AI Transparency Index: Every AI Disclosure on Steam, Tracked and Searchable

Some of this game's assets were made with the assistance of generative AI tools and were reviewed, curated and hand-finished by the developer. No content is generated while you play.

Generative AI is used for localization in some languages.

Some content was created with the assistance of generative AI tools: 2D store and marketing art (library capsule and library hero), the game's localization into non-English languages, and portions of in-game flavour text. All localization was reviewed before shipping. All in-game visuals are generated procedurally at runtime from code, all sound effects are synthesised at runtime, and all music is human-composed and licensed under CC BY 4.0. The game performs no AI generation at runtime and connects to no external AI service.

Some of the game's textures, models, and code were generated with the assistance of AI.

Kaperfahrt uses AI generated assets in two places. Both are placeholders and are being replaced with commissioned work. The portrait illustrations on the wanted posters of the 23 Blacklist pirates were made with an AI image generator. They were bought as finished assets. The soundtrack, the ambient audio and the spoken lines of the Blacklist pirates were made with Suno under a paid commercial licence.

Some visual assets were AI-assisted, then manually edited by our team. No AI content is generated during gameplay.

AI tool assisted in translating the store page into 15 different languages. We do NOT use AI-generated art, and we never intentionally include AI assets in our game. We sometimes buy assets and use stock photos. We do our best to verify them, but nowadays, distinguishing AI from human-made art can be hard. That said, if there is any specific artwork that you believe looks like AI or raises concerns, we would appreciate it if you could point it out on our Discord server. We will investigate and replace anything that might have slipped through. AI-generated art is NOT something we want to include in our game.

Some of the art and audio assets in this game were created with the assistance of generative AI tools. Specifically, certain 3D models, UI icons, and background music tracks were generated using AI and then reviewed, edited, and integrated by the developer. No AI-generated content is created live during gameplay.

Generative AI tools were used as an editorial and localization assistant for some written content in the game and on the Steam store page. All such text is reviewed, revised, and approved by the development team. The game does not use generative AI at runtime.

AI-generated 3D models for characters and objects in the game.

This game uses pre-generated AI-assisted content. The base concepts, 3D geometry, textures, and some source animation data for the male and female player characters were created with Tencent Hunyuan 3D Studio. The development team subsequently performed extensive manual editing and integration, including topology and rigging adjustments, animation processing, hand replacement, material work, and technical review. No content is generated by AI during

Most of the art assets in this game are human-made, but there are some AI-generated portraits of African, Indian, and East Asian characters, since the (human-made) portrait packs used did not contain all ethnic groups represented in the game. All dialogue in the game is human-directed and edited, but some was AI-generated in order to flesh out the world with unique dialogue for every region and situation.

Some pre-rendered 2D artwork (several of the optional tile-art style packs, plus store capsule and marketing images) was created with generative AI image tools, then curated, edited and integrated by the developer. Portions of the game's code and text were written with AI coding assistance under full human review. The game does not generate any content with AI at runtime, and contains no AI chat features.

This game was created with the assistance from Claude Code and elevenlabs for audio.

Some NPC images used AI-generated images.

As a small independent development team, we used generative AI as a supporting production tool during development. All creative direction, game design, asset selection, editing, integration, and final approval were handled by the development team. AI-generated material was reviewed and modified by the developers before being included in the game. The game does not generate AI content during gameplay.

Pirate Twist is made by a solo developer, and generative AI tools were used across production. Specifically: Art — some in-game visual art and the store capsule art were generated with Higgsfield image models against a fixed art-direction style, then hand-edited by the developer's wife: cut out, composited, colour-matched and retouched before going into the build. Audio — the seven music tracks were generated with Suno (Premier). Sound effects were generated with the ElevenLabs Sound Effects API (Creator). All were then edited, pitch-shifted and mastered by the developer's wife. Code — written with AI coding assistance. No AI runs at runtime. Nothing is generated on your machine while you play, and the game makes no AI service calls during play. Full commissioned art and audio is one of the items on the Roadmap for final release.

This game uses generative AI tools during development for selected visual, audio, and programming-related tasks. 【AI-assisted content and development】 • Visual assets: Some in-game visuals, including ship sprites, scenario artwork, terrain textures, UI illustrations, and other decorative assets, were created with generative AI image tools, then selected, edited, modified, and integrated by the developer. • Audio assets: Some background and combat music tracks were created with AI music generation tools, then edited, mastered, and loudness-normalized for in-game use. • Programming assistance: AI coding tools are used to assist with code generation, implementation, debugging, and development. Game systems, mechanics, simulation rules, balance, and overall technical design are directed and determined by the developer. 【Runtime and game content】 • No generative AI operates during gameplay or at runtime. All required assets and game logic are included with the game and run locally. • Scenario design, gameplay rules, ship statistics, historical information, and overall game design are researched, designed, reviewed, and integrated by the developer. All AI-assisted assets and generated code are reviewed, tested, and integrated by the developer before being included in the released game.

