Does The Crime Archive use AI?
AI image tools generated backgrounds, portraits, evidence images and cutscene art, and AI music tools made the soundtrack; the developer wrote the story and puzzles.
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 The Crime Archive'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.
- FunZ 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: mixed signals.
What the developer says
Location backgrounds, suspect portraits, evidence images and cutscene art were created with AI image tools and then edited and composited by the developer. The music was created with AI music tools. Story, dialogue, mystery design and puzzles were written and designed by the developer.
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 | Major AI · mixed signals, medium confidenceReasoningThe disclosure states most visual asset types and the music are AI-generated, which is a large share of what players see and hear. Writing, dialogue, mystery design and puzzles are developer-made, showing real design effort. Only one game exists, not yet released, so no volume-release pattern is evident. Against: Core narrative and puzzle design are human-made, and the AI art was edited and composited by the developer, suggesting hands-on production rather than raw generation. |
| Remove AI Slop open-source extension | Mostly AI-generated (art, UI/icons, music/sound) |
FAQ
Does The Crime Archive use AI?
Yes. The Crime Archive's developer discloses AI-generated content on its Steam page. AI image tools generated backgrounds, portraits, evidence images and cutscene art, and AI music tools made the soundtrack; the developer wrote the story and puzzles.
Is The Crime Archive AI-generated?
AI-generated content makes up a major part of the game, according to its disclosure.
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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