Claire Obscure: Campaign 33 Last week it earned another Game of the Year award by the Indie Game Awards, but the organization has announced that the award will be withdrawn because developer Sandfall Interactive used generative AI during development. The Indie Game Awards also canceled the Debut Game award. campaign 33,
Here’s an explanation of the Indie Game Awards, from a faq,
The Indie Game Awards has a strict stance on the use of General AI during the nomination process and during the ceremony. When it was submitted for consideration, a representative from Sandfall Interactive agreed that no General AI was used in the development of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Sandfall Interactive confirms use of general AI art In a production being brought to our attention on the day of the Indie Game Awards 2025 premiere, this disqualifies Claire Obscur: Expedition 33 from its nomination. When Assets under consideration have been compromised And while it’s a wonderful game, it goes against the rules we’ve established.
The Indie Game Awards’ criteria, as outlined in that FAQ, state that “Games developed using Generative AI are completely ineligible for nomination.” Sandfall Interactive did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Game of the Year award is being given to puzzle game blue princePublisher Raw Fury said on sunday that “no AI is used in Blue Prince” and that the game was “created and designed with full human instincts” by Tonda Ross and the Dougobomb team.
The Indie Game Awards says, “As General AI becomes more prevalent in our industry, we will do better to moderate it appropriately.”
The Indie Game Awards is also taking back the Indie Vanguard Award from studio Gortin Code, which developed the Game Boy-inspired game. sailors’ chorus songThe game is sold on physical cartridge by Palmer Luckey’s Moderetro, which makes the Chromatic Game Boy, Luckey also founded defense contractor Anduril, and Chromatic recently announced an Anduril-branded Chromatic made of “the same magnesium aluminum alloy as Anduril’s attack drones,”
The Indie Game Awards says, “The IGA nomination committee was unfortunately made aware of the nature and principles of Moderetro with news of their upcoming handheld console the day after the 2025 premiere.” due to Chanty’s Regarding ModRetro, “Indie Vanguard has also been withdrawn because we do not want to provide a platform to the company.” The organization also says that “this decision does not reflect the Gortin Code, but only Moderetro.”
