GameDoes Tide Pools use AI?
Generative AI assisted with visual assets, music and programming, with outputs reviewed and edited by the developer.
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 Tide Pools'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.
- MrBongoBong 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 were used during development to assist with visual assets, music and programming. Generated outputs were reviewed, edited and integrated by the developer to fit the game’s design and creative direction.
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 visual assets, music and programming, so some shipped content is AI-generated. Outputs were reviewed and integrated by the developer, and the game is a single unreleased title with no volume-release pattern. No evidence of mass production. Against: Developer review and editing of AI outputs and a single unreleased game suggest real development effort rather than volume release. |
| Remove AI Slop open-source extension | Mostly AI-generated (art, music/sound, code) |
FAQ
Does Tide Pools use AI?
Yes. Tide Pools's developer discloses AI-generated content on its Steam page. Generative AI assisted with visual assets, music and programming, with outputs reviewed and edited by the developer.
Is Tide Pools 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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