Disclosure analysis
AI content is included in the game
AI was used to generate visual assets and music for the playable game, while design systems were authored by the developer.
- Process
- AI-generated, then edited
- Live AI during play
- No
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- Evidence used
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“How does the game use AI”
“Music and sound: The musical tracks in the game were generated by AI”
- Model-reported confidence
- 95% A model estimate, not a measured accuracy rate or a human review score.
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AI Usage Disclosure
Dust & Diamonds is a 100% solo project. The idea for this game came to me a few days after my son was born — my first child. I was celebrating with my cousin and bet him I could build something like Motherload in two weeks. As you've probably guessed, I lost that bet spectacularly. I'm writing this almost a year later, and my son turns one in a few days. I have a degree in computer game engineering, but I live in a small town with no game studios — so I drive a pallet jack around a warehouse by day and build this game after hours. I can't afford to hire an artist or a composer. To bring this world to life at all, I turned to generative AI tools. I'm not going to hide that. How does the game use AI? Graphics (2D): A significant portion of the visual assets — character portraits, environment elements, buildings — was generated using AI, then manually retouched, edited, and assembled by me in the engine into a cohesive style with a parallax system. Music and sound: The musical tracks in the game were generated by AI. Fittingly, this ties directly into the game's lore — the "Relics of the Old World" (our 21st century) collected by the goblins are canonically works created by AI before the great cataclysm, carrying the lost wisdom of humanity. What's mine in this game is the design: how the economy works, how water behaves in a flooded shaft, when a ceiling collapses, what the old man says across the counter. I came up with each of these systems, wrote them out, tested them, and reworked them a dozen times until they behaved the way I wanted. I'm just a regular guy who had an idea for a game about digging in the dirt and was stubborn enough to see it through. Thank you for your understanding and support.
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Source and record
- First indexed
- May 23, 2026
- Source last checked
- Aug 25, 2026
- Automatic analysis updated
- Aug 25, 2026
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Dust & Diamonds is a 100% solo project – I am a solo developer with a degree in Computer Game Design. My greatest passion and strength lies in programming, inventing complex mechanics, and designing engaging gameplay (I have a pretty wild imagination for this!). Unfortunately, I was not blessed with the talent for painting beautiful pictures or composing music. To be able to realize my vision and bring this world to life at all, I utilized Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools. How does the game use AI? Graphics (2D/Pixel Art): A significant portion of the visual assets (character portraits, environment elements, buildings) was generated using AI, and then manually retouched, edited, and combined by me in the game engine to create a cohesive art style with a parallax system. Music and Sound: The musical tracks available in the game were generated by artificial intelligence. Interestingly, this ties perfectly into the game's lore! The "Relics of the Old World" (our 21st century) collected by the goblins are canonically works created by AI before the great cataclysm, carrying the lost wisdom of humanity. I want to be completely honest with you: AI did not write this game for me. All the code in Unreal Engine 5, the logic of the systems, the economy, level design, and the father's sarcastic dialogues are 100% my own human work. AI served solely as a tool that allowed me – a regular guy with an idea – to release a game without the budget for an entire art studio. Thank you for your understanding and support!
Dust & Diamonds is a 100% solo project. The idea for this game came to me a few days after my son was born — my first child. I was celebrating with my cousin and bet him I could build something like Motherload in two weeks. As you've probably guessed, I lost that bet spectacularly. I'm writing this almost a year later, and my son turns one in a few days. I have a degree in computer game engineering, but I live in a small town with no game studios — so I drive a pallet jack around a warehouse by day and build this game after hours. I can't afford to hire an artist or a composer. To bring this world to life at all, I turned to generative AI tools. I'm not going to hide that. How does the game use AI? Graphics (2D): A significant portion of the visual assets — character portraits, environment elements, buildings — was generated using AI, then manually retouched, edited, and assembled by me in the engine into a cohesive style with a parallax system. Music and sound: The musical tracks in the game were generated by AI. Fittingly, this ties directly into the game's lore — the "Relics of the Old World" (our 21st century) collected by the goblins are canonically works created by AI before the great cataclysm, carrying the lost wisdom of humanity. What's mine in this game is the design: how the economy works, how water behaves in a flooded shaft, when a ceiling collapses, what the old man says across the counter. I came up with each of these systems, wrote them out, tested them, and reworked them a dozen times until they behaved the way I wanted. I'm just a regular guy who had an idea for a game about digging in the dirt and was stubborn enough to see it through. Thank you for your understanding and support.