# Large Language Models and Games: a survey and roadmap

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- evidence: inspection=metadata_checked, execution=not_run, review=unreviewed
- categories: T18 · tags: level:frontier, survey, llm, games
- updated: 2026-10-18T01:20:04.165Z
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Source: https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.18659

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Evidence claims:
- [upstream_claim] Abstract: surveys applications of LLMs in and for games, identifies the roles LLMs can take within a game, and discusses underexplored areas and limitations. · locator: abstract · source: https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.18659
- [upstream_claim] Research review verdict at export: reviewed (as of 2026-10-17). Recorded by the research pipeline, not a hub review outcome; evidence.review stays unreviewed until an independent reviewer records one.

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