Indie game dev known as 'Asset Jesus' has their The Sims-style cozy game copied by another developer: "Please don't just copy my game"

An indie developer whose prolific creation of free-to-use dev tools saw them gain the name 'Asset Jesus' within their community says that they're the latest creator to have their work all-but stolen by another developer.

Developer Kenney Vleugels is working on a Sims-style diorama game called MakeRoom. Vleugels, who is also a prolific asset creator who allows other developers to use their work, unveiled the game earlier this year, and has released a demo available via Steam and Itch.io. In a post earlier today, however, they highlighted another game, Flora Corner, and the massive similarities between the two titles.

It is absolutely disheartening to see my game get copied to such a degree, down to the little sounds. I give a lot to the community, but please don't just copy my game. This just sucks to see, it rips the fun out of being creative. 💔 https://t.co/DOfFeAutAIJuly 1, 2024

Flora Corner is another Sims-style diorama game, but Vleguels says "it's not just another game where you decorate rooms. So many elements are directly copied; the environment, UI, effects, sounds, toolbar, animations." In their original tweet, they also say that it's "absolutely disheartening to see my game get copied to such a degree."

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