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.
.hack (video game series) ".hack//frägment" is identical to that of the ".hack" games, with the player's created character replacing Kite. While offline, players may use a PC utility called "HackServer" to create areas and dungeons and release them online. The creators of the most popular areas are given the ability to add strong monsters for players to defeat. .hack (video game series) .hack () is a series of single-player action role-playing video games developed for the PlayStation 2 console by CyberConnect2 and published by Bandai. The series of four games, titled ".hack//Infection", ".hack//Mutation", ".hack//Outbreak", and ".hack//Quarantine", features a "game within a game"; a fictional