Game Devs Just Started Pulling Their Demos Off Steam

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Indie developers are pulling demos from Steam Next Fest because they’re afraid their games will be copied before release. From a needle in a haystack to prototypes cloned from a single GIF, we look at what AI has changed, where inspiration becomes theft, and what players lose when developers stop sharing their work.

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00:00 The Demos You Can't Play
01:10 Why Devs Are Pulling Out
06:12 Clone on Clone Violence
08:20 A GIF Is Enough
14:56 Devs Can't Afford to Hide
17:05 The Games We'll Never Get

Sources:
https://steamdb.info/stats/mostwished/

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https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/5085740/view/716793092553835480

https://store.steampowered.com/app/5450560/Escape_the_Walls/

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https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/sega-sues-over-road-rage