Valve allows games created with artificial intelligence to be released on PC via Steam, but requires this to be indicated on the store page. Recently, a visual novel from KalendulaGames studio caught the attention of players.
Blood In The Ice was priced at $100, but there's a 40% release discount. In Russia, the game costs 3850 rubles / 2310 rubles with the discount. In the "AI Content Information" section, the developers stated that all images in the game itself, as well as on the store page, were generated using AI.
The creators of Blood In The Ice position it as a dark visual novel about survival in Arctic conditions, with events unfolding aboard the fictional whaling bark Mercy of Hull in 1859. Players take on the role of Dr. Elias Ward, a ship's surgeon whose first voyage north turns into an "enclosed space investigation after a dead sailor is found in the hold." The protagonist will have to conduct interrogations, examine evidence, and make important decisions.
Users online, like IvyHoneyFig, are very surprised by the developers' pricing policy and the store's moderation:
You're kidding, right? A visual novel that is COMPLETELY AI-GENERATED COSTS THAT MUCH? Shame on the developers and Steam for allowing such a thing to appear in the store.
The Blood In The Ice page on Steam is available at the following link. It has not yet received enough player ratings to form a ranking.