Super Zoo Story May Take Too Much Inspiration From Stardew Valley
A new life slice-of-life simulation game called Super Zoo Story is getting called out by fans for potentially copying Stardew Valley, with much of the art looking the same as the well-loved farming title. Similar to games like Planet Zoo, Super Zoo Story focuses on creating and running a zoo filled with a variety of different animals. Super Zoo Story is currently in development by the Super Zoo Story Team and has a speculated release window of some time in 2023.
Stardew Valley has had an unprecedented amount of success ever since its initial release back in 2016. Many game developers have taken note of the new standard Stardew Valley has created in the simulation genre, with many AAA titles like Story of Seasons even adding mechanics introduced in the indie game. Many recent farming and slice-of-life indie titles have also tried to replicate the success of Stardew Valley, including Kynseed and Little Witch in the Woods. However, these games each maintain an original overall design and story, while Super Zoo Story seems to be struggling to do the same.
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Super Zoo Story is currently facing an onslaught of criticism from Stardew Valley fans, who have noticed many of the assets look as if they were directly pulled from Stardew Valley. As quoted by Twitter user gamer_alex, «There is a huge difference between being inspired and copying and pasting with a few changes.» As reported by GameRant, even Stardew Valley's creator ConcernedApe agrees Super Zoo Story has «taken it a little too far» voicing his concern that the game could be mistaken for his own work. When looking at assets in Super Zoo Story and comparing them to Stardew Valley's, it
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