Steam Next Fest 2026 has more than double the number of demos than last year, but how much of it is generative 'AI slop'?
“With the full count coming to more than double last year's event, concerns about generative AI 'slop', plagiarism, and discoverability are circulating”
What happened
Steam's demo festival opened with 8,202 playable demos, more than twice last year's count. One indie studio cancelled its demo for fear that AI tools would be used to copy the game before it came out.