The developer behind the wildly popular Roblox game Steal a Brainrot is suing the maker of what it is calling a copycat game within Fortnite. The developer of the original Roblox version of Steal a Brainrot is hoping to have the alleged Fortnite clone taken down and to receive damages and any profits that have been generated from the game.
Steal a Brainrot's popularity within Roblox has been astounding, with the title achieving viral status and securing a record of over 25 million concurrent players in October 2025 and achieving nearly 6 billion plays overall. The meme-based treasure hunting-style game has consistently held its position in the top 3 of Roblox games, and has even helped to propel Roblox itself to new records, with Roblox reaching over 47 million concurrent players in September.
Unfortunately, it seems the outrageous popularity of Steal a Brainrot has led to a copycat appearing within Fortnite. Developer Spyder Games, which created the original Steal a Brainrot Roblox game, filed a suit against an individual named Thomas Van Der Voort, the creator of a Fortnite game called Stealing Brainrots. Spyder Games alleges Stealing Brainrots is a copycat of its own game, Steal a Brainrot,...
