Earlier this spring, stills and artwork of an Overwatch clone appeared on Chinese sites. Now, we have footage of the game in action.
As Redditor Rebirdhk previously pointed out on r/Overwatch, the game is called Legend of Titans.
Overwatch does have an official release in China, and Legend of Titans appears to be for mobile, which is, as in the West, a hot bed of clones. So, yes, no doubt Chinese gamers also think this knock-off is rather shameless.
Via YouTuber Halbwurm, here are some comparisons between Legend of Titans characters and Overwatch ones.
Footage of the game has finally appeared on YouTube:
In case you can’t see the clip, here are some GIFs:
Ripping off games is Very Bad, but you gotta admire who quickly they knocked this out.
Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Tune in every morning from 4am to 8am.