throne.
I used AI tools to help develop some placeholder in-game card images and for our Steam Achievements section & store page.
2D Images, Marketing Assets, UI Elements
This is not a normal clicker. It’s a psychological horror game where mechanical progress hides something dark, twisted, and unsettling. Knock on the door to earn money, upgrade your abilities, and keep knocking. It all seems simp…
Some non-essential visual assets (such as certain textures or illustrative images) were partially generated using AI tools and subsequently edited before being included in the game.
2D Images
A 15-minute 11×11 board strategy duel about territory, timing, and commander powers. Place stones to control space like Go; use cards only as tactical support when the board is ready. 16 historical commanders, 30 strategy cards, …
AI tools were used during development only for pre-generated content, including concept/reference artwork, store assets, music/audio drafts, and localization or translation assistance.The game does not generate AI content at runtime. Players do not interact with any live AI system, and no text, images, audio, or gameplay content is dynamically generated by AI while the game is running.All AI-assisted content is reviewed, edited, and integrated by the developer before release.
2D Images, Marketing Assets, Music, Localization
Abyssfall: The Black Citadel is a dark fantasy tower defense game where you build defenses, control a battle mage in real time, and gamble on a tabletop-inspired d20 Fate Dice system against waves of abyssal monsters.
Some visual assets, concept materials, and marketing images may use generative AI during the production process. All final assets used in the game and store page are reviewed, selected, and edited by the developer before publication. The game does not generate AI content during gameplay.
2D Images, Marketing Assets, Ideation
Plagued with wrath, Matthew is forced to confront the traumas of his childhood while battling with a Sinister Force.
The video game -unfortunately- has used AI for in-game image generations such as portraits and paintings only.
2D Images
A tactical dice duel between rival wizards. Read the table, press your luck, and outroll your opponent. Take on the singleplayer campaign or face off head-to-head online.
We used generative AI tools as part of our development workflow to help produce some placeholder art, iterate on concept art, and assist with code and text.All AI-assisted content was reviewed, edited, and approved by the developers before being included in the final game.
2D Images, Code, Writing, Ideation
Start betrayed on a raft in this open-seas pirate twin-stick roguelite. Plunder resources, upgrade your hideout, unlock new vessels and weapons, rescue your crew to grow your fleet, defeat traitor captains, loot their relics to u…
Plunderfall uses licensed 3D asset packs from Synty Studios. Generative AI was used for some 2D artwork and voiceover content. These assets are reviewed and integrated by the developer and will be replaced with commissioned human made content during development. No content is generated live during gameplay.
2D Images, Marketing Assets, Voiceover
Open your shop as a novice blacksmith and raise your reputation all the way to royalty. Assassins, archers, knights, and peasants will visit your shop as customers, demanding common, rare, or legendary swords, axes, daggers, bows…
This game was developed by a solo developer, with artificial intelligence utilized for assistance in various areas.AI tools were used to assist with the development of the game's code and music.
Code, Music