Concerned Ape?

[Atlessa]

I just saw this game on Youtube, and my immediate first reaction was "Oh, that must be the new game Concerned Ape is working on."
Imagine my surprise when I learned I was wrong.

I gotta ask, is he involved with this game in any way?

[n0ph0bia]

Don't think so, CA is likely focused on "Haunted Chocolatier" been working on that for awhile. But I'm not a dev :) ....

[Great Sage Equal of Heaven]

Not hard to see why you asked the question. This game is ripping off Stardew harder than Rimworld ripped off Prison Architect

[Atlessa]

Originally posted by Prosecutor Godot:

Not hard to see why you asked the question. This game is ripping off Stardew harder than Rimworld ripped off Prison Architect

Yeah, yeah. And Quake ripped off doom.
And Half-Life ripped off Quake
And Halo ripped off Half-Life
And Mass Effect ripped off Halo.

Everything is a rip off if you look hard enough. That's NOT why I asked.

On that note: The Rimworld team has PERMISSION from the Prison Architect devs to use that same artstyle.
THAT is why I asked. I wanted to know if this team had some form of cooperation with Concerned Ape, maybe even hired him as their artist, since the style is so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ similar.

As the old saying goes: imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

[ProbablyLobsters]

Pretty sure the Dev is just heavily inspired by Stardew and the look of that game. which would make sense..I Imagine CA inspired alot of small time devs with his amount of success and simplistic artstyle. Plus naturally that look will draw in Stardew fans as well. Unlike that Zoo game on here that straight up "traced" his style before getting called out on it and had to change everything, but still kinda looks alot like Stardew lol.

With that being said gameplay wise it has a longggg way to go before its Stardew levels. You cant even really interact with the NPCS atm to form any sort of relationships, so it basically renders the entire point of owning an Inn and getting to know the community lowkey pointless. because youre just having the same interactions day in day out with no reward.

[ZakTheFallen]

Honestly, if there's one thing this game should have taken from Stardew, it's that item drops happen quick, and get pulled to you in a reasonable amount of time. Not having that is kind of jarring, when time is such a crucial asset in this time.

[hankypanky]

games the same like Stardew (Stardew copied Harvest Moon/Rune Factory) are there for a very long time, but Travellers Rest has taken a close look at Graveyard Keeper and copied a lot from there, they must be Graveyard Keepers fans.. but this is great! ^^