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Indie Game Awards Disqualifies Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Due To Gen AI Usage (insider-gaming.com)

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The Indie Game Awards took place on December 18, and, as many could assume, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 took home the awards for Game of the Year and Debut Game. However, things have changed and The Indie Game Awards are making a big decision to strip the Clair Obscur and developer Sandfall Interactive of their awards over the use of gen AI in the game.

In an announcement made on Saturday afternoon, Six One Indie, the creators of the show, said that it’s removal comes after the discovery after voting was done, and the show was recorded.

“The Indie Game Awards have a hard stance on the use of gen AI throughout the nomination process and during the ceremony itself,” the statement reads. “When it was submitted for consideration, representatives of Sandfall Interactive agreed that no gen AI was used in the development of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

“In light of Sandfall Interactive confirming the use of gen AI on the day of the Indie Game Awards 2025 premiere, this does disqualify Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 from its nomination.”

Six One Indie ended by thanking the community for being patient and providing feedback on the situation.

“The organizational team behind the ceremony is a small crew with big ambitions, and The Indie Game Awards can only grow with your help and support,” they said. “We already can’t wait for the 2026 ceremony!”

With Clair Obscur’s disqualification, the awards will now go to the runner ups. That means the award for Debut Game goes to Sorry We’re Closed while Game of the Year now goes to Blue Prince.

What do you think of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 being disqualified and having their awards stripped at The Indie Game Awards due to gen AI? Leave your thoughts down below and join the discussion in the official Insider Gaming Discord server.

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[–] Bishop_Owl@hexbear.net 3 points 3 days ago

Are you a small team of developers building a game off of literal Christmas money you've saved up over the years? Are you deliberating between contracting all your games assets and textures out, or just using AI to generate it for you?

How about you redacted?

If you are making a third person story driven RPG on a budget of less than 5 million dollars, but it doesn't look like Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko, re-evaluate your priorities. If people care more about graphics than gameplay or story, they're gonna play something else anyways.

You know how many furries there are out there?You know how many incredibly talented furries are out there desperately looking for a way to earn slightly less money doing something they actually give a shit about?! (Instead of working at CATO's because they got confused, and thought they were gonna score an employee discount on neko themed breakfast cereal?)