AI Use at Hatchlight Studios

Hatchlight uses AI tools in a limited and intentional way. These tools are used to help organize information, refine language, and clarify ideas during planning, documentation, and internal discussion. AI is treated as a support tool for thinking and communication, not as a source of creative direction.

All core creative work at Hatchlight originates from people. Game concepts, systems design, narrative, worldbuilding, and artistic direction are developed through human judgment, iteration, and collaboration. Decisions about what to build and why are made by the studio, not generated outputs.

Hatchlight does not use generative AI to create visual art, illustrations, models, animations, or other creative assets. We believe creative work should be authored, attributable, and shaped through lived experience and craft. For us, that means choosing tools that support creators rather than replace them.

Our approach to AI is guided by transparency and restraint. We aim to use modern tools where they genuinely help, while setting clear boundaries where their use would undermine authorship, trust, or the kind of work we want to make.