Chinese developer rips off Elden Ring, gets game removed from App Store

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A Chinese mobile game has been pulled from the iOS App Store for ripping off Elden Ring.

As first reported yesterday by Geek Culture, users online began to take note of a Chinese-based developer called Guiyun Cloud Network uploading a game called "Elden Ring - Dark Open World Action RPG" to the App Store. The new game from Guiyun Cloud Network might be called Elden Ring, but it plays out as a top-down brawler, complete with various in-game microtransactions.

As you might have already guessed, this isn't the FromSoftware-developed version of Elden Ring. The new action-RPG from the Japanese developer has proved a hit with audiences around the world in the two weeks since it launched, so perhaps it's no surprise that a developer is already trying to rip off the success of Elden Ring by plastering its identity all over their unrelated game.

If you wanted to try Elden Ring - Dark Open World Action RPG for yourself, that's unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately) no longer possible. Guiyun Cloud Network's game has seemingly been delisted from the iOS App Store, so while those already playing the game can continue ahead, newcomers can't get in on the action.

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Hirun Cryer

Hirun Cryer is a freelance reporter and writer with Gamesradar+ based out of U.K. After earning a degree in American History specializing in journalism, cinema, literature, and history, he stepped into the games writing world, with a focus on shooters, indie games, and RPGs, and has since been the recipient of the MCV 30 Under 30 award for 2021. In his spare time he freelances with other outlets around the industry, practices Japanese, and enjoys contemporary manga and anime.

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