Unpacking rip-off pulled from app stores - but only after topping charts
eurogamer.netA blatant copy of brilliant indie game Unpacking has today been pulled from iPhone and Google Play stores — but only after it topped their most-downloaded charts.
Anger at the clone's success spilled over last night, as Unpacking's official Twitter account flagged the rip-off to followers and made clear it was nothing to do with the game's original creators.
Hundreds of fans had reported the app, which is fuelled by microtransactions, to the Unpacking team. But Apple and Google seemingly only took action after the high-profile thread was widely-shared overnight — and today, other clones still exist.
«If you've happened to catch an ad for a suspiciously similar-looking game to Unpacking on mobile recently, please know that this is not our game,» the official Unpacking account explained. «They sure seem to want to give the impression that it is, though!
»While we've seen many imitators already, usually they don't get much traction. This one however is currently at the top of the charts for free games on iOS due to tons of advertising on TikTok and Instagram.
It's demoralising for a small team like ours to see content we spent literally years planning, refining and handcrafting be hastily reproduced in an opportunistic ad-riddled app a mere 3 months after our launch. pic.twitter.com/vuPe58RP1e
«It's demoralising for a small team like ours to see content we spent literally years planning, refining and handcrafting be hastily reproduced in an opportunistic ad-riddled app a mere 3 months after our launch,» the account continued.
«We're a tiny indie team and even with the success we have achieved, we still don't have the resources to pursue companies trying to use our game's distinct look and feel to make a quick buck. We
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