GoKawiilSteam users push Valve for filter to hide AI-made games from Next Fest
During the current Steam Next Fest, players have noticed a sharp rise in demos featuring AI-generated art or code, prompting complaints on Reddit. One user, ScalesGhost, asked Valve to let players filter out games disclosed as containing AI-generated content and exclude specific tags like 'Incremental Games' from the Discovery Queue. Other users, including EmmaBooney and aesoprowwy, said the flood of 'AI slop' has made it harder to find human-made games and hope for lower engagement on such titles.
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Valve already requires developers to disclose AI-generated content, so adding a corresponding filter tag could be a relatively small technical step, though the company trimmed user-defined tags earlier this year, which may complicate the request. The backlash suggests growing tension between easier AI-assisted game creation tools, such as newer AI models tied to recent decompilation and modding trends, and a community that wants curation tools to keep discovery meaningful. Whether Valve responds could signal how major platforms will handle the broader wave of AI-generated content flooding digital storefronts.
- Steam Next Fest has seen a surge of games using AI-generated art or code, frustrating users browsing for human-made titles.
- Reddit users are asking Valve to add an AI-content filter and more tag-exclusion options to the Discovery Queue.
- Valve already mandates AI disclosure but previously reduced user-defined tags, raising questions about implementation.
Source: ign.com — Jacqueline Thomas, 2026-10-20
Published there as: “Steam Users Beg for "No AI" Filter as Vibecoders Flood Next Fest”
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