Steam 游戏《Cine Tracer 2》创作者抨击回避 AI 的开发者

Creator Of Abandoned $90 Steam Title Says Devs Should Vibe Code Or Quit

Published Oct 15, 2026, 4:41 AM EDT

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"Vibecoded", for better or worse, is likely to be one of 2026's biggest new words. Epic Games just took a shot at Steam with its new, broken, vibecoded EGS launcher, and dozens of games are seeing their source code decompiled at record speeds thanks to generative AI (bleugh).

It has been, still is, and likely always will be, a controversial topic in games, sacrificing developers' creativity for cost-saving and convenience.

While many reject the technology, one failed developer has suggested that any creator who is anti-vibecoding or anti-generative AI should quit their jobs and "make room for the real devs."

Matt Workman has a history of glazing generative AI. Last November, he called on Steam and other digital marketplaces to drop their "Made with AI" labels, and this time he's taken it a step further.

"If you are anti 'Vibe Coding' or anti Generative AI/SI for game art, you should cease working in professional game development immediately," he said in a new post. "Make room for the real devs." Unsurprisingly, he works for a generative AI company.

Outside of that, however, he has tried his hand at game development, but it hasn't been successful.

In 2018, he released Cine Tracer, a "realistic cinematography simulator." According to its Steam page, the game was scheduled to enter early access for 6-12 months, but eight years later, it remains in that state. Instead of fulfilling his promises with the first title, Workman moved on to Cine Tracer 2.

Cine Tracer 2 currently has a "Mostly Negative" rating on Steam and, like the first game, seems to have been abandoned pretty quickly.

That's because Workman moved on to his third game, Cam Op Simulator. This game has slightly better reviews, but peaked at a total of 10 concurrent players. As generative AI and vibecoding evolve, we'll likely get more slop from developers like this.

As one might expect, Workman's comments fell flat. "If you can't do game development without the use of ai maybe game development isn't for you and you should make room for real devs who know how to do it," said one response.