# Indie developers are hiding their games as AI clones show up within days

For years, indie developers found their audience by showing a game early. A growing number of them now say that same habit is how they lose the game before it ever launches.The most recent case is Alliance Arts. The studio had intended to release a public demo of Drunken Goddess Reflex, a Russian Ro

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| Published | 20 October 2026 |

Source: https://egamers.io/indie-developers-are-hiding-their-games-as-ai-clones-show-up-within-days/