Top 30 Biggest Video Game Copycat FAILS

VOICE OVER: Peter DeGiglio
WRITTEN BY: Ty Richardson

From shameless mobile clones to big-budget ripoffs, we're diving into gaming's most notorious copycats! Welcome to WatchMojo and today we're exploring the most blatant attempts to cash in on successful franchises. Our countdown of copycat fails includes “Pocket All-Star Smash Bros.” (2016), “Unearthed: Trail of Ibn Battuta” (2013), “Sonic Shuffle” (2000), “The Legend of Zeldo: Lonk's Awakening” (2015), and more!

  • #30: Star Warfare: Black Dawn, aka Bounty Hunter: Black Dawn (2013)
  • #29: Sepia Go (2016)
  • #28: The Last Hope: Dead Zone Survival (2023)
  • #27: LEGO Worlds (2017)
  • #26: Pocket All-Star Smash Bros. (2016)
  • #25: R.E.P.O. Horror (2025)
  • #24: Rad Racer (1987)
  • #23: DC Dual Force (2023)
  • #22: Concord (2024)
  • #21: War Gods: Zeus of Child (2022)
  • #20: The 3-D Battles of WorldRunner (1987)
  • #19: Pac-Man Party (2010)
  • #18: Quantum Theory (2010)
  • #17: The Legend of Zeldo: Lonks Awakening (2015)
  • #16: BoxMaker (2017)
  • #15: Legend of Crouching Dragon (2013)
  • #14: Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends (2015)
  • #13: Final Combat (2011)
  • #12: Disney Infinity series (2013-15)
  • #11: Another Bound Neo (2008)
  • #10: The Great Giana Sisters (1987)
  • #9: Unearthed: Trail of Ibn Battuta (2013)
  • #8: The Simpsons: Skateboarding (2002)
  • #7: Sonic Shuffle (2000)
  • #6: Fur Fun (aka Kewpie-Jazzy) (2017)
  • #5: CastleMiner (2011)
  • #4: Mole Kart (2012)
  • #3: Cartoon Network: Punch-Time Explosion (2011)
  • #2: Infinite Crisis (2015)
  • #1: The War Z (aka Infestation: Survivor Stories) (2012)

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