I have been working for over 2 years on my game and 4 months ago I finally released my demo. Yesterday, while searching on Steam I found a game with EXACTLY the same title and very similar premise. The page was created in May or June 2026 and they aim to release in August 2026. Here are some of descriptions I use on my Steam page:

  • A first-person psychological thriller with a heavy atmosphere and elements of liminal horror.

  • Uncover the stories of your subjects by studying their personal items and darkest secrets before making life-or-death choices.

  • Will you sacrifice your own beliefs to obey HIS authority?

For comparison here is how they describe their game:

“Will you obey orders, or resist? In this first-person psychological horror game, you sit across from subjects and must investigate evidence to determine who is telling the truth, and decide their fate.”

My game is planned to release in October or whenever it’s completely playtested and polished. I’m not sure what I can do as this has never happened before, what do you think is my best course of action here?

For reference my game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2719670/The_Milgram_Experiment

And the copy: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4777470/The_Milgram_Experiment/

  • d00ery
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    8 hours ago

    Third person view battle royale. Having only ever seen videos of Fortnite the difference is primarily art style.

    • Fizz@lemmy.nz
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      7 hours ago

      Damn didnt realise a viewing angle and type is all you needed. Someone tell all 2d platformers that they’re clones.

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        5 hours ago

        I mean Nintendo’s lawsuit against Palworld for awhile was “throwing a spherical object” to catch things. Game IP law can get stupid.

        • Fizz@lemmy.nz
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          4 hours ago

          Yeah and what was the correct response to Nintendo

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        5 hours ago

        This is what it sounds like when people defend the Steam monopoly btw.