Vancouver, Canada – October 29, 2026 – Proudly Human has today announced the expansion of its certification suite to include the video game industry. In a world first, award-winning independent studio, Charm Games and their upcoming game The Orphaned House has been certified as human-created content, setting them apart in an industry increasingly saturated with AI.

Charm Games’ forthcoming release was measured against strict standards to ensure that human authorship was established and maintained throughout the game’s complex production. Certification allows Charm Games to display the ProudlyHuman™ trust mark on the game’s artwork and promotional materials. Its organization-level certification also allows the studio to promote itself as the world’s first ProudlyHuman™ gaming studio.

“As with all creative industries, AI has run rampant through the video game industry,” said Dr. Alan Finkel, Proudly Human Chairman. 

The CEO of Proudly Human, Trevor Woods, said, “The creators behind the games we have certified deserve recognition for their art, and players are entitled to a label that allows them to confidently choose human-created games. Our world-first partnership with Charm Games sets us up to be able to support the future of the industry.” 

At the recent Steam NextFest, players and industry insiders alike were concerned about the rise of AI in the industry. More than one-in-three of the approximately 8000 demos submitted to the event featured generative AI disclosures. Game developers have expressed concern about creative ownership, while players have voiced disappointment with low quality and a lack of overall creativity with the use of generative AI. 

“In partnering with Proudly Human, our goal is to cut through the noise and debate about AI use in game development with a clear standard for what makes a human-created game,” said Alan Jernigan, Studio Director at Charm Games. “Players have been loud and clear that they want games to be expressions of human creativity, and as a studio we want that too. Our hope is this certification can be a mark of trust for players, letting them know that we’re on the same page.”

About Charm Games
Based in Vancouver, BC, Charm Games is an award-winning independent studio creating beautiful, thoughtful adventures that invite curiosity, surprise, and delight. With roots in VR, the studio has expanded into PC and console games, bringing forward its deep experience in creating for players who value world-building, immersion, and user experience (or maybe “visual storytelling”). Small but mighty, Charm Games is built on respect, collaboration, rigorous playtesting, and creative care, bringing magic into every world it creates.

About Proudly Human
Proudly Human is the international certification body that verifies and labels human-created content, services and products. The Proudly Human™ trust mark is similar in spirit to Certified Organic or Fairtrade certification. It gives audiences the information they need to choose between human-created work and AI-generated content. 

*AI had no role in the authorship of this media release.