Schedule 1, a drug-dealing simulator, is being investigated for copyright infringement. The game is based on avoiding the law, so it's a little ironic that Schedule 1 and its indie developer TVGS are facing some potential legal struggles as Schedule 1 continues to grow in popularity.
Reports from GameRant and Insider Gaming say that Drug Dealer Simulator studio Movie Games completed a legal analysis on April 3 (via the Polish Press Agency) that concluded Schedule 1 may have gained a little too much inspiration from its series. The developer alleges that TVGS took not only plot elements but also game mechanics and user interface information from Drug Dealer Simulator to create Schedule 1 and that the similarities are more than enough for further legal action to be taken.
Schedule 1 was released in late March and quickly earned an Overwhelmingly Positive rating on Steam. TVGS recently pushed the game's first major update through in beta, with plans for the update to hit all players soon.
Despite its claims against Schedule 1, Movie Games didn't provide further information on exactly what the game copied from Drug Dealer Simulator beyond basic similarities in plot and mechanics, stating that investigations were still...
