GameDoes Merchant's Rise use AI?
AI was used for most background art and for code debugging, while the rest of the game appears human-made.
Our AI review, medium confidence. Not a verdict; the evidence is below.
Checked against Steam on Oct 28, 2026.
- Developer
- Portly Poet Gaming
- Publisher
- Portly Poet Gaming
- Release
- 1 Jan, 2026
- Reviews
- 1 user reviews · 1
Before you buy: anti-cheat, accounts, DRM
No anti-cheat, third-party account or DRM is declared on Merchant's Rise'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.
- Portly Poet Gaming released 2 games on Steam in the last 12 months. 1 of their 2 games disclose AI.
- On Steam since 2026 with 2 games.
- Few players: released 9 months ago with only 1 review.
- Our AI review of these signals: solid production.
What the developer says
AI used in most background creation/alteration. Heavily used in code debugging/review.
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 disclosure says AI helped create or alter most backgrounds, so some shipped art is AI-generated. Code debugging is a supporting use. The developer has only two releases in a year and one review, but that alone doesn't show low-effort volume. Against: Only one of the developer's two games discloses AI, and the game has few reviews, so the extent of AI art is hard to confirm. |
| Remove AI Slop open-source extension | Mostly AI-generated (art, code) |
FAQ
Does Merchant's Rise use AI?
Yes. Merchant's Rise's developer discloses AI-generated content on its Steam page. AI was used for most background art and for code debugging, while the rest of the game appears human-made.
Is Merchant's Rise 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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