Glad my choice of engines I made 6 years ago won't be an issue :)
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Hardly should, I think it's more that some engines are evolving into something else with time. I used to use Notion extensively before they pivoted into more of an AI service, which is disheartening. Honor system's been applied to your case, and as long as we don't find damning proof that you/anyone else is lying, you're all set!
I’m sorry but I feel like we’re being put under a lot of scrutiny here for making a game in an engine we’ve used as a team for years now. Are other teams being questioned as hard as we are? Asking if we intentionally used Phaser because it’s used for vibe coding doesn’t sit right with me. No. We used Phaser because that’s what we have used (without AI) since the start. Every engine can be vibe coded in.
None of the scrutiny is targeted. If your Discord handle had been somehow visible/you were easier to reach, this question would have been asked privately, and not on the review page.
Regarding whether or not this was specific or general scrutiny:
This round, one embedded an AI usage disclaimer into their credits in-game, but that was most likely an unintentional submission, as they took themselves out of the rankings once they were asked by another jammer, before I even got to them. Another clearly not for HAGJ, and made with AI game insisted on being included. Every run, we have people trying to skirt around the rules, which is why the AI rule has become far stricter.
As for process as to how questions are asked:
I checked through every game disclaimer from entries. I scanned every game, and only noticed "Made with Phaser" once I went ahead and played your game last night. Its one of the engines that are developing more and more towards AI usage, and I can't know what extent your team may or may not have used i t. If this had been a Native-AI engine, I would not have asked, only informed of a disqualification (since that is definitely against the rules), but there is always a chance that you didn't use any AI at all since Phaser is not.
When your teammate came forward and said they haven't, I have no reason to disbelieve them.
The additional statement from me about honor system applies to everyone, and wasn't targeted to you specifically. As a jam runner that is only trying to keep the jam fair with limited resources, I do apologize that the initial question held bias. I hope you will see this as a concern managed and already put behind us, and not a targeted experience.
I'm also happy to address any further concerns in DMs on Discord: @tuile