House House Admits Minimal AI Use in Big Walk Development

House House Clarifies AI Role in Big Walk

House House, the independent studio behind Untitled Goose Game, has disclosed that a large language model contributed to less than 0.1 percent of the codebase for their upcoming title Big Walk. The admission came after nineteen jurors for the Independent Games Festival signed a pledge to refuse consideration of games that use generative AI.

Context Behind the Disclosure

The IGF jurors’ statement created pressure on developers to be transparent about any AI assistance in their projects. House House responded by revealing the specific circumstance: an LLM was used to help resolve a Unity engine bug that had blocked progress. The studio characterized the AI contribution as minimal and limited to this single debugging instance.

Scope of AI Involvement

According to the studio, the AI-generated code accounts for under one thousandth of the total project. The remainder of Big Walk’s development has proceeded through conventional programming methods. House House emphasized that the AI assistance was a pragmatic solution to a specific technical obstacle rather than a systematic adoption of generative tools for creative work.

Industry Implications

The situation highlights growing tension in game development between practical uses of AI for technical problem-solving and ethical concerns about generative AI’s role in creative industries. The IGF jurors’ pledge reflects a broader movement among creators and curators to establish boundaries around AI use in independent games.