Unpacking clone hit top of Apple App Store charts, then vanished

Clone based upon an indie-game Unpacking reached the top of the Apple App Store on Monday night, sparking a viral conversation that came to the attention of the original developers — but it has since been removed. Witchbeam Games (the team that developed the original game) was alerted to the existence of the clone. The Unpacking MasterAfter worried fans began to bring TikTok ads about the clone,

Official Unpacking On Monday, a Twitter account shared information about the Clone.

“While we’ve seen many imitators already, usually they don’t get much traction,” a follow-up tweet explained. “This one however is currently at the top of the charts for free games on iOS due to tons of advertising on TikTok and Instagram.”

This morning The Unpacking MasterIt is not available in the App Store, or the Google Play Store.

Unpacking — a zen puzzle game about … well, unpacking — came out in November 2021. This indie game became second on Nintendo Switch’s most downloaded for 2018. It was highly acclaimed for its calm gameplay, intense detail-oriented focus and calming nature.

Apple removed many high-profile clones of popular word games from its App Store in the past month. Copycats were found in popular word games earlier this month. Wordle disappeared from the store (though a few without “Wordle” in the name still remain). Apple has not yet provided any official explanation for the removal of these games. Polygon reached Apple to get more details about the games’ removal. The Unpacking Master.

The true UnpackingAvailable on Linux, Mac OS, Nintendo Switch and Windows PC.