GDC Survey Shows Game Developers' AI Usage Rises to 40%
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GDC Festival of Gaming has released its annual industry survey. The survey shows that 40% of game developers surveyed use generative AI in their work, up from 36% in the 2025 survey. By segment, usage among free-to-play game developers reaches 58%, and 70% among employees of pure mobile game studios. In terms of uses, 73% of respondents use generative AI for research and brainstorming, 62% for data analysis and summarization, 56% for code generation and debugging, and only 8% for finished art assets. The survey also shows that 34% of respondents were laid off in the past two years.
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- The Verge · AIMore game developers are starting to use generative AI
GDC Festival of Gaming's latest annual industry survey finds 40% of surveyed game developers use generative AI at work, up from 36% in 2025; free-to-play developers reach 58% and pure mobile-game studio staff 70%. By use case, 73% use it for research and brainstorming, 62% for data analysis and summarization, 56% for code generation and debugging, and only 8% for finished art assets. The survey also shows 34% of respondents were laid off in the past two years.
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