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A Xiaohongshu influencer with over 300 followers used AI to develop a game; three weeks after its Steam launch, it attracted 80,000 real players

Another case study of an AI-developed game: a Xiaohongshu influencer with over 300 followers created 'Xun Xian Zhuan: Survivor'. Three weeks after its Steam launch, the game accumulated 80,000 real players with an average playtime

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Another case study of an AI-developed game: a Xiaohongshu influencer with over 300 followers created 'Xun Xian Zhuan: Survivor'. Three weeks after its Steam launch, the game accumulated 80,000 real players with an average playtime of 2 hours. According to the creator's introduction, the initial batch of seed players included a gaming content creator who produced a video series to achieve cold start growth. As more people use AI to develop games, the value of assisting in game distribution and promotion will increase. Source: Nenly @Nenlyonis

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