GameDoes Story of Nova use AI?
Generative AI was used for placeholder artwork and some visual assets; gameplay, design, and programming are developer-made.
Our AI review, medium confidence. Not a verdict; the evidence is below.
Checked against Steam on Oct 28, 2026.
Before you buy: anti-cheat, accounts, DRM
No anti-cheat, third-party account or DRM is declared on Story of Nova'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.
- Horizium Studio 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
Story of Nova is primarily developed by a solo developer. Generative AI tools are occasionally used during development to assist with placeholder artwork, and certain visual assets. All gameplay systems, game design, programming, world-building, and final implementation are created and integrated by the developer. No generative AI is used to create player interactions or core gameplay mechanics.
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 assisted with placeholder art and certain visual assets, so some shipped art may be AI-generated. Core systems, design, and programming are described as developer-created. The studio has no release history in the last 12 months, so no volume pattern exists. Against: The game is unreleased and the developer has only one title, so there is no track record of mass production; AI use is described as occasional and limited to art. |
| Remove AI Slop open-source extension | Mostly AI-generated (art, level design, code) |
FAQ
Does Story of Nova use AI?
Yes. Story of Nova's developer discloses AI-generated content on its Steam page. Generative AI was used for placeholder artwork and some visual assets; gameplay, design, and programming are developer-made.
Is Story of Nova 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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