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Indie Studios Restrict Demos Amid AI-Copying Fears

Indie Studios Restrict Demos Amid AI-Copying Fears

WHO YOU and Alliance Arts shifted to a lottery-based playtest, Digital Sun is keeping ReVamp’s first playtest private, and YNOT temporarily pulled Spookitchen’s demo after learning of an AI-assisted clone. Reports of threats and payment demands remain anecdotal, so the scale of the problem is uncertain.

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Updated Oct 20, 2026