AI will be involved in nearly all future games, says Epic CEO Tim Sweeney

Tim Sweeney of Epic Games says we might as well disclose what kind of shampoo the developer uses in relation to labelling AI use.
Arc Raiders discloses AI use in development on Steam. (Picture: screenshot)
Weighing in on platforms like Steam’s policy of labeling games that use AI, Sweeney opined on x.com that AI will become ubiquitous in gaming:

— It makes no sense for game stores, where AI will be involved in nearly all future production.

He went on to say that the only place where labeling makes sense is for art exhibits and content licensing marketplaces «where buyers need to understand the rights situation.»

Stores like Steam and Itch.io have been allowing games made with AI since January 2024, Games Industry Biz writes, but they require developers to disclose its use.

They further write that, as of July 2025, about seven percent of games on the Steam store use AI in some way, compared to just one percent in the previous year.

Read more: context at Eurogamer.net, PC Gamer and Games Industry Biz.

Google DeepMind unveils SIMA 2 — a self-improving 3D navigator agent

The old SIMA was good at following instructions, but the second version now has access to Gemini models and can explore 3D worlds on its own, with zero advance training.

That’s great for video games, where it can think and perform complex reasoning around its goals.

Learning from concepts
It can also learn across games, taking cues from «mining» in one game and transferring it to «harvesting» in another, meaning it can iterate and get better over time.

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Almost all game developers say AI is reshaping their industry

You'd have a hard time finding a game developer not using AI at this stage.
Almost everyone in the games industry has embraced AI tools. (Picture: Google)
In a new survey of game developers from Google Cloud, 90% of them say they use generative AI in their workflows — and even more (97%) see it as truly transformative.

Further, 90% report that AI is reducing repetitive tasks in their work, and 94% even see it as driving innovation.

The technology has upended «norms in developers’ daily lives and work processes,» the study finds.

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