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Austin Wood

Indie dev boots their AI-aided roguelike off Steam because the "girl I've been dating for a month made me realize" the controversial tech "is bad"

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A developer who used AI-generated assets in the roguelike card game they released on Steam in June 2025 says they'll remove the game from sale at the end of the month after their girlfriend made them realize "AI is bad".

In a January 10 Steam post, developer Rakuel confirms that free-to-play roguelike Hardest will "be deleted" on January 30.

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