Steam Smash Hit Schedule 1 Getting Investigated by Drug Dealer Simulator Publisher

There's play successful the PC gaming, meth cooking world, and it's each astir whether oregon not the latest Steam craze, Schedule 1, is getting sued by the publishers of Drug Dealer Simulator, Movie Games. After immoderate reappraisal bombing of its titles Movie Games has present travel guardant to clarify the situation, stating that currently, determination is nary suit against the creators of Schedule 1.

Movie Games suggested that the confused reports were astir apt the effect of attempts to construe the quality from the archetypal Polish root of the information, but added that it was investigating the similarities betwixt the games.

"Due to repeated opinions that Schedule I is precise akin to DDS, we were obliged to petition a ineligible investigation from an intelligence spot specialist. It has indicated that determination mightiness person been an infringement by the Schedule I developers successful narration to Drug Dealer Simulator," said Movie Games spokesperson Michal P (AKA Movie Games caput of selling Michał Puczyński) successful a Discord station connected Sunday.

"Now we are obliged to travel up further, but we are yet to interaction the Schedule I developers. Our extremity astatine this constituent is discussing the concern with them and we person an unfastened approach."

Drug Dealer Simulator was released successful 2020 and similar Schedule 1, focuses connected the mechanics of producing and selling amerciable substances. While the taxable substance is similar, Drug Dealer Simulator leans into a much realistic look portion Schedule 1 has a look that screams "what if I designed Rick and Morty portion having a tense breakdown?"

Puczyński went connected to guarantee gamers that "it is not our volition to forestall TVGS from selling oregon processing their game." He besides made wide that Drug Dealer Simulator's developers, ByteRunners, had nary relation successful the determination to investigate. Byterunners besides made that wide successful a station connected societal media.

Dear fans, successful airy of the ineligible probe contention taking spot betwixt our publisher, Movie Games, and Schedule I, present is our authoritative connection regarding the situation. pic.twitter.com/NkK9fLRYQz

"Overall, our extremity is to enactment each devs, but we request to see our ineligible obligations if instrumentality specialists find that determination are grounds to assertion infringement;" continued the Movie Games connection from Puczyński.

"We adjacent contacted TVGS via email conscionable earlier the release, erstwhile the crippled was already huge, and wished them each the champion - but that was earlier that ineligible analysis. Back past nary 1 expected it to beryllium needed, not to notation that it would bring these results."

So bully quality for Schedule 1 addicts who, astatine slightest for now, spell backmost to increasing Coca Leaves for wholly guiltless reasons.

Rachel Weber is the Senior Editorial Director of Games astatine IGN and an elder millennial. She's been a nonrecreational nerd since 2006 erstwhile she got her commencement connected Official PlayStation Magazine successful the UK, and has since worked for GamesIndustry.Biz, Rolling Stone and GamesRadar. She loves horror, fearfulness movies, fearfulness games, and French Bulldogs. Those other wrinkles connected her look are acknowledgment to staying up excessively precocious finishing each sidequest successful RPGs similar Fallout and Witcher 3.