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The AI SLOP Tsunami just hit Steam...

Lost Relic Games's upload has reached 34.1K views — about 3.4× the ≈10.1K this channel typically draws at the same age.

Key facts

  • •3.4x Lost Relic Games's own 90-day median — this channel normally draws about 10.1K views at the same age.
  • •34.1K views so far, published 10h 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 2026-10-24 21:10 UTC

Video thumbnail: The AI SLOP Tsunami just hit Steam...
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View trajectory

Views this upload has gathered since it published, last measured about 6h in — from our own tracking.

0h 6h after publish 34.1K views

Published Oct 24, 2026 · 10h ago. How breakouts are measured →

From the creator

Well, this turned out about how we expected. The Steam next fest just kicked off, an event to celebrate indie games. But it's been tarnished by a an ocean of ai slop games. Wishlist my non-slop game here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1081830/Blood_And_Mead #gamedev #indiegame

Category: Gaming · Language: en · Quality: HD

Topics: Action-adventure game · Casual game · Video game culture

Tags: Steam next fest, ai slop, game dev, indie games, indie dev, ai, claude, codex, real vs ai games, opus 5, astra, steam

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