Publisher apologizes for 'lack of research' after releasing an obvious Unpacking clone
pcgamer.comA mobile clone of Unpacking, the popular indie game in which you organize pixel art stuff, was quickly removed from the iOS App Store and Google Play Store after the original game's developer, Witch Beam Games, called it out on Twitter. Egor Vaihanski, CEO of the ripoff game's publisher, apologized in a statement to Kotaku, citing a «lack of research» into the clone developer's submission.
«The game clearly resembles 'Unpacking' and this resemblance goes way beyond the game title. We messed up and we apologize,» Vaihanski said.
The clone is called Unpacking Master, a title anyone could easily Google to check for similar games, and it looks incredibly similar to Witch Beam Games' Unpacking. Unpacking, the original one, doesn't have a mobile version at the moment, and Unpacking Master was probably created to capitalize on that. The 2D game features the same mundane, household rooms filled with shelves and drawers to place stuff in. You can see the similarities in a <a href=«https://twitter.com/UnpackingALife/status/1485791778532114433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1485791778532114433%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.polygon.com%2F22900738%2Funpacking-apple-ios-app-store-clone» target="_blank" data-url=«https://twitter.com/UnpackingALife/status/1485791778532114433?ref_src=» https: www.pcgamer.com>Witch Beam Games' tweet
which compares Unpacking directly with the clone.
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