Blue Prince is 'the result of 8 years of development, fuelled my imagination and creativity' not AI says publisher

Among all of this, it seems like Blue Prince-which won the Indie Game Award's Game of the Year and also Best Design in our PC Gamer 2025 Game of the Year Awards-ended up caught in the crossfire. That's thanks to a since-edited article from The Escapist which suggested that generative AI was used in the game and was still present in the final product. For people that need confirmation: There is no AI used in Blue Prince. The game was built and crafted with full human instinct by Tonda Ros @dogubomb & his team. It is the result of eight years of development, fuelled by imagination and creativity, and we are extremely proud of... pic.twitter.com/zdbqp6xnKyDecember 21, 2025 The now-retracted statement had the game's publisher Raw Fury coming out to defend developer Dogubomb by saying one thing loud and clear: it is 100% human-made. "For people that need confirmation: There is no AI used in Blue Prince," an X post from the Raw Fury account read. "The game was built and crafted with full human instinct by Tonda Ros and his team. It is the result of eight years of development, fuelled by imagination and creativity, and we are extremely proud of what Tonda has achieved." It does feel slightly maddening to live in a world where we now need confirmation of these types of things, but I can only assume that the Dogubomb team is glad to see its publisher stepping up on its behalf. It hasn't said anything itself on social media, but did repost Raw Fury's statement. As we barrel into 2026 I'm sure that generative AI and its use in games is only going to become a hotter topic-its use an increasing deal-breaker for some while others begin to accept the way it's seeping into traditionally human corners of the industry. The biggest gaming news, reviews and hardware deals Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team. Mollie spent her early childhood deeply invested in games like Killer Instinct, Toontown and Audition Online, which continue to form the pillars of her personality today. She joined PC Gamer in 2020 as a news writer and now lends her expertise to write a wealth of features, guides and reviews with a dash of chaos. She can often be found causing mischief in Final Fantasy 14, using those experiences to write neat things about her favourite MMO. When she's not staring at her bunny girl she can be found sweating out rhythm games, pretending to be good at fighting games or spending far too much money at her local arcade. You must confirm your public display name before commenting Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name.

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