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AI game clones are making indie developers afraid to show their work
Alliance Arts cancelled its public Drunken Goddess Reflux demo, which has more than twenty-five thousand Steam wishlists; closed online playtests replace it.
On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on Late Night BBNPublished
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- First reported by Ars Technica: “AI game clones are making indie developers afraid to show their work”, with reporting from PC Gamer.
- Covered on BBN on Monday, October 19, 2026, at 11:34 PM ET on Late Night BBN, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.
- Topics: AI.
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Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentSteam Next Fest now has more than eight thousand demos, up from around four thousand in June, and some studios are pulling theirs over fears of AI clones.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the festival doubled, and the safest demo is the one nobody can play.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentSports is next, and Rex, I assume you have a clone of your bench.
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