Steam Users Beg for "No AI" Filter as Vibecoders Flood Next Fest
IGN reports that Steam Next Fest, Valve's indie game festival, appears to include more low-effort games than usual, with many showing art that looks AI-generated and some games apparently generated with AI. Users on Reddit have complained, and one asked for a filter to exclude games containing AI-generated content, noting Steam already requires disclosure. The article notes Valve cut user-defined tags in May, and that adding an AI filter would require an 'AI' tag. It adds that Valve has long relied on algorithms rather than strict curation.
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IGN reports that Steam Next Fest, Valve's indie game festival, appears to include more low-effort games than usual, with many showing art that looks AI-generated and some games apparently generated with AI. Users on Reddit have complained, and one asked for a filter to exclude games containing AI-generated content, noting Steam already requires disclosure. The article notes Valve cut user-defined tags in May, and that adding an AI filter would require an 'AI' tag. It adds that Valve has long relied on algorithms rather than strict curation.
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- Users report many Next Fest games with art that appears AI-generated, with some games apparently created with AI.
- A Reddit user requested a filter to exclude games with AI-generated content, noting Steam already requires disclosure.
- Implementing such a filter would likely require Valve to add 'AI' as a tag, per the article.
- The article says Valve has long relied on algorithms rather than strict curation, though this Next Fest seems worse than before.
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The piece documents user pushback against AI-generated content on a major game storefront, highlighting tensions over disclosure, discoverability, and curation policy as generative tools make low-effort game production easier.
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