AI driving game demo costs developers more than $1,000 a day to run

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  Easy Fox says it is spending more than $1,000 a day on AI services to keep the demo of Teach My Little Sister How To Drive running.

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  The studio says demo players grew more than twentyfold over the past month, increasing operating costs.

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  Easy Fox has taken out a bank loan to help maintain the demo.

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  The studio says financial pressure could force it to close the demo before the full game is released, but it has not made that decision.

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  Easy Fox plans to include expected AI use in the game’s price and says players will not pay separately for their individual token use.

Who

Easy Fox, the four-person development team behind Teach My Little Sister How To Drive.

What

The studio says AI services for the game’s demo cost more than $1,000 a day. It has taken out a bank loan to help keep the demo running.

When

The demo’s player count grew more than twentyfold over the past month. The demo was released in February.

Where

The demo is available on Steam.

Why

Players’ use of the AI chatbot has increased operating costs.

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