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This is a visual novel game where players step into the shoes of a charismatic young man, experiencing the thrill and excitement of building romantic relationships with a variety of girls. Each choice you make shapes unique stori…
Game Image and Background are AI.
2D Images
Its another night shift in the store, except this time you are trapped with monster disguised as one of the items. Keep the floor clean, shelves full, serve the customers... and try to not get devoured until the dawn.
Radio voiceovers were made using AI.
Voiceover
Astro Beasts is a cooperative arena survival shooter where cute animals fight off hordes of alien monsters. Battle together, build walls, place mines and turrets, combine upgrades, and turn the arena into your own fluffy space fo…
In our game, some sections of code are generated by artificial intelligence, a common practice among developers and quality assurance engineers. Some images are also generated by artificial intelligence.
Code, 2D Images
Thrilling action and epic boss battles! Dash through a 90s-style pixel world in the retro action RPG BRAVERUN — cut through hordes of enemies and face mighty foes!
We used AI‑based tools to create some character images and background assets.All content has been independently edited and refined to ensure it is presented as an original work.
2D Images
Win by emptying your hand. Abjure is a roguelike deckbuilder where the 2 of Spades reigns supreme — draft cards, stack relics, and outplay every opponent in a strategic twist on the Big 2 card game.
Based on the developer's original creative direction, AI tools were used to generate the game's store page capsule images, soundtrack, and the non-English in-game text translations. AI coding assistance supported programming during development.
Marketing Assets, Music, Localization, Code
HOMESIDER SURVIVORS is a single player survivor-like auto-shooter. You find yourself far from home against countless hordes of aliens...but they're the ones who have to survive, because they kidnapped the wrong guy. Kill, die, le…
Some UI elements and musical accompaniment were generated by neural networks.
UI Elements, Music
D.A.M.N! is a chaotic tactical board game built for fun evenings with friends and family, where dice are only the beginning. Outsmart each other with unique classes, ultimates, action cards, traps, and dirty tricks — then shape t…
In early development, the game included some AI-generated graphical elements while I waited for a professional artist's work. I am now gradually integrating that work, but the process is not yet finished. AI also generated the game's English, German, and French localizations from the original Ukrainian text, and later proofread by a human.
2D Images, Localization
Grow a thriving forest in this cozy incremental clicker. Plant trees, unlock upgrades, weather the changing seasons, trigger Forest Renewal, and build an ever-stronger woodland that keeps growing even while you’re away.
Generative AI tools were used during development to assist with selected pre-generated visual assets, promotional artwork, store-page materials, text, and code. All AI-assisted content was reviewed and edited by the developer before inclusion. The game does not generate AI content while running.
2D Images, Code, Marketing Assets, Writing
Join a herd of mischievous guinea pigs on a cozy hidden object snack hunt through a hand-drawn Peruvian-inspired finca. Find hundreds of hidden cuys and snackos, unlock secret paths, solve tiny puzzles, and follow the crumbs towa…
Generative AI was used to assist with localization/translation of in-game text. All translated text is pre-generated and included with the game as static content. The game does not generate AI content during gameplay. All artwork is hand-drawn, the music was created by human artists, and all programming was done manually.
Localization
Hex Tower Boogie is a tower defense game about stacking absurd combos. A cannon that one-shots everything every 10 seconds? Sure. A homing splash tower? Take it. Homing + multishot + piercing + bonus damage on one bullet? ...yeah…
Generative AI tools were used as part of the development and drafting workflow. Hex Tower Boogie does not generate content during gameplay, does not connect to external AI services, and all shipped/store content is reviewed and curated by the developer.
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A cozy puzzle game about the lines beneath a growing town. Homes move in and ask for water, power, internet and gas. Draw the pipes that reach them, dig under the busy parts of town and cross rivers on aqueducts. Every five years…
The game’s localization was primarily supported by AI tools, with human review where needed.
Localization
Lost Town is a 3D roguelike survival shooter. Play as an armed girl in a corrupted abandoned town. Maps are random. Fight mutant hordes, earn XP, unlock random skills and upgrades, and build unique combat styles. Each run changes…
As this is an indie game, some of the character illustrations and art assets are AI‑generated.
2D Images