The Indie Game Awards has stripped Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 of two major awards, including Game of the Year and Debut Game. This is due to developer Sandfall Interactive’s use of generative AI, data-i13n=”cpos:1;pos:1″ href=”https://mashable.com/article/clair-obscur-expedition-33-indie-game-awards-revoked-ai” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:as reported by Mashable;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “>.
This looks to be fairly cut and dry. The awards ceremony data-i13n=”cpos:2;pos:1″ href=”https://www.indiegameawards.gg/faq” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:clearly states in its FAQ;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “> that any game that uses generative AI in the development process would be “strictly ineligible” for nominations. It was recently revealed that Sandfall data-i13n=”cpos:3;pos:1″ href=”https://english.elpais.com/culture/2025-07-19/the-low-cost-creative-revolution-how-technology-is-making-art-accessible-to-everyone.html” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:did indeed use generative AI;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “> while making Clair Obscur.
The company says it was only for placeholder textures that were later…
