There are few game developers quite like Lucas Pope. He created two of our favorite games of the 2010s with Papers, Please and The Return of the Obra Dinn, and practically created two brand new genres, too. Since that grand success, he’s released some understated titles, including flash games and the Playdate-exclusive Mars After Midnight, but nothing on Steam. However, in a new podcast appearance, he’s said that he’s worried about announcing his next project because of AI.
Veteran indie developer scared to reveal new game in case it gets “slurped up by AI”
7 April 20260

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