Does Eight Bells use AI?
Some ship and monster background illustrations were made with AI image tools, then edited by the developer as placeholders.
AI judgment · deepseek-flash · AI-assisted · 70% confidence
Checked against Steam on Oct 28, 2026.
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.
- Mad Hermits 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.
- Not released yet.
- 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 Eight Bells's Steam page.
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What the developer says
Some of the current artwork (including ship and monster background illustrations) was generated with AI image tools and edited by the developer. These are placeholders that will be replaced with hand-made art before release. No AI content is generated while the game is running.
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 image tools generated some artwork, including ship and monster backgrounds, which players will see. The developer edited these and says they are placeholders to be replaced with hand-made art. No live AI generation occurs, and the studio has released no games in the past year. Against: The AI art is described as temporary placeholders, and the developer says it will be replaced before release; the game is unreleased, so final content is unknown. |
| Remove AI Slop open-source extension | Some AI (art) |
FAQ
Does Eight Bells use AI?
Yes. Eight Bells's developer discloses AI-generated content on its Steam page. Some ship and monster background illustrations were made with AI image tools, then edited by the developer as placeholders.
Is Eight Bells 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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