Dev Deletes AI Steam Game After New Girlfriend Convinces Him It's Bad
Kotaku • • technology
Key Points:
- Indie developer Eero Laine announced he will remove his AI-generated roguelike card game Hardest from Steam on January 30, citing ethical concerns about AI's impact on the industry and environment.
- Hardest, released in July 2025 as a free-to-play game, was created using AI tools provided by Laine's university during the summer of 2025.
- Laine expressed regret over using AI-generated assets, acknowledging that AI technology affects jobs, the economy, and the environment negatively.
- He credited his girlfriend for helping him realize that the game, in its current AI-generated form, is a "disgrace to all game makers and players," leading to his decision to delete it.
- La