Generative AI was used as an assistive tool during development to draft text and translations, and to create some 2D images and graphical assets. As there is currently no budget to hire a dedicated artist, certain visual elements are initially generated with AI and then manually modified and refined. No AI content is generated live at runtime.

本游戏使用生成式 AI 作为辅助开发工具。该技术主要用于加速 2D/3D 美术资产的原型设计及部分代码的编写。游戏的核心玩法逻辑与主要叙事均由人工设计并编写，AI 仅作为生产力工具使用，不涉及任何形式的玩家数据收集或训练。

The things the player sees are mostly made manually by humans. But some visuals, like a couple of seamless textures that are used in the environment, were AI-generated and then modified by hand. AI was used to boost productivity generally, so it was used in a lot of workflows here and there to be finish tasks faster.

We used both to create the images on the Steam page, as well as to create the music and sound in the game.

The game contains in-game narrative and dialogue text that was created with the assistance of generative AI and then reviewed by the developer. All artwork and music are human-created.

Game loading interface and game icon generated by AI

This game was developed with the assistance of Generative AI tools which served as a coding co-pilot. The AI was used to assist in writing the simulation logic, database structure, and user interface code during the development phase. All generated code was reviewed, tested, and finalized by the developer. The game does not utilize live Generative AI during gameplay

Some of game art and music is basically IA generated and them modified by designers to match some quality standards

Sound-tracks were created with the assistance of diffusion generation.

While we are generally against generative AI, we cannot guarantee that no AI generated content will end up in the game. We are using store bought assets and third party translations and we are not taking on the additional stress of verifying if they are 100% AI free. We will however deliver as much handcrafted material as possible.

Development was aided by generative AI for a subset of visual and audio assets.

We are a small studio with only six people actively involved in development. For teams like ours, generative AI is a supportive tool that helps us realize a creative vision that would otherwise be completely out of reach within our budget. Here is exactly how we utilized generative AI in our game: • We used generative AI during the prototyping and concept art phases. Every AI-generated image was manually modified, iterated upon, and finalized by our artist. • The sea shanties in the game feature AI-generated vocals and music, but the lyrics are original and written by our team. • Certain voice-over (VO) lines were generated using AI.

Music and some visual assets used in this experience were AI generated

Generative AI tools were used to assist with the creation and editing of artwork for some Steam Store and Library assets, as well as with the translation and localization of game-related text. All AI-assisted content was reviewed, edited, and finalized by the development team. Generative AI is not used to generate content during gameplay, and the game does not connect to any external AI services.

We used AI tools during development to assist with localization. We also used AI-based tools in the production of some cutscene videos. All outputs included in the game were reviewed and edited by our development team.

Some of the game's visuals and sound effects were created using artificial intelligence.

UI,Log , and descrption

Some art assets (cargo icons, music tracks, marketing images) were created with assistance from AI generation tools and refined by the developer. All game code, design, and gameplay systems are human-created. No AI content is generated at runtime during gameplay.

AI-generated art objects

Some game assets were created with the assistance of generative AI tools during development. All AI-assisted content was reviewed, edited, and integrated by the developer to ensure consistency, quality, and originality.

Generative AI was used during the design stage to visualize original sketches and create UI concepts. Based on these visualizations, all final interface elements and graphical assets were manually refined and created to match the game's artistic style.

AI tools were used in various stages of development, including prototyping, localization and the creation of some visual assets. The project is developed by a single creator, and AI-assisted tools are part of the workflow. All gameplay systems and implementation are authored and controlled by the developer. No generative AI is used at runtime.

Some of the card artworks were generated with AI assistance

AI was used to enhance some of the images and texts in the game.

The game logo, game artwork and game marketing materials contain some AI generated materials. In-game voices were made using assistive AI.

AI tools were used to generate some graphical assets for the store page (capsules, logos) and to assist with coding scripts.

Generative AI tools were used during development to assist in asset creation. This includes: Certain art assets (character sprites, backgrounds, UI icons) were generated by AI and manually retouched. AI assistance was used for writing game code. All AI-generated content has been reviewed to ensure it contains no illegal or infringing material.

Generative AI was used to create the main promotional image/poster displayed on the Steam Store Page. All in-game content, code, and assets were created by the developer

Utilized AI to help with descriptions and proofread on the store page. No AI was used in the game itself or any code.

During the development of this game, some art assets — including character designs, environments, and item illustrations — were created with the assistance of generative artificial intelligence tools (such as Midjourney). All AI-generated materials have been manually reviewed, refined, and post-processed to ensure consistency with the game’s artistic direction. Apart from these visual assets, all gameplay systems, story content, and interactive logic were entirely designed and implemented by the development team without the use of any automated generation or self-learning algorithms.

AI generates a few images and icons, reviewed manually.

Some UI icons and store artwork have been AI generated.