ReVamp Drops Its Public Steam Playtest Over AI Clone Fears, Discord Test Starts October 29 - Shane the Gamer
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If you hit the request button on ReVamp’s Steam page, you’re not getting in this month. Digital Sun, the studio behind Moonlighter and Cataclismo, had planned a public Steam playtest for ReVamp near the end of October. After many players signed up, it changed course and opted to begin with a smaller test on Discord. The reason is a new one. It’s AI cloning. The studio announced the change across Steam, X and Bluesky. It says it’s spooked by games getting copied and shipped before the real thing even exists. According to Game Developer, the smaller test will run as a “more contained” playtest through its Discord server starting on October 29. Some players are sympathetic, others are annoyed about losing their spot, and plenty are asking whether this is where every indie demo ends up:ReVamp’s Discord playtest opens in waves from October 29Signing up on Steam won’t do it anymore. Kotaku reports that Digital Sun adds that you can still sign up for the Discord playtest ahead of October 29. Access won’t open all at once, either. Discord access to the first playtest will be granted in waves starting October 29.
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