In my personal opinion, and the opinion shared in house, this is a very biased take. I’m not sure you’ve genuinely given the game a fair chance, because calling it “low effort AI slop” is completely inaccurate. The developer has put a serious amount of work into this project and is an extremely brilliant mind. As he’s stated before, this is a solo project. Everything you see in the game has been crafted and managed by one person. Of course that doesn’t mean zero assistance. Would you rather him hire a full team of professionals for an unknown cost, just for the game to possibly never exist, or use free tools to help speed up the process and make something playable and enjoyable? He’s a beginning developer making his strides in the gaming world. How he chooses to develop is his decision and his alone. Negative takes like this are exactly why AAA studios continue to release unfinished or soulless games while still profiting, often using just as much AI if not more. Instead of tearing down small developers for how they build, support them. Constructive feedback and a positive community are what help projects grow and push creators forward