> Valve has adopted the stance that any game with even a hint — literally just a whiff — of AI generated content will be instantly rejected from steam with no explanation beyond "it appears your game contains AI generated content." They say nothing beyond that.
Steam is not the world. You can publish on Xbox, Playstation, GPlay, Apple Store, web, anywhere. Steam is not the panacea.
No, but they are more or less a monopoly over PC gaming. Yes, there are alternatives, but they are a tiny percentage of the market, and your ability to sell to the PC market will be severely limited. People don't use the other storefronts unless they really have to, and your indie game using AI-generated assets is unlikely to get people to move over.
Steam is not the world. You can publish on Xbox, Playstation, GPlay, Apple Store, web, anywhere. Steam is not the panacea.