GameDoes Yokai Art 2: Tales of the Nine-Tails use AI?
Some icon and background art was AI-generated, then refined by artists; the rest of the game is human-made.
Our AI review, medium confidence. Not a verdict; the evidence is below.
Checked against Steam on Oct 28, 2026.
- Developer
- Secret Labo
- Publisher
- Secret Labo, Reborn Entertainment, Tora Creatives
- Release
- 26 Apr, 2026
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive · 334
Before you buy: anti-cheat, accounts, DRM
No anti-cheat, third-party account or DRM is declared on Yokai Art 2: Tales of the Nine-Tails'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.
- Secret Labo released 1 game on Steam in the last 12 months. 1 of their 11 games disclose AI.
- On Steam since 2020 with 11 games.
- 334 player reviews, 76% positive (Mostly Positive).
- Our AI review of these signals: solid production.
What the developer says
To create better context and focus on the essential parts of the game, we used AI to generate some icon and background art before having artists manually refine it.
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, medium confidenceReasoningThe store disclosure states AI was used for some icon and background art, later manually refined by artists. That covers only a limited portion of in-game assets, not core art or other asset types. The developer has released one game in the last 12 months and has 334 reviews, so no volume or low-effort pattern applies. Against: A Steam curator says 'Gen AI for visuals,' but gives no specific checkable evidence; the disclosure itself limits AI to icons and backgrounds with manual refinement. |
| Remove AI Slop open-source extension | Some AI (UI/icons, art) |
| Games That Use AI Generation Steam curator | “WOW. Gen AI for visuals.” |
Curator notes are the opinions of independent Steam curators, quoted as written. GameAICheck has not verified them.
FAQ
Does Yokai Art 2: Tales of the Nine-Tails use AI?
Yes. Yokai Art 2: Tales of the Nine-Tails's developer discloses AI-generated content on its Steam page. Some icon and background art was AI-generated, then refined by artists; the rest of the game is human-made.
Is Yokai Art 2: Tales of the Nine-Tails 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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