Direct AI game screens vs controlled game screens: what changed?

Strong image models can already produce polished game UI screenshots. The harder question is whether those screenshots are useful as production evidence. I tested six common game-screen cases two ways: a direct prompt baseline a controlled workflow using a screen brief, layout contract, style contract, IP/lookalike gate, locked prompt, review score, revision prompt, and implementation notes The six cases were: match-3 HUD card battle tower defense SLG map roguelike reward narrative choice The re