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CUE-RIOUS

2026 · Grill Kinetic LLC

Made with CodexDeveloper ReportedSteam ↗CasualSteamPartially verified

A physics trick-shot game in which you draw your own cue and hook, push and fling the white ball, alone or with friends.

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Links go to the official store or developer page. Last verified Nov 4, 2026.

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About CUE-RIOUS

CUE-RIOUS is a casual physics game about trick shots: you draw your own cue, then hook, push and fling the white ball to see what happens, solo or in multiplayer, locally on a shared screen or online, with cross-platform play. Its store page opens with “AI made this game. Even this damn description.” The developer's Steam AI disclosure says AI wrote the game-specific code, from cue control and collision handling to the ocean shaders and the UI, and that generative AI was also used for the artwork, localization and store text, with the trailers edited using AI tools; third-party libraries, fonts and licensed audio are not claimed as AI work, and no generative AI runs during play. Most of the store description is a satirical “exit interview” in which the AI complains about the developer's shifting feedback; it is signed “— Codex, OpenAI's AI coding assistant”. US$3.99 on Steam for Windows and Apple Silicon Macs since 16 Oct 2026, in 18 interface languages; a mouse or trackpad is required.

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How it was built

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The developer's Steam AI disclosure says: “AI wrote the game-specific code, from cue control and collision handling to ocean shaders and UI. Generative AI was also used for artwork, localization and store text. Even the trailers were edited with AI tools.” The disclosure itself names no tool; the store description's satirical “THE AI'S EXIT INTERVIEW”, written in the voice of the AI that worked on the project, is signed “— Codex, OpenAI's AI coding assistant”. No model or code share is given.

Development approach

Per the Steam disclosure and store text, AI wrote the game-specific code (cue control, collision handling, ocean shaders and UI) and generative AI was used for the artwork, localization and store text; the trailers were edited with AI tools. Third-party libraries, fonts and licensed audio are not claimed as AI work. The store's satirical exit interview is written in the voice of Codex. The Steam system requirements ask for a GPU with Vulkan 1.2 on Windows. No engine or workflow is named.

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“AI wrote the game-specific code, from cue control and collision handling to ocean shaders and UI.”
— Grill Kinetic LLC, CUE-RIOUS on Steam (store page incl. AI Generated Content Disclosure)

Verification notes: The AI claim rests on the developer-written AI disclosure on the game's Steam page (read on 4 Nov 2026), which says AI wrote the game-specific code, and on the store description, which opens “AI made this game. Even this damn description.” The disclosure names no tool. Codex is recorded as the tool because the store description's satirical “THE AI'S EXIT INTERVIEW”, presented as written by the AI behind the game, is signed “— Codex, OpenAI's AI coding assistant”; no other source confirms which tool wrote the code. The disclosure says there is no live generative AI in the game and no connection to an external AI service during play. Gameplay from the store description; price, release date, platforms, multiplayer modes and the 18 languages from the Steam store API, system requirements from the store page. No user reviews were shown on 4 Nov 2026. The X account linked from the store page was not opened. Team size and location are not stated.

Development history

  1. Released on Steam for Windows and macOS at US$3.99.

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Released$3.99Store page

US$3.99 on the Steam store API (US region) on 4 Nov 2026. Windows 10/11 (64-bit) and macOS 15.7 or later on Apple Silicon; an internet connection is needed only for online multiplayer.

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CUE-RIOUS on Steam (store page incl. AI Generated Content Disclosure)
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Store pageNot confirmedNov 3, 2026
Verification: Partially verifiedLast verified: Nov 4, 2026OfficialDeveloperThird-PartyObservedUnverified
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