A controversy erupted in the indie game scene after developer House House disclosed it sparingly used LLMs to debug Big Walk. This triggered 19 IGF jury members to release a joint statement refusing to award any game that uses generative AI, citing its ecological, economic, psychological, and labor harms.
Background
Big Walk is a co-operative puzzle exploration game by Canadian studio House House, known for Monument Valley's creators. The Independent Games Festival is one of the most prestigious awards for indie games.
- Source
- Ars Technica
- Published
- Nov 12, 2026 at 01:37 AM
- Score
- 6.0 / 10