In China, “Rip-Offs”, copies of well-known brands, have become so common that developers now have to explicitly state: Hey, the mobile port is real and not stolen. This is the case with Closers Online and their Chinese mobile version “Closers Mobile.”
Is it really real? As MMOCulture reports, a teaser for a mobile version of Closers Online circulated in June. However, the teaser trailer for Closers Mobile seemed somehow suspicious.
Teaser trailer for Chinese Closers Mobile looks suspicious
They didn’t say anything: MMO Culture skeptically noted that they couldn’t remember the Korean developer of the PC game, Naddic Games, announcing the port. Moreover, the trailer looked strange: the mobile game came from the “Closers Production Committee.” They claimed that their Closers Mobile would be overseen and produced by the original developers.
Mobile for the Chinese market: Closers Mobile is apparently intended for the Chinese market. Many assumed it was a blatant copy and believed that the developers wanted to quickly earn some Renminbi. That is the currency of China.
Copies are common in China: The Chinese gaming market is the largest in the world and is in a mobile craze. It often happens that “mobile versions” of games appear without anyone asking the developer of the original game. It would reduce profits to spend a lot of money to buy a license. Many players likely assumed that, especially since little was known about the game “Closers Mobile.”