Video game clone grouped as "Myst clones". Some video game genres are founded by archetypal games of which all subsequent similar games are considered derivatives; notably, early first-person shooters were often called ""Doom" clones", while the success of the open-world formula in "Grand Theft Auto" led to the genre of GTA clones. The genre of endless runners is based on the success and simplicity of the game "Canabalt". In these cases, games that are "clones" of another are generally not implied to have committed any intellectual property infractions, and otherwise considered legally acceptable practices, although calling such games clones is generally considered derogatory.
Infinity (video game series) also was written by Uchikoshi, and that has the same "escape from an enclosed space" theme. Uchikoshi cited the positive reception of "Never 7" and "Ever 17" as what gave him the confidence to leave KID and become a freelance writer. Infinity (video game series) Infinity is a series of visual novel video games mainly developed by KID. The first game in the series, "", was originally released for PlayStation in 2000, and was later ported to other platforms. Since then, four more games have been developed, as well as a remake of the second game. The first three games