Itch Is Being Flooded By AI-Generated Garbage
The number of game pages being created per-day on Itch has doubled, the indie games site announced Saturday on Bluesky. When asked why, they responded: "take a guess." As the gaming news site Aftermath puts it, "the surge has been almost entirely down to AI-created garbage racing onto the platform as the popularity of vibe-coded theft, copycats and machine-built slop explodes." Back in 2024, when…
Itch.io, an indie games platform, has seen a doubling in the number of game pages being created daily, according to the site's announcement on Bluesky. The surge is largely attributed to AI-generated content, as reported by the gaming news site Aftermath. In 2024, when AI-generated video games were still emerging, itch.io attempted to address the issue by implementing a voluntary AI filter for new projects.
However, this filter has become inadequate as of November 2026. The platform is overwhelmed by these AI-generated games, leading to a poor user experience. The site's latest releases section still contains numerous AI-generated titles that do not utilize itch.io's voluntary tag system. While these games may not generate significant income, the inability to manage this influx makes the platform less enjoyable for all users, making it harder to discover genuine games and reducing the site's overall appeal.
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