GameDoes Helsinki Online use AI?
AI was used for some NPC billboard textures, tree billboards, normal maps, and a few temporary sound effects in this solo-developed game.
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 Helsinki Online'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.
- Pietari Niinimäki released 0 games on Steam in the last 12 months. 2 of their 3 games disclose AI.
- On Steam since — with 3 games.
- Not released yet.
- Our AI review of these signals: solid production.
What the developer says
Generative image editing capabilities have been used in processing real aerial photography, to remove distortions and remove shadows. And for example, to generate normal maps from these albedo textures to enhance surface detail on the facades of some landmark buidings. Generative image editing capabilities have also been used to render NPC character billboard texture atlases by combining real 3D models, and pictures of real people, to transform a real person into an animated 8 directional set of textures. Generative AI has also been used currently in development for a small selection of sound effects, to be replaced with real ones as the development progresses. Generative image generation capabilities have also been used to generate some billboard textures of some species of trees, where such resources could not have been sourced by other means, or where for example, making season variants of them would have been too difficult I am a solo dev and do this out of passion, and I believe despite some of the negative uses of AI, for individual creators it can be a very empowering set of tools among other tools that can be used tastefully to create something new.
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 lists AI use for specific in-game assets: NPC billboard atlases, tree billboards, normal maps from aerial photos, and some placeholder sound effects. Most of the game appears human-made, with real aerial photography and 3D models as the base. The developer is a solo creator with no recent release cadence suggesting volume production. Against: Sound effects are described as temporary and to be replaced; AI use is limited to supporting asset processing rather than core content. |
| Remove AI Slop open-source extension | Some AI (level design, art, music/sound) |
FAQ
Does Helsinki Online use AI?
Yes. Helsinki Online's developer discloses AI-generated content on its Steam page. AI was used for some NPC billboard textures, tree billboards, normal maps, and a few temporary sound effects in this solo-developed game.
Is Helsinki Online 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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