Does Square of Joy use AI?
AI-generated music samples and an AI filter applied to some environment backgrounds; the rest of the game is human-made.
Our AI review, high confidence. Not a verdict; the evidence is below.
Checked against Steam on Oct 28, 2026.
Before you buy: anti-cheat, accounts, DRM
No anti-cheat, third-party account or DRM is declared on Square of Joy's Steam page.
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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.
- Demibug released 0 games on Steam in the last 12 months. 1 of their 2 games disclose AI.
- On Steam since 2022 with 2 games.
- Few players: released 25 months ago with only 5 reviews.
- Our AI review of these signals: solid production.
What the developer says
Music in the game is created using AI-generated samples. I also used AI-based tool to assist me with final touch of some environment backgrounds. Specifically as a filter tool to make the lines more shaky.
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 | Partial AI · solid production, high confidenceReasoningThe developer discloses AI-generated music samples and an AI filter used on some environment backgrounds. These are limited, supporting parts of a hand-built precision platformer. The developer has released few games and shows no volume-release pattern. Against: Only 5 reviews long after release, but the developer's release history is sparse, not mass-produced. |
| Remove AI Slop open-source extension | Some AI (music/sound, art) |
| AI Check Steam curator | “Uses AI generated Audio (Disclosed in store page)” |
Curator notes are the opinions of independent Steam curators, quoted as written. GameAICheck has not verified them.
FAQ
Does Square of Joy use AI?
Yes. Square of Joy's developer discloses AI-generated content on its Steam page. AI-generated music samples and an AI filter applied to some environment backgrounds; the rest of the game is human-made.
Is Square of Joy AI-generated?
Only partly. AI is used for parts of the game; most of it is made by the developers.
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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