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REPORT - Indie dev says 505 Games stole game idea for How to Survive, turns out to be a big conicidence
How to Survive: 505 Games accused of ‘blatant theft’ of indie dev’s game
The team behind indie survival sim Roam has accused 505 Games of ‘blatant theft’ of its product, producing an alleged offer of publication pre-dating the announcement of How to Survive, which it claims bears uncanny similarities.
In a Kickstarter update, creator Ryan Sharr described himself as acting as a “whistleblower”, alleging Roam and How to Survive have comparable gameplay mechanics and “a shockingly similar art style”.
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UPDATE: That's how things started out, but now the indie dev has gone through with another Kickstarter update detailing how all of this was a big misunderstanding. You can check that out here.
The team behind indie survival sim Roam has accused 505 Games of ‘blatant theft’ of its product, producing an alleged offer of publication pre-dating the announcement of How to Survive, which it claims bears uncanny similarities.
In a Kickstarter update, creator Ryan Sharr described himself as acting as a “whistleblower”, alleging Roam and How to Survive have comparable gameplay mechanics and “a shockingly similar art style”.
UPDATE: That's how things started out, but now the indie dev has gone through with another Kickstarter update detailing how all of this was a big misunderstanding. You can check that out here.