Game Shelf

Indie games, with honest labels on how AI was used.

2026-10-30 Pick

Tiny Brutalism: a relaxing diorama builder of concrete towers you can walk inside

Image: Tiny Brutalism Steam page (Jimjum Studios)

Tiny Brutalism

AI level: 0 · No AI declared

The developer declares no AI use.

Evidence

Content: No generative AI was used (itch.io page info)

Source

Same developer: The itch.io page lists Jimjum Studios, the developer on the Steam page, as an author, and links to this Steam page (checked 30 October 2026).

Developer
Placeholders, Jimjum Studios
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Price
$5.00
Links
Store page · itch.io page

Tiny Brutalism is a sandbox for building small dioramas in the style of brutalist architecture: monuments, impossible structures, concrete towers, or just a very big wall. There is no goal. You click to place blocks, set the sun, fog and rain, take photos of it, then switch to first person to walk and run along the walls inside what you built. Worlds can be exported and shared.

The itch.io version by Placeholders and Jimjum Studios is out for Windows, macOS and Linux at $5 or more (checked 30 October 2026). A full version from Jimjum Studios has a Steam page that says "Coming soon" for Windows.

Why level 0: the itch.io page declares that no generative AI was used. The Steam page has no AI disclosure section, so this label rests on the itch.io declaration.