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Devs Of Needle In A Haystack Clone Angry It's Been Cloned By AI
Kotaku • • technology
Key Points:
- NoGlyph, developer of the Needle In A Haystack clone released on September 29, has accused another clone, Little Field Studios’ A Game About Needle In A Haystack, of copying their code, citing identical class names, functions, and error messages.
- The copied code includes 39 methods that are byte-for-byte identical, suggesting the use of AI-assisted decompilation tools like Claude to reverse-engineer and replicate the source code.
- This incident highlights a growing issue in the indie game community where AI tools are being used to quickly clone or replicate games, as seen in other cases like a Roblox creator cloning Escape the Walls within 24 hours using AI.
- Some developers, such as Alliance Arts with their game Drunken Goddess Reflux, are delaying or canceling releases due to fears that AI could enable rapid unauthorized copies of their work before official launches.
- The proliferation of Needle In A Haystack clones on Steam—at least fourteen identified—shows the challenges original creators face in protecting their games from both direct copies and AI-assisted reproductions.
