Release: Q2 2027

The Five Monks

by Mad Goblins·published by team BLACKCODE Inc.·Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy

AI helped create some in-game art and draft store text; music was made without generative AI.

Art (Partial)Marketing (Assist)

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The Five Monks

Overview

Announcement Trailer

A settlement simulation about five monks who survived a burning monastery and set out across the continent. Generate a world, gather scattered companions, and raise a new sanctuary from the ashes. Rebuild a broken world with the hands of those who survived.

Colony SimSimulationStrategyBase BuildingSurvivalStory RichCreature CollectorExploration2DPixel Graphics

AI disclosure

How AI is used

Source: Steam AI disclosure · checked Sep 24, 2026

GameDB AI label

AI in 2 of 8 areas

In-game AINot stated
CodeNot stated
ArtPartial
Music & SFXNot used
VoiceNot stated
WritingNot stated
TranslationNot stated
MarketingAssist

ArtPartial

AI-generated initial images for illustrations, icons and in-game object art were revised and finalized by hand; creature and character concepts served only as visual references.

MarketingAssist

Portions of the store page text were drafted with AI assistance and then edited by the team.

Not used, per the developer: Music & SFX
Not mentioned: In-game AICodeVoiceWritingTranslation

Read the full disclosureQuoted from the Steam store page

Generative AI tools were used during the development of The Five Monks as follows:
- Illustrations, icons, and in-game object art: initial images were generated with AI tools, then revised and finalized by hand by the development team. These edited assets ship with the game.
- Creature and character concepts: AI outputs were used as visual reference only. The final in-game art was recreated from scratch by the development team to fit the game's art direction.
- Store page text: portions were drafted with AI assistance and then edited by the team.
The game's music was composed by the development team without generative AI.

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Growth

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7-day growth—Tracking since Sep 23, 2026Sep 18 – Sep 24

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Developer

Mad Goblins

Developer on SteamPublished by team BLACKCODE Inc.

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