Indie Game Storefront Itch Deletes a 'Couple of Terabytes of AI Slop,' Adds 'No AI' Filter to Search Results

Itch has clamped down on the deluge of low effort generative AI games flooding its store, confirming the removal of a couple of terabytes of "AI slop."

In a statement on social media, the indie game storefront said it had begun the process of removing thousands of AI games and other marketplace items, including asset packs for game developers, due to spam. “Just deleted a couple terabytes of AI slop,” Itch said.

"Just because you can upload 10 terabytes of poorly optimized AI generated models doesn't mean you should upload 10 terabytes of poorly optimized AI generated models," Itch continued.

Itch has also added generative AI disclosure filtering to its website, including on its search results page "in order to better control what you see." Via the 'No AI' filter, users can strip out games with AI disclosures.

When asked if this was a blanket ban on generative AI, Itch said it’s only against the site’s terms and conditions when …