GameDoes Football Academy Director use AI?
Fictional player portraits and some promotional artwork were made with generative AI, then reviewed by the developer.
Our AI review, medium confidence. Not a verdict; the evidence is below.
Checked against Steam on Oct 28, 2026.
- Developer
- Merla Interactive
- Publisher
- Merla Interactive
- Release
- 15 Sep, 2026
- Reviews
- 8 user reviews · 8
Before you buy: anti-cheat, accounts, DRM
No anti-cheat, third-party account or DRM is declared on Football Academy Director'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.
- Merla Interactive 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.
- 8 player reviews, 62% positive (8 user reviews).
- Our AI review of these signals: solid production.
What the developer says
Football Academy Director includes pre-generated fictional player portraits and selected promotional artwork created with the assistance of generative AI. All AI-generated content is created before release and manually reviewed and curated. The game does not generate AI content during gameplay. Football Academy Director uses the NG_Regens facepack for fictional player portraits, with permission from the creator. NG_Regens can be found at: https://ngregens.org/
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 portraits and promotional art, both pre-generated and manually curated, so some in-game assets are AI. The game is a management sim with real development signals: one release, a licensed facepack, and no live generation. Only 8 reviews a month after launch is thin but not enough for high effort risk. Against: Portraits come from the NG_Regens facepack used with the creator's permission, and AI content is limited to portraits and promo art rather than core gameplay. |
| Remove AI Slop open-source extension | Mostly AI-generated (art, marketing) |
FAQ
Does Football Academy Director use AI?
Yes. Football Academy Director's developer discloses AI-generated content on its Steam page. Fictional player portraits and some promotional artwork were made with generative AI, then reviewed by the developer.
Is Football Academy Director AI-generated?
Only partly. AI is used for parts of the game; most of it is made by the developers.
How does GameAICheck know?
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