GameDoes The Archive use AI?
AI-generated photos of people are used in-game; the developer says all other content was made manually.
Our AI review, high confidence. Not a verdict; the evidence is below.
Checked against Steam on Oct 28, 2026.
- Developer
- WILD Studios
- Publisher
- WILD Studios
- Release
- 29 Jan, 2026
- Reviews
- 6 user reviews · 6
Before you buy: anti-cheat, accounts, DRM
No anti-cheat, third-party account or DRM is declared on The Archive'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.
- WILD Studios 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.
- Few players: released 8 months ago with only 6 reviews.
- Our AI review of these signals: solid production.
What the developer says
AI was used exclusively to generate the people’s photos; all other content was created manually.
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 disclosure states AI was used only for people's photos, a limited in-game asset type. The rest of the game is described as manually created, and the developer has just one release, not a volume pattern. A curator also flags the AI photos, consistent with the disclosure. Against: Only 6 reviews at 66% positive nine months after release, which is modest engagement, but there is no evidence of mass-produced volume. |
| Remove AI Slop open-source extension | Some AI (art) |
| Games That Use AI Generation Steam curator | “AI generated photos of people. Stock photos of people exist. Heck, you can take photos of people yourself, with their permission and credit. Why AI generate what already exists?” |
Curator notes are the opinions of independent Steam curators, quoted as written. GameAICheck has not verified them.
FAQ
Does The Archive use AI?
Yes. The Archive's developer discloses AI-generated content on its Steam page. AI-generated photos of people are used in-game; the developer says all other content was made manually.
Is The Archive 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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