A minigame in Zenless Zone Zero is claimed to closely resemble a game called Ouros by Michal Kamm. The gameplay involves manipulating a track so a moving ball intersects numbered targets arranged in unusual configurations. Players bend and stretch the track into shapes needed to hit the targets. The claimed similarities extend beyond mechanics, including portals that teleport the ball back to the start, a control to reverse the ball’s direction, and a hint system that indicates the intended track shape. Kamm says Ouros released in 2024, while the Zenless Zone Zero version appeared during a limited-time event last year. Hoyoverse has faced other copying accusations involving a Genshin Impact minigame and a cartography game demo.
"The video shows off the close similarities between the two games. Kamm explained that in , you manipulate a track so that a moving ball intersects with numbered targets in order. The targets are arranged in all kinds of trippy configurations, causing the player to bend and stretch the track into unique shapes to win. Kamm's video also featured a quick look at the minigame in which he claims is modeled on Zenless Zone Zero Ouros, and which also involves bending a track around numbered targets."
"According to Kamm, the similarities between the two games don't end at gameplay mechanics. The Zenless Zone Zero version features other design elements also present in including portals that teleport the ball to the start of the track, a button to reverse the ball's direction, and a hint system that shows the intended shape of the track. Kamm noted that he released in 2024, while the version came out during a limited-time event last year."
"Hoyoverse has previously been accused of copying by another indie dev, this time for a minigame featured in Genshin Impact. In a post on the r/indiegaming subreddit last month, developers claimed Hoyoverse copied elements from the demo of their cartography game Map Map - A Game About Maps. In the clip shared to Reddit, it looks like both games use a map marker falling from the sky in response to picking out a point on a map."
"It's not unusual to see games riffing off one another. Hoyoverse games in particular feature minigames that are pastiches of the stuff you'd see in Fall Guys or Vampire Survivors . But Zenless Zone Zero and Genshin Impact are two titles in Hoyoverse's stable of billion-dollar-gener"
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