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Moonlighter studio won't host a public playtest of its next game due to rampant AI-led cloning: 'We know we're not the only developers feeling this way'

The studio behind the Moonlighter series has announced it will no longer host a public playtest for its forthcoming roguelike due to fears it will be "reverse-engineered, cloned and published".

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Digital Sun Games, the studio behind the Moonlighter series, announced it will cancel a public playtest for its upcoming roguelike, ReVamp, citing concerns that the build could be reverse‑engineered, cloned and published. The decision follows a surge of AI‑generated clones appearing on Steam, Roblox and mobile app stores after the release of Claude Opus 5.5. Marketing manager Israel Mallén said sharing the build with tens of thousands of players is too risky while the launch is still months away. ReVamp, described as a “tower defense‑vania” roguelike, is slated for release in March 2027.

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