A redditor claims to have found a horrifying, AI-generated, multi-limbed figure in a rental house listing photo and it's exactly the sort of Phasmophobia-style jump scare I didn't need this morning

A redditor claims to have found a horrifying, AI-generated, multi-limbed figure in a rental house listing photo and it’s exactly the sort of Phasmophobia-style jump scare I didn’t need this morning | PC Gamer Skip to main content Open menu Close main menu PC Gamer THE GLOBAL AUTHORITY ON PC GAMES US Edition UK US Canada Australia Subscribe Sign in View Profile Sign out Search Search PC Gamer Games Hardware News Reviews Guides Video Forum More PC Gaming Show PC Gamer Clips Software Codes Coupons Movies & TV Magazine Newsletter Affiliate links Meet the team Community guidelines About PC Gamer PC Gamer Magazine SubscriptionWhy subscribe?Subscribe to the world’s #1 PC gaming magTry a single issue or save on a subscriptionIssues delivered straight to your door or device From$1Subscribe now Don’t miss these AI A human software engineer rejected an AI agent’s code change request, only for the AI agent to retaliate by publishing an ‘angry’ blog about him AI This space MMO was coded by AI, is played by AI, and all us meatbags can do is watch them AI Google has published a list of ways AI is currently being used by threat actors to more efficiently hack you Sim Understandable AI paranoia has inspired a developer to change the handcrafted character art in its upcoming sim: ‘They look a bit AI’ AI Japanese toilet manufacturer reportedly ‘most undervalued and overlooked’ beneficiary of AI boom AI In its brave quest to never learn a single thing from science fiction, Meta has patented a literally ghoulish AI that keeps you posting long after you’re dead and gone AI ‘The AI era is no longer a distant promise; it is a present reality,’ Google declares in a report that also claims its AI principles are the ‘north star standards’ Gaming Industry Over 50% of game developers now think generative AI is bad for the industry, a dramatic increase from just 2 years ago: ‘I’d rather quit the industry than use generative AI’ AI New research suggests folks are relying on ‘outdated visual cues’ to identify AI-generated faces—but I did get 14/20 on the test AI Judging by the GPT-4o situation, game developers will have a big problem if they get serious about AI chatbot NPCs Final Fantasy This Final Fantasy 14 player house looks shockingly close to my favorite Phasmophobia map despite being made entirely of regular FF14 props AI AI-assisted hacking group hits targets with a complicated ‘social engineering’ scam that involves deepfaked CEOs, spoofed Zoom calls and a malicious troubleshooting program AI Google’s new AI ‘world model’ has seemingly spooked videogame investors, but it’s hard to know what it will actually lead to AI Moltbook is like Reddit but only AI agents are allowed—though after spending hours trawling through threads, it looks more like a huge, unhinged roleplay server to me Gaming Industry ‘We will f*ck up’: The publisher of Against the Storm and Manor Lords is committed to keeping generative AI out, but it’s easier said than done PopularNEW: PC Gamer Clips!Arc RaidersBest PC gearFalloutGame Quizzes Software AI A redditor claims to have found a horrifying, AI-generated, multi-limbed figure in a rental house listing photo and it’s exactly the sort of Phasmophobia-style jump scare I didn’t need this morning News By Andy Edser published 20 February 2026 Why you so spooky, AI? 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From first-look trailers, interviews, reviews and explainers, we’ve got you covered. Signup + Once a month SFX Get sneak previews, exclusive competitions and details of special events each month! Signup + An account already exists for this email address, please log in. Subscribe to our newsletter Picture the scene: You’re scrolling away through rental property photos late at night, trying to sort through the ambitious photography and overly-cheery copy to find somewhere new to live.This one’s too small. This one’s too expensive. This one… this one looks pretty good, actually. I wonder if the bathroom’s a good size. Yep, full tub, integrated units and… HOLY MOLY.Looking through pictures of a rental house. from r/WeirdYep, that’s an AI-generated demon alright (via Futurism). Redditor jininberry claims to have found the photo while scrolling through rental property listings, and the more you stare at it, the more it reveals itself to be wrong on all sorts of levels. 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