Does Plains of Pain use AI?
AI-generated images were used for merchant, difficulty and skill artwork, while the rest of the game appears hand-made.
Our AI review, medium confidence. Not a verdict; the evidence is below.
Checked against Steam on Oct 28, 2026.

- Developer
- Cobra Byte Digital
- Publisher
- Cobra Byte Digital
- Release
- 17 Feb, 2023 (Early Access)
- Reviews
- Very Positive · 1,029
Before you buy: anti-cheat, accounts, DRM
No anti-cheat, third-party account or DRM is declared on Plains of Pain's Steam page.
Full anti-cheat, account and DRM details, with change history →
Production signals
Facts about who made the game and how players received it. They don't depend on AI, and they help tell a carefully made game that used some AI apart from mass-produced ones.
- Cobra Byte Digital released 0 games on Steam in the last 12 months. 1 of their 1 game disclose AI.
- This is the developer's first game on Steam.
- 1,029 player reviews, 84% positive (Very Positive).
- Our AI review of these signals: solid production.
What the developer says
Additional images for merchants, difficulties and skills.
From the “AI Generated Content Disclosure” on the Steam store page, quoted as written. First seen by us on Oct 28, 2026.
What other sources say
| Source | Their take |
|---|---|
| Steam disclosure | AI content disclosed |
| AI judgment deepseek-flash | Minor AI · solid production, medium confidenceReasoningThe disclosure limits AI to additional images for merchants, difficulties and skills, which are supporting UI/asset elements rather than core content. The game has 1029 reviews at 84% positive and a single release, indicating real development effort. Procedural generation tags refer to game design, not AI content. Against: The curator note only restates the store disclosure and adds no independent evidence. |
| Remove AI Slop open-source extension | Mostly AI-generated (art) |
| AI Check Steam curator | “Uses AI generated Images (Disclosed in store page)” |
Curator notes are the opinions of independent Steam curators, quoted as written. GameAICheck has not verified them.
FAQ
Does Plains of Pain use AI?
Yes. Plains of Pain's developer discloses AI-generated content on its Steam page. AI-generated images were used for merchant, difficulty and skill artwork, while the rest of the game appears hand-made.
Is Plains of Pain AI-generated?
Only partly. AI is used in minor ways, such as store images, translation or small details.
How does GameAICheck know?
We read the AI Generated Content Disclosure from the game's public Steam store page, check it daily, and show what independent curators and open-source tools say about it. Disclosures are self-reported by developers.
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