Steam Megahit Schedule 1 Is Under Investigation For Copying Another Drug Dealing Indie Game

Steam Megahit Schedule 1 Is Under Investigation For Copying Another Drug Dealing Indie Game

From TheGamer (Written by George Foster) on | OpenCritic

One of Steam's most popular games over the last month, Schedule 1, is reportedly being investigated for copyright infringement due to its similarities to the Drug Dealer Simulator indie series.

The past few months have been massive for gaming thanks to releases like Monster Hunter Wilds, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, Split Fiction, and Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. As big as all of those games have been, though, one small indie has managed to keep pace with them and become a massive hit on Steam.

Word of mouth marketing has made Schedule 1 an unbelievable hit.

That game is the indie drug dealing simulator Schedule 1, which has been a massive hit since it launched and continues to draw in a lot of players. The future of the game is looking pretty bright right now, but it seems its sudden rise is going to cause some potential legal issues due to the game's concept.

As reported by Insider Gaming earlier today, Schedule 1's success might be about to drag it down a little, as Drug Dealer Simulator 1 and 2 publisher Movie Games S.A. has started an investigation into Schedule 1's developer TVGS. This potential legal issue first...

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