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Indie game devs are getting extorted by AI

Lost Relic Games's upload has reached 68.7K views — about 7.4× the ≈9.3K this channel typically draws at the same age.

Key facts

  • •7.4x Lost Relic Games's own 90-day median — this channel normally draws about 9.3K views at the same age.
  • •68.7K views so far, published 14 days ago.
  • •Category: Gaming · Language: en · Quality: HD
  • •"Breakout" is measured against this exact channel's trailing 90-day median at matching video age — not a generic niche average.

Updated 2026-10-03 19:50 UTC

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View trajectory

Views this upload has gathered since it published, last measured about 168h in — from our own tracking.

0h 7d after publish 68.7K views

Published Oct 3, 2026 · 14 days ago. How breakouts are measured →

From the creator

Game devs have received extortion emails by scammers who are using AI to clone their games, demanding money or they will beat them to launch. Wild stuff. Wishlist my game https://store.steampowered.com/app/1081830/Blood_And_Mead/ #gamedev #indiedev

Category: Gaming · Language: en · Quality: HD

Topics: Casual game · Role-playing video game · Video game culture

Tags: gamedev, indie dev, ai games, game dev is blackmailed, game dev drama, steam, fake games, fable, astra

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