15 Copycat Games That Were Actually Better
One game on this list copied another and went on to sell 300 million copies. Another borrowed from two games at once and walked away with Game of the Year. And one studio copied a Warcraft mod and built one of the biggest esports on the planet. Our team went through every origin story, every developer confession and every design decision on this list before this video was made. These are 15 copycat games that were flat out better than the originals. Every single one earned their spot.
GAMES FEATURED
1. Minecraft — copied Infiniminer
2. League of Legends — copied DotA
3. Fortnite Battle Royale — copied PUBG
4. Cities Skylines — copied SimCity
5. Resident Evil 1 — copied Alone in the Dark
6. Saints Row 2 — copied GTA
7. Shadow of Mordor — copied Batman Arkham
8. Stardew Valley — copied Harvest Moon
9. Call of Duty — copied Medal of Honor
10. Palworld — copied Pokemon
11. Hollow Knight — copied Metroid
12. Bayonetta — copied Devil May Cry
13. Hades — copied The Binding of Isaac
14. Shadow Tactics — copied Commandos
15. Gears of War — copied Kill Switch
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