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Developer gets Steam game assets stolen by Play Store copycat

by caxco93 on 4/12/24, 3:59 PM with 9 comments

• by dexwiz on 4/12/24, 4:07 PM

  This seems really common to be honest. I wouldn't be surprised if there are shops specifically aimed at doing this. I have followed a few indie games where this has happened. Its seems really risky to do a PC only release now, because its only a matter of time before it gets stolen and put on mobile if you are even only moderately successful.

  What shocks me is it seems like small creators can have their work destroyed by a single DMCA complaint, but blatant copies like this are ignored.

• by wumeow on 4/12/24, 5:15 PM

  Everyone in that thread is suggesting he lawyer up, but the copycat is almost certainly in China so that’s a waste of time. The best he can hope for is to get it taken off the Play Store.

• by spywaregorilla on 4/12/24, 4:20 PM

  A bit unrelated but does it jive with people's expectations that this game sold 50k copies (~$700k?) in early access and is considered only moderately successful by the poster?