GameDoes Tidal Nexus Online use AI?
Some NPC base 3D meshes and achievement icon compositions were AI-generated, then manually reworked with custom textures and shaders.
AI judgment · deepseek-flash · AI-assisted · 80% confidence
Checked against Steam on Oct 28, 2026.
- Developer
- Riptide Interactive
- Publisher
- Riptide Interactive
- Release
- 3 Aug, 2026
- Reviews
- Mixed · 366
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.
- Riptide Interactive released 1 game on Steam in the last 12 months. 1 of their 1 game disclose AI.
- This is the developer's first game on Steam.
- 366 player reviews, 57% positive (Mixed).
- AI judgment of production effort risk: Low (deepseek-flash)
Before you buy: anti-cheat, accounts, DRM
No anti-cheat, third-party account or DRM is declared on Tidal Nexus Online's Steam page.
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What the developer says
We used generative AI tools to create base 3D meshes for some of the NPCs and initial compositions for achievement icons. These assets were not used 'as-is'; our team manually performed UV unwrapping, created custom texture masks, and modified the materials to ensure they work with our custom-made in-game shaders. This manual rework allows the assets to match our game’s unique visual style, performance standards, and lighting requirements.
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 | AI-assisted · AI scope: parts · effort risk: lowReasoningThe disclosure states AI was used for base NPC meshes and achievement icon compositions, both visible in-game assets, so scope is parts. The developer describes substantial manual rework (UV unwrapping, texture masks, shader integration), indicating real production effort. Only one release in 12 months and 365 reviews with 57% positive, so no volume-release signal. Against: The AI assets were heavily modified by hand, and most art, audio, and writing appear human-made; review volume suggests a real player base. |
| Remove AI Slop open-source extension | Some AI (concept/reference, art, UI/icons) |
FAQ
Does Tidal Nexus Online use AI?
Yes. Tidal Nexus Online's developer discloses AI-generated content on its Steam page. Some NPC base 3D meshes and achievement icon compositions were AI-generated, then manually reworked with custom textures and shaders.
Is Tidal Nexus Online AI-generated?
Only partly. AI is used for parts of the game; most of it is made by the developers.
How does GameAICheck know?
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