Clone detection
Automated scanning finds games that copy your art, your name, and your mechanics. Four stores monitored daily. Similarity scores you can act on.
How detection works
Perceptual hashing extracts a unique visual signature from your game's screenshots and icon. Every new release is compared against this fingerprint to detect copied art styles, UI layouts, and character designs.
Fuzzy string matching catches derivative names, slight misspellings, and titles that are clearly riffing on yours. This catches the lazy clones that swap a word or add "2" to the end.
Keyword extraction and semantic comparison flag games with overlapping mechanics, genres, and selling points. Catches clones that change the art but keep the same gameplay pitch.
Coverage
Clones appear wherever games are sold. We scan every major distribution platform so you don't have to.
PC & Mac games
70k+ releases/year
Android games
300k+ releases/year
iOS games
200k+ releases/year
Indie games
100k+ releases/year
Scan reports
Every detected clone comes with a detailed report. No vague alerts—you get specific, actionable data you can use to make decisions or build a case.
Scoring system
0–40
Same genre, different execution. Common in broad categories. Usually not actionable.
40–70
Noticeable overlap in visuals or mechanics. Could be coincidence or inspiration. Check the details.
70–100
Strong overlap across multiple signals. These matches warrant immediate attention and are worth investigating.
FAQ
Game Clone Detector uses three layers of analysis: visual fingerprinting compares screenshots and icon art using perceptual hashing, name matching identifies titles with similar or derivative names, and description analysis flags games with overlapping keywords and mechanic descriptions. These signals are combined into a single similarity score.
We scan four major stores daily: Steam, Google Play Store, Apple App Store, and itch.io. These cover the vast majority of game distribution channels where clones typically appear.
Automated detection catches clones that manual searching misses because it processes thousands of new releases daily across four stores simultaneously. False positives do occur, but each match includes a similarity score and side-by-side comparison so you can review results in seconds.
Yes. You can upload screenshots directly instead of providing a store URL. The visual fingerprinting engine works with any image, so you can monitor for similar games even during development before your own game is listed.
Each report shows the matched game with its store listing, a similarity score from 0 to 100, side-by-side screenshot comparisons, metadata like publisher name and release date, and the specific signals that triggered the match. You can export all of this as a data package.
Scans run daily. When a new match is detected, you receive an email alert within 24 hours. You can also check your dashboard at any time to see the latest results and scan history.
Paste a store URL or upload screenshots. Free scan, no account needed. See who's copying your game right now.