AI in games, by the numbers
What developers disclose about AI, and what players say about it. Live from the games we cover.
- games covered
- 222
- with AI credits
- 187
- reviews read
- 149,016
- only about AI
- 0.3%
What AI is used for
The most common AI uses among games with AI credits.
- Translations49 · 26%
- Character voices31 · 17%
- Store art and capsules26 · 14%
- Menus, UI and HUD23 · 12%
- Music22 · 12%
- Items and icons19 · 10%
- Textures and materials19 · 10%
- Characters and portraits16 · 8.6%
- Backgrounds and environments13 · 7.0%
- Narration12 · 6.4%
Which parts of a game
How often each part of a game used AI, among games with AI credits.
47%Art
34%Audio
29%Writing
4.8%Code
5.9%Play
15%Store
How big a part AI plays
The label each game with an AI disclosure gets.
- AI-made7 · 3.2%
- AI-assisted156 · 72%
- Unclear54 · 25%
What players say about AI
Of the reviews we read, how many mention AI, and how many are only about AI.
Only about AI: 413 against AI · 66 for AI
Most reviews that mention AI still judge the game. We set aside only the ones that are only about AI, in both directions.
Does it change scores?
What happens to a game's number once reviews that are only about AI are set aside.
Rose the most
Scores that rose the most once reviews that were only about AI were set aside.
About these numbers
They describe the games we cover, not every game on Steam. We cover games whose developers disclose AI use and popular games without a disclosure, so the share of games using AI here is higher than across Steam. The numbers update as we read new reviews and add games. How we pick
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Open Credits, “AI in games, by the numbers”, opencredits.games/stats, retrieved 2 Oct 2026.