Indie dev with 30 years of experience gets flamed on Steam for disclosing AI use in his game
majidmanzarpour · x · 2026-10-24
A developer with 3 decades of software experience says his Steam game, built solo over 6 months, got dogpiled in comments simply because he disclosed using AI. He argues AI is just a tool like IDEs, languages, and graphics APIs — an incredible productivity booster. The quoter agrees: tools are a means to an end, not the point. The episode reflects ongoing community backlash around AI in game development, including criticism of Tim Sweeney's AI push at Epic.
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