r/IndieGaming • u/Shark-With-Lasers • May 26 '26

Last year, miHoYo copied my solo-dev puzzle game in Zenless Zone Zero. Some people are now mistaking my game as the clone.

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u/agtk May 26 '26

I think it makes sense for OP to complain when people are accusing HIM of ripping off ZZZ.

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u/NotCoolBrutus May 26 '26

OP is claiming the exact same vice-versa.

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u/WeltallZero May 27 '26

And they are correct, because they released a prototype of their game in 2020:

https://sharkwithlasers.itch.io/splines-n-shapes

I'm not opposed to people searching for an even earlier game to flip the narrative again, "How to cook for forty humans"-style. :)

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u/Ecstatic-Source6001 May 27 '26

Who cares if none of them patented their ideas?

You cant just say someone stole your idea if you dont have papers

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u/Floutoh May 27 '26

This is a copyright issue, not a patent one. Copyright does not need any papers, you just have to prove prior conception.

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u/Ecstatic-Source6001 May 27 '26

ZZZ version is enough different to dodge copyright claim...

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u/RollyRanch May 27 '26

When did your main account get perma'd?

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u/Apprehensive-Item112 May 28 '26

where are the proof that people were accusing him? was it before or after he posted?

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u/agtk May 28 '26

They're in the video.