Daria Sokolova

Game designer based in Stockholm, now consulting for AI-native game studios after seven years at Massive Entertainment (Ubisoft), where she led systems design on open-world environments for The Division 2. Left to explore procedural and AI-generated world design full-time in 2024. Writes about the gap between what world-generation AI promises and what it actually delivers in a shipped product.

2 comparisons by Daria Sokolova.

• AI World Tools — Reviews
• Creator Workflows
• Indie Game Economics
• AI World Tools — Reviews

• Best 2D Game Engines in 2026: 6 Compared for Indie Devs

  October 7, 2026

  Six 2D game engines compared on licence cost, coding model, web build size and platform reach, with a clear pick for indie developers and the one-line reason to choose each.

• Veo Alternatives: 4 AI Video Engines Worth a Prompt

  July 15, 2026

  Veo's native audio and physics-accurate motion set the bar, but its 8-second cap and per-second API pricing send a lot of creators looking elsewhere. Here are four veo alternatives worth testing.