Steam report Live index Updated Aug 28, 2026

How AI Is Disclosed In Steam Games

A data view of public Steam AI usage disclosures: where AI appears, what content types are mentioned, which genres disclose it most often, and which upcoming or highly reviewed games are involved.

Top AI location

AI-assisted content in the game

70% of analyzed

Top category

Art

15,830 disclosures

Live AI features

677

runtime/player-facing disclosures

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AI Transparency Index tracks 20,698 public Steam products with AI usage disclosures as of Aug 28, 2026. 20,350 disclosures have structured where-AI-appears analysis; ai-assisted content in the game is the most common AI location at 14,251 products. Live AI features, meaning AI that runs during play or is directly player-facing, appear in 677 analyzed disclosures. Category signals: art 15,830, audio 5,159, text 5,026, code 2,351. Updated at https://aitransparencyindex.com/stats.

Total

 20,698 

disclosures indexed

Analyzed

98%

20,350 structured

In-game content

 14,251 

analyzed disclosures

Live AI features

677

runtime/player-facing

Upcoming

8

shown below

Where AI appears

Structured analysis estimates where disclosed AI appears: development work only, store or marketing material, AI-made content in the game, live player-facing AI features, or unclear usage.

20,350 analyzed

AI-assisted content in the game

AI-made content is included in the playable game, such as art, writing, audio, localization, or other assets.

 14,251 

70%

Live AI during play

The game includes AI that runs during play or is directly player-facing, such as generated dialogue, live generation, bots, or adaptive systems.

677

Store page / marketing only

AI is disclosed only for store page, capsule, trailer, marketing, or promotional material.

 3,127 

15%

Development use only

The disclosure describes development work, not AI-made output in the store page or playable game.

 1,134 

Not clear from the disclosure

The disclosure does not provide enough detail to tell where AI appears.

 1,161 

What AI Is Used For

category signals

Art Art and visual assets

15,830

Audio Audio, voice, sound, music

5,159

Writing Writing, dialogue, localization

5,026

Code Code and programming

2,351

 6,725 

products mention AI across two or more specific categories.

AI Use By Steam Genre

Steam tags overlap, so one game can count in multiple genres. Category columns prefer structured content analysis. Live AI uses structured where-AI-appears analysis.

top genre groups

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Casual 10,711

Art

8,244

Text

2,531

Audio

2,469

Code

1,284

Live AI

337
Adventure 8,291

Art

6,321

Text

1,895

Audio

2,256

Code

785

Live AI

253
Action 8,223

Art

6,146

Text

1,761

Audio

2,295

Code

899

Live AI

145
Simulation 7,098

Art

5,386

Text

1,846

Audio

1,662

Code

776

Live AI

366
Strategy 6,620

Art

5,237

Text

1,690

Audio

1,461

Code

832

Live AI

184
RPG 5,313

Art

4,238

Text

1,353

Audio

1,244

Code

540

Live AI

230
Sandbox 4,207

Art

3,181

Text

1,039

Audio

961

Code

460

Live AI

171
Visual Novel 4,085

Art

3,204

Text

1,191

Audio

1,105

Code

385

Live AI

267
Puzzle 3,657

Art

2,742

Text

819

Audio

931

Code

393

Live AI

103
Roguelike 3,428

Art

2,676

Text

867

Audio

853

Code

500

Live AI

60
Platformer 2,947

Art

2,251

Text

637

Audio

668

Code

342

Live AI

64
Horror 2,931

Art

2,192

Text

656

Audio

876

Code

228

Live AI

61


Casual	10,711	8,244	2,531	2,469	1,284	337
Adventure	8,291	6,321	1,895	2,256	785	253
Action	8,223	6,146	1,761	2,295	899	145
Simulation	7,098	5,386	1,846	1,662	776	366
Strategy	6,620	5,237	1,690	1,461	832	184
RPG	5,313	4,238	1,353	1,244	540	230
Sandbox	4,207	3,181	1,039	961	460	171
Visual Novel	4,085	3,204	1,191	1,105	385	267
Puzzle	3,657	2,742	819	931	393	103
Roguelike	3,428	2,676	867	853	500	60
Platformer	2,947	2,251	637	668	342	64
Horror	2,931	2,192	656	876	228	61

Upcoming AI-Disclosed Games

Future or undated Steam releases that already publish AI usage disclosures.

In-game content art audio

Prison Cook Simulator

Alpak Games

In-game content art audio

In-game content art audio text

Yakutori - Japanese screen capture translator

Most Reviewed Games With AI Disclosures

Ranked by Steam review count, not by sentiment.

01 PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS KRAFTON, Inc. 447.5k 02 Call of Duty® Activision 233.5k 03 ARC Raiders Embark Studios 195.7k 04 THE FINALS Embark Studios 154.3k 05 Arma 3 Bohemia Interactive 111.2k 06 Stellaris Paradox Interactive 76.2k 07 Where Winds Meet NetEase Games 63.6k 08 Rec Room Rec Room 62.4k

Indexer Coverage

Shows when disclosures entered this index. It does not measure when AI usage started or increased; jumps can reflect scraper backfills, outages, or fixes.

362 snapshots

Publisher Concentration

#	Publisher	Count
01	Hard Shark Games	89
02	PlayWay S.A.	61
03	IR Studio	42
04	ZERO5GAMES	39
05	Gamesforgames	35
06	Quantum Quiver Games	32
07	Valkeala Software	32
08	8floor ltd	29
09	STuNT	28
10	MYSTERY CROWN	27
11	Whale Rock Games	25
12	NS	21

Methodology

AI Transparency Index records products whose public Steam store pages include AI usage disclosure text. Structured scope is auto-classified from the raw disclosure and should be treated as an index aid, not a replacement for the source text.

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