Steam Users Split on Generative AI Games, Survey Finds
The survey quantifies a deep user divide on generative AI in games, showing a risk of alienating nearly a third of potential buyers even as AI-tagged releases on Steam climb past 30% of 2026 titles.
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A GameDiscoverCo survey of about 3,800 Steam users found 43% have no resistance to buying games using generative AI, while 31% feel negatively. The survey also found 89% of users at least glance at AI disclosure labels, but 75% do not believe AI usage is fully disclosed.
Game market research firm GameDiscoverCo published results on July 8 from a survey of about 3,800 Steam users on their feelings about games that use generative AI. The survey found 23.4% of respondents said they 'don't care at all' about AI use, and 19.6% said it 'doesn't hinder' their purchase, for a total of about 43% positive responses. On the other side, 23.3% said they are 'not very interested' in buying such games, and 8.1% said they 'would never buy under any circumstances,' totaling about 31.4% negative. Another 25.6% answered 'neutral.'
The survey also asked what kind of AI use would be acceptable. About 51% said 'generative AI is acceptable conditionally,' with many opposing its use in creative fields. The most common acceptable use was in coding or programming, followed by placeholder assets in prototypes or repetitive tasks. Some respondents said no use is acceptable, while others said AI is fine as long as a human reviews the final output.
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