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S&box Launches to Mixed Reviews as Facepunch Moves to Bury Obvious AI 'Slop'

Facepunch says it will demote obvious AI-made uploads to surface human work.

Overview

  • S&box, which launched on Steam on Tuesday, drew mixed reviews after users flooded the discovery page with low-effort AI-made projects.
  • Founder Garry Newman says the team will promote human creativity and push obvious AI uploads off the main page.
  • The Steam listing warns that player-made content may use AI, and it also states the developer does not generate anything with AI.
  • Newman describes a moderation plan that waits for abuse, then applies retroactive tools that could be manual reviews or AI systems.
  • Facepunch says day-one sales neared $1 million and it doubled its Play Fund to $1 million to pay creators based on player engagement.