GameDoes Dakota Keys and the Secret of the Ancients use AI?
AI assisted some source code and promotional artwork; gameplay, story, puzzles, and dialogue were made by the developer.
Our AI review, high 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 Dakota Keys and the Secret of the Ancients'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.
- A Bunch of Scumms 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
Some portions of the game's source code were developed with the assistance of generative AI tools. All gameplay design, story, puzzles, dialogue, creative direction, and final implementation decisions were created, reviewed, and controlled by the developer. Some promotional artwork and marketing materials may also have been created with the assistance of generative AI tools and subsequently reviewed and edited by the developer. No generative AI is used during gameplay, and no content is generated dynamically for players.
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 | Minor AI · solid production, high confidenceReasoningThe disclosure limits AI to portions of source code and some marketing artwork, both reviewed by the developer. No in-game assets, story, or audio are described as AI-generated. The developer has one game and no rapid release pattern. Against: Code assistance could touch shipped behavior, but the disclosure says final implementation was developer-controlled and no AI runs during play. |
| Remove AI Slop open-source extension | Mostly AI-generated (code, story/dialogue, level design, marketing) |
FAQ
Does Dakota Keys and the Secret of the Ancients use AI?
Yes. Dakota Keys and the Secret of the Ancients's developer discloses AI-generated content on its Steam page. AI assisted some source code and promotional artwork; gameplay, story, puzzles, and dialogue were made by the developer.
Is Dakota Keys and the Secret of the Ancients AI-generated?
Only partly. AI is used in minor ways, such as store images, translation or small details.
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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