6 indie games that look better than viral AI pixel art mush

We’re always told that AI art can be great for brainstorming ideas and prototyping, but it seems it’s sometimes leading people to think they’ve reinvented the wheel. That’s the case of a short AI-generated clip of a game concept that’s sparked a big debate over on X.

The AI-generated video shows a few seconds of a concept for a first-person pixel art fantasy game. The player holds a sword and torch as they trudge through a forest towards a village and a dark forbidding castle beyond. The post has racked up over 145K likes and over a thousand comments, many from people saying they wish the game were real. They should maybe see our piece on the best indie game devs.

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