Indie Game Awards Strips Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 of Game of the Year Over Gen AI, Dev Says ‘Placeholder’ Textures Were Patched Out After Slipping Through QA Process

Indie Game Awards Strips Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 of Game of the Year Over Gen AI, Dev Says ‘Placeholder’ Textures Were Patched Out After Slipping Through QA Process

Awards organizer cites ‘hard stance’ on gen AI.

Fresh from receiving the Game of the Year award at The Game Awards 2025, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been stripped of two awards from the Indie Game Awards after its use of generative AI hit the headlines.

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