In the past few hours, a mobile game for iOS and Android that has morphed into a cheeky clone of Unpacking, the popular puzzle game in which you can compute many household objects has come to the PC, Xbox and switch digital stores late last year. It was so successful that a clone of Witch Beam’s work didn’t take long to reach mobile phones, a title that became a phenomenon in both the App Store and Google Play that made its way to the top-selling apps of both platforms. In the face of such insolence (and anger generated by the original original creators), the game was denouncePlagiarism has already been removed in both App Stores.
Community support pays off
“If you’ve recently seen an ad for a game eerily similar to Unpacking on mobile, it’s not our game. However, they seem to want to make it look what it is!” Witch Beam wrote on her official Twitter account, warning the community not to fall into the trap. This Unpacking clone has been advertised on huge social networks like Instagram or TikTok.
We just wanted to thank you for the tremendous support in the few hours since we wrote this thread. This means a lot to us. As an update, Apple has removed the app, although it is still on the Google Play Store.
Thanks again for your interest in our game ❤️ https://t.co/5TWIfo5hLl
– Unload your broken maintenance! (UnpackingALife) January 25 2022
“It’s frustrating for a small team like ours to see content that we’ve spent years planning, optimizing and creating by hand, hastily reproducing it into an opportunistic, ad-ridden app just three months after we launched,” the creators wrote.
However, after repeated complaints from Witch Beam and overwhelming support from the gaming community, Apple and Google were forced to remove the Unpacking clone app from both download platforms. In short, a happy ending to the creators of Unpacking with the support of the community of players.
Don’t miss our Unpacking review where we concluded that “Witch Beam brings charm and authenticity to simple yet effective gameplay: open chests, pick up items, and place them wherever possible”. »
source | Witch Ray
