No one is going to STEAL your Game Idea, unless...

Indie developers often fear that sharing their game ideas will lead to theft, but this fear is largely unfounded. Every developer already has more ideas than they can build, and a bare idea without execution detail has little value. The only real-world scenario where copying occurs is when a game becomes massively successful — like Thronfall — and even then it's a clone of the finished product, not a stolen pitch. For most developers, obscurity is the far greater threat. The practical advice: talk about your game openly, build an audience early, and don't let secrecy sabotage discoverability.