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I spent 2+ years and all my personal savings making this game (alone). I love survival games, but i also like cooking.. so how about survival game with realistic cooking & eating animations?

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Even its naming conventions, “the short snow” is basically a clone of “The Long Dark”

I don’t know if the devs at Hinterland should be flattered or appalled. I wonder how their lawyers will feel about it.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Does it really look like a threat?

But it doesn't matter. A similar naming convention isn't infringement. A clone is almost never infringement. There are loads of fan reimaginings, spiritual successors, etc, that obliquely reference their inspiration material. Unless the name is so similar it will cause confusion, there's no case.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It just seems kinda lame, weak and tasteless to me. TLD is a game that is still releasing content, it’s not like it’s an homage to game from the past, it’s a blatant knockoff, like tracing artwork and saying “I made this”.

I spend a lot of money on steam, almost entirely on indie projects, I’m typically happy to support anyone making something new and interesting. If people support this project and buy it, good for them, but I don’t fuck with it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Except straight up cloning a game takes a crazy amount of work, and making something similar with your own ideas is what the overwhelming majority of progress in gaming is.

I'm not saying this game is or isn't worth it, but it absolutely isn't unethical in any way to do your own version of a game you like with your own opinions on how the game should work shining through. Complaining about this is comparable to the guys who sued epic thinking they were entitled to the battle royale concept they didn't invent.

You own your complete package, and your assets. You don't own the concepts inside it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago

OP has been spamming it across multiple communities with links to its steam page