Developers of Dustborn Did Not Steal Apartment Design from GTA Online

On August 20th, a game titled Dustborn was released, and within less than a week, reports emerged that the developers had plagiarized assets from GTA Online. The unusual similarities between the apartments in the two games were noticed by HeySlickThatsMe (original post already deleted).


Developers of Dustborn Did Not Steal Apartment Design from GTA Online


Comparison of apartments in GTA Online and Dustborn.

It was revealed that developers from Red Thread Game were not at fault—they simply used an asset created on the Unity platform, which is available for purchase for $60. Experienced players easily recognize the design as the updated interior of high-end apartments in “Online.”


Living room in the purchased asset.


Living room in an apartment in GTA Online.


Living room in the purchased asset.


Living room in an apartment in GTA Online.


Bedroom in the purchased asset. Needs more telescopes!


Bedroom in an apartment in GTA Online.

The creator of the purchased asset does not hide that he took everything from the game, calling it a “reference” in the comments under one of his videos.

Not plagiarism, but a reference!
 

Source: gta.com.ua