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Incorrect. The free game jam created version available on itch used Gen AI art since it was a game jam. The commercial Steam version here deliberately removed all Gen AI art in favor of human illustrated art. You can read more about it here: www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
How The Roottrees are Dead ditched AI and became a hit
One of this year’s hit puzzle games wouldn’t have existed without AI — but it wouldn’t have become a hit without a human to replace it.
www.theverge.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:10 PM