Saw Titanic Escape Simulator and thought, “Wow, this looks great?” Don’t mean to spoil the fun, but it’s kind of fake

Not really sure where it came from, but I think we’ve all seen it by now. Titanic Escape Simulator popped up out of nowhere, surfaced all over the internet, and at first glance, looked pretty stunning – and we all fell for it. These days, things like that’s easy to miss, but that’s actually what tipped me off. The whole video (let’s call it a “trailer”) was AI-generated, and I wouldn’t be surprised if the game never even launches, or if it does, ends up looking completely different.

How Titanic Escape Simulator fooled us all

It’s kind of hard to believe someone would actually make a Titanic Escape Simulator, but then again, this genre has seen some pretty wild ideas. I mean, just look at Schedule I, My Summer Car, or PowerWash Simulator. There are even a bunch of Titanic-themed puzzle or adventure games on mobile already. So this shouldn't be that surprising.

AI-generated videos these days can look almost real, or in some cases, too real. So when you see something like that posing as a trailer, and it’s not from a big-name studio, it’s pretty safe to assume it’s not legit. The odds of a small indie dev pulling off something that looks that realistic are super slim. Plus, if you really think about it, the “trailer” was kind of generic. No voice acting, no text, just a bunch of random cinematic shots with music slapped on top. And if you look closer, the way people move and run really does feel AI-made.

Source: Titanic Escape Simulator

Another important thing: Titanic Escape Simulator doesn’t even have a Steam page. It’s only been “announced” on the PlayStation Store, and let’s be real, that platform is unfortunately full of sketchy games. Sony’s had its fair share of issues spotting low-effort or shady things on there.

The PlayStation Store is packed with cheap knock-offs of popular games. Just look at what happened with R.E.P.O. It blew up on Steam back in March, and it didn’t take long for cheap clones to start popping up on the PS Store. Some of them are still even up there.

Source: PlayStation Store

When you check out the Titanic Escape Simulator page on the PS Store, things get even clearer. The game’s description looks made by AI too. There’s no gameplay footage, no screenshots, not even that “trailer” that was floating around online.

If you look up the publisher, you’ll see all their games have a pretty clear pattern. They’re all cheap simulator games with AI-crafted key art and pretty low player ratings, so the actual games probably look way worse than their cover art suggests. Just take a look at Schoolboy Escape, Knight Sim Life, or Cyberpunk Samurai for examples. What’s even worse is that this publisher has a long list of games, so it looks like people are actually falling for it and buying them.

• PS Store / PlayStation Store
• AI / Artificial Intelligence
• simulator games