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Steam Week in Review: A touch of AI is all it takes to trigger backlash, as a promising new indie falls afoul of slop…
Vapor World: Over The Mind, a Soulslike Metroidvania, faced significant backlash on Steam due to its use of generative AI in cutscenes, leading to a surge of negative reviews. Developer Alive Inc has since replaced the AI-generated content, with director Young Kim acknowledging the hasty judgment and promising to improve. The incident highlights audience intolerance for AI shortcuts in game development, even as South Korea shows high AI optimism.
After 25% positive Steam reviews, Soulslike dev realizes people hate AI slop and admits "if it looks like the effort is not there, that is a fair reading of what is on screen"
The director of the Soulslike game Vapor World: Over the Mind has apologized for the heavy reliance on AI-generated cutscenes and voices, which led to overwhelmingly negative Steam reviews. Young Kim admitted that the AI-generated content was a hasty decision due to resource limitations and promised to replace all AI cutscenes with original content by the end of the week. The game's developer, ALIVE Inc., had previously disclosed AI usage but failed to anticipate the strong player backlash.
Game Pass Has Five Games To Check Out This Week, Including A New Day One Arrival
Microsoft's Game Pass service is adding five new games this week, with Vapor World: Over The Mind being the only true new arrival. Egging On, Starsand Island, BlazBlue Entropy Effect X, and Relooted are also becoming available to Premium subscribers across Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, handheld, and PC platforms.
Coming to XBOX Game Pass: Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, Vapor World: Over the Mind, Blood Dungeon, and More
Xbox Game Pass is adding several new titles to its library, including day-one releases like Vapor World: Over the Mind, Blood Dungeon, and Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy. The service will also see new additions such as Egging On, BlazBlue Entropy Effect X, Relooted, Starsand Island, Aerial_Knight’s DropShot, Young Suns, and Shelldiver. Additionally, Wolfenstein 3D and Once Human are receiving in-game benefits for Game Pass subscribers, while several games, including The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Remastered Edition and NBA 2K26, will be leaving the service soon.
ID@Xbox Spring Showcase – Check Out All of the Amazing Games Announced and Revealed
The ID@Xbox Showcase featured numerous indie game announcements, release date reveals, and upcoming Game Pass titles for Xbox Series X|S and PC. Many showcased games will support Xbox Play Anywhere, allowing players to buy once and play on both platforms. Titles like Albion Online, Aphelion, and Crashout Crew were among the many games highlighted.
Vapor World: Over The Mind is Getting a New Demo in June Ahead of Early Access
Vapor World: Over The Mind, a 2D Soulslike action-platformer from Alive Inc, is releasing a new demo in June ahead of its early access launch in Q2 2026 for Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, PC, and Nintendo Switch. The early access version will offer approximately 5 hours of gameplay, including a prologue and the first episode, with the full release promising around 12 hours of content.
