If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by the variety of games on Steam, here’s some news that’s sure to spark your interest! The great folks at SteamDB have just rolled out a new feature allowing players to filter out games that use generative AI. Yep, you heard that right!
Over the past year, Steam has mandated developers to disclose whether their games incorporate generative AI when submitting them. Along with this disclosure, developers must provide specific details about using this technology. This info is displayed prominently in a section called ‘AI Generated Content Disclosure’ on each game’s store page. For instance, look at The Outlast Trials; its devs mention leveraging AI for content creation while assuring fans that the creative spirit of their team remains intact. Whew, what a relief!
This transparency benefits players who aren’t uncomfortable with generative AI influencing their gaming experience. Thanks to this new tagging system from SteamDB, you can now easily see which titles involve such technology and decide if they’re worth your time and money.
The site has introduced an ‘AI Content Disclosed’ tag, which lists over 4,900 games with these disclosures. While Steam doesn’t currently let you filter out those pesky AI-generated titles directly from their platform, SteamDB steps up its game (pun intended) by providing this nifty filtering option.
If you’re curious about what it means when games aren’t listed here, it could imply they either don’t use generative AI or haven’t disclosed it, which might not be so good for them! Players looking to skip any titles mentioning generative tech can effortlessly modify their URL by adding &tagid=-1368160.
For example, a collection of current demos is available for the upcoming Steam Next Fest. With just one click, our filter removes 92 demos featuring the declared use of generative AI! That’s quite a tidy selection!
I’m genuinely curious about where this will lead us as gamers to become more aware of what goes into creating our favorite titles! Will you be checking out these filters? What are your thoughts on games using generative tech? Don’t hesitate to share your insights down below!
