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.
Vermeer (video game series) Vermeer (video game series) Vermeer is a series of strategy and business simulation video games launched in 1987 by ariolasoft. It contained three individual games between the original launch and 2004: "Vermeer" (1987), "Vermeer: Die Kunst zu erben" (1997), and "Vermeer: The Great Art Race" (2004). The name of the game series is reminiscent of the Dutch painter Jan Vermeer. The game title of the original game contained a graphic that is similar to his famous work "Girl with a Pearl Earring". In the game, however, the name stands for a fictional art forger named Vico Vermeer. The action takes