AI-Generated Copycat Rushed Out Before The Original Indie Game As ‘Revenge’

Kotaku | 25.03.2026 17:22
An AI-generated copycat version of a work-in-progress indie game has generated a justifiable wave of outrage in Japan, as the ease with which the plagiarized game was generated has developers concerned about the future implications of sharing their projects online. In response, the creator, if you can technically call them one, of the rip-off has attempted to defend their plagiarized game as “revenge,” as the developer behind the original game had previously created a Palworld/Pokémon crossover game.