US EditionSteam games disclosing generative AI use ‘are up 800%’ this year
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AI in Steam games has increased sevenfold in a year--but it isn't all black and white
Since 2024, the number of Steam-released games using AI content of any kind has increased by a whopping seven times. That means about 7,800 titles are making use of artificial intelligence, and though I'm not happy about it—there might be some validity in there. Per a pair of Totally Human Media studies, Steam only featured some 1,000 games with generative AI content in them in April of last year. Fast-forward to July 2025, and there are nearly …
The brainbox behind Valve's Steam Labs says the number of Steam releases featuring GenAI in 2025 is 1 in 5, with 7% of all games on there now incorporating it: 'We’ve octupled last year’s figure'
But there's still "a vocal anti-AI sentiment among artists and gamers who simply won\u2019t buy games with this stuff in."
This 2025, the use of artificial generative intelligence in video games has exploded within Steam. According to Totally Human’s analysis, the number of games that claim to have used GenAI went from 1,000 to almost 8,000 titles, representing a growth of 800% in just one year. Although Steam requests developers to indicate whether they used AI, the practice is voluntary, so the actual number is likely to be even higher. In addition to confirming i…
On Steam, almost 8,000 games are said to be using generative AI. Within a few months, the number has increased eightfold - with far-reaching consequences for developers, players and the platform itself.
A report reveals that more than 7800 Steam games, 20% of those released in 2025 on the platform, use generation AI tools.
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