Midjourney

Can I use Midjourney images in a game I sell?

Yes, on any paid plan, with two catches. Midjourney's terms say you own the images you create, and that ownership continues if you cancel. But a company (or its employee) earning over US$1,000,000 a year must be on Pro or Mega. Images you upscale from other users stay theirs. Steam's Content Survey covers AI-generated art.

This summarises Midjourney's published terms and help docs on the date shown. It isn't legal advice; for a decision about your game, talk to a lawyer. Checked Thu 22 Oct 2026.

Plan by plan

Source: Midjourney plans · Checked Thu 22 Oct 2026

The rules that catch people out

1. The US$1M company rule. The Terms (effective 27 May 2026): "If you are a company or any employee of a company with more than $1,000,000 USD a year in revenue, you must be subscribed to a 'Pro' or 'Mega' plan to own Your Assets." The help article says "a business grossing more than $1,000,000 USD a year". Whether revenue is counted per company or group, and for which year: Not stated by vendor. source
2. Cancelling is fine. "Your ownership of the Assets you created persists even if in subsequent months You downgrade or cancel Your membership." source
3. Upscaling other people's images. "If you upscale an image that another user created, that image belongs to the original creator, not you." You need their permission to use it. source
4. Public by default. "By default, Your Content is publicly viewable and remixable." Stealth Mode is only on Pro and Mega, on a "best efforts" basis, and doesn't cover shared spaces such as Discord rooms. In practice, art for an unannounced game made on Basic or Standard can be seen by others before you reveal it. source
5. A licence back to Midjourney. You grant Midjourney a "perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, sublicensable no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable copyright license" over your inputs and the Assets you produce. source
6. No warranty, and you indemnify them. Assets are provided "AS IS", with no warranty of "NON-INFRINGEMENT", and you indemnify Midjourney against third-party claims arising from your use of the Services and Assets. source
7. No copyright guidance. "Midjourney cannot offer guidance on copyright matters." It recommends a lawyer for specific questions. source

Credit

Attribution requirement: Not stated by vendor in the Terms or the commercial-use help article. source

Store disclosure

Steam's Content Survey asks about AI-generated content that ships with your game and is consumed by players, "such as artwork, sound, narrative, localization". Pre-generated content is reviewed against your promise that the game is "consistent with your marketing materials", so treat capsule and store art the same way. source

Alternatives with different terms

• ChatGPT: Yes. For concept images and coding help on one subscription; OpenAI's terms assign Output to you on every plan, including Free, but similar output can go to other users.
• Leonardo.Ai: Yes. For general concept art and icon ideas; free-tier output can be used commercially but is public and Leonardo holds rights to it, while paid plans give you ownership.
• Scenario: Paid plans only. For studios that want custom style models trained on their own art; commercial use needs a paid plan (free output is personal/evaluation only).
• Layer: Yes. For studios that want style-trained generation with no per-seat fees; the pricing page lists a commercial licence for all users.
• PixelLab: Yes. For 2D devs who need pixel-art sprites, rotations and animations; outputs are usable commercially on every plan, but its terms bar training other models on them.
• Retro Diffusion: Yes. For pixel-art devs who want pay-per-image pricing with no subscription; the site says all output is yours for commercial use.

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