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Indie game devs says generative AI means he couldn't make his 2021 breakout today

An Airport for Aliens Currently Run by Dogs.

An indie developer claims he couldn't make his 2021 indie game today in 2024 - and it all comes down to generative AI.

Developer Xalavier Nelson Jr. has taken to Twitter to post videos reflecting on the development of An Airport For Aliens Currently Run By Dogs. The lovely little narrative-driven adventure game sees a lone human trying to navigate a maze of airports to reach their loved one, but as Nelson Jr. attests to in the tweets below, he's not sure he could have made the same game today.

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