GameDoes Shadows of Beginnings use AI?
AI tools helped produce some 3D models and UI/HUD elements, which the team reviewed and refined; design, code, and narrative are human-made.
Our AI review, medium confidence. Not a verdict; the evidence is below.
Checked against Steam on Oct 28, 2026.
- Developer
- Squatch Works, Goated Grand, Xenclipse Studios, Kazper's Echo
- Publisher
- Cryptid Forge Studios
- Release
- Coming soon (Early Access)
Before you buy: anti-cheat, accounts, DRM
No anti-cheat, third-party account or DRM is declared on Shadows of Beginnings'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.
- Squatch Works 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.
- Our AI review of these signals: solid production.
What the developer says
Generative AI tools are used as part of the visual asset production workflow for Shadows of Beginnings, including 3D models and UI/HUD elements. These assets are reviewed, edited, refined, and integrated by the development team before being used in the game. The development team remains responsible for the game's design, programming, systems, level construction, gameplay, balancing, narrative, and overall creative direction. No generative AI content is created live during gameplay.
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 states AI was used for 3D models and UI/HUD assets, so some in-game content is AI-generated. The developer says these assets were reviewed and integrated by the team, and design, programming, level construction, and narrative remain human work. No release history or volume signals suggest mass production. Against: The game is unreleased with no reviews, so the actual extent of AI-generated assets cannot be verified. |
| Remove AI Slop open-source extension | Mostly AI-generated (art, code, UI/icons, level design, story/dialogue) |
FAQ
Does Shadows of Beginnings use AI?
Yes. Shadows of Beginnings's developer discloses AI-generated content on its Steam page. AI tools helped produce some 3D models and UI/HUD elements, which the team reviewed and refined; design, code, and narrative are human-made.
Is Shadows of Beginnings 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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