is this a ripp off of core keeper?

[Rerun]

this looks like blatant plagiarism. Am I wrong? what is the story here?

[Honorable_D]

Is Crash Team Racing a rip-off of Mario Kart? Was Sonic a rip-off of Mario? Is Roblox a rip-off of Minecraft? Is Palworld a rip-off of Pokemon?

Come on dude. Who cares? If they can't be sued in a court of law for straight up stealing another games assets, then everything is fine.

[Oobfiche]

Another thing is that, You cant copyright game mechanics. Only licensed code, art and assets/meshes/models can be unless stated otherwise. Any game can be 2.5D, any game can be a factory simulator. But the difference for here is that Return from Core is more factory oriented than Core Keeper as Core Keeper is more of like Terraria with the whole kill a series of bosses.

There needs to be more games like this with their own flare, it does not matter if its a "ripoff" or a "clone"

[Rerun]

This is a case of, I know it when I see it. Legal action? How about honor. Tencent companies don't care and are always stealing stuff. Just pointing out a company from a terrible culture stealing IP. Core Keeper is an amazing game and I am pointing out a company that is copying this game because they have no creativity left in them.

[Oobfiche]

This game is'int made or published by Tencent, Tanxun Studio is a different identity entirely. Also I saw you talking about RFC on CK and even the community there told you to stop. You don't do research, you think everything is a rip off of something even though it clearly is'int.

Is Satisfactory (2019) a Rip-off of Fortress craft: Evolved (2011)? No, it is'int. Sure both are 3D Factory management games but they are very different in identity.

[The Void]

Actually this looks like ripoff of Keplerth, another chinese early access game. Even visual style is very similar.
But Return From Core is far, far less polished and with a lot more serious gamedesign flaws.

[Oobfiche]

Keplerth looks more like rimworld in terms of appearance. did catch some assets of RFC on the UAS, especially the eyes. rest is custom made interestingly

[Nuker1110]

In gameplay terms, having tried both, I feel that RFC is the better game of the two. Better gameplay, better graphics, actually having a story…

[Malavon]

Obviously you can't copyright a concept and anyone can make whatever type of game they want; however, the OP has a point that it seems like a rip-off. They used a name very close to Core Keeper for a similarly themed game with similar graphics and game play.

You don't make a Diablo clone and name it Return from Diablo. It probably also doesn't help perception that the company is from China, normally associated, unfairly or not, with knockoff products.

[Psyringe]

It definitely looks like the devs of Return from Core took inspiration from already existing titles in the genre. Just like most other games also do. Games aren't produced in a vacuum.

What I don't get, is why some people, when they spot a game that was strongly inspired by others, immediately resort to accusatory language like "ripoff", "plagiarism", or even "honor", and try to stir up drama.

Every game developer ever has always "copied" ideas and mechanics from other games. This is literally how this industry progresses ever since the release of Pong. Some devs enhance existing concepts with more original ideas than others do, and these creative souls should be praised and supported. But that doesn't mean that less original works should automatically be condemned. Judge them on their own merits.

As far as I can tell, Return from Core does try to add its own ideas with the Monster Girls and other stuff, so I don't see any issue here. I would have preferred a different name for the game, though. There will probably be people who see this title and think "Oh, is this a sequel to Core Keeper?". And contrary to overdramatized "ripoff" or "plagiarism" accusations, I believe that confusing customers about what a product actually is, is not okay.

[Pinkeh]

Can't copyright an idea, fact or concept. Just like the Pokemon Company cannot stop Pal World from developing a monster taming / capture in a ball game.

[Drake357]

Who cares? i just want good games xD

[Rerun]

Originally posted by Pinkeh:

Can't copyright an idea, fact or concept. Just like the Pokemon Company cannot stop Pal World from developing a monster taming / capture in a ball game.

In that context I agree.

[PhobosReloading]

Core keeper was a ridiculous experience to the point I've played it once. This is NOTHING like it. Core Keeper was like underground terrarria for policy towards combat and bosses everywhere. This feels like an odd stardew/necesse taken underground, far more satisfying.

[Rerun]

Originally posted by Oobfiche:

This game is'int made or published by Tencent, Tanxun Studio is a different identity entirely. Also I saw you talking about RFC on CK and even the community there told you to stop. You don't do research, you think everything is a rip off of something even though it clearly is'int.

Is Satisfactory (2019) a Rip-off of Fortress craft: Evolved (2011)? No, it is'int. Sure both are 3D Factory management games but they are very different in identity.

Tencent company isn't just the company but a whole lane of companies.

[Fuzen]

A few months ago, I played Return from Core and, despite its flaws, really liked it. Because I needed more, I thought : “Hey, the title and concept are kind of similar to Core Keeper. Let’s play that game again.”

So I downloaded Core Keeper again, and guess what ? I was sorely disappointed because Core Keeper didn’t provide me with a similar experience at all, beyond the whole : “Dig stuff, build things” part of the game. Everything else is just… different. Different atmosphere, different graphics, different story, different everything really.

Point is, yeah, if you dig deep enough, this game can be seen as loosely similar to Core Keeper but it’s certainly not a ripoff. And even if it were, RFC does its own thing beyond the similarities and that’s what really matters.