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Just on July 29, the number of downloads of "Xindong Town", a life simulation mobile game developed by X.D. Company, has exceeded 13 million.

In fact, before the game was launched, the number of reservations on all platforms had reached 3 million.It also reached the top of the Taptap popular list and the iOS free list, and still ranks in the top 3 of these two lists.Currently, this game ranks 26th on the IOS best-selling list.

Shortly after the launch of "Heartbeat Town",Huang Yimeng, CEO of X.D. Entertainment, once stated on a social platform that the game had been downloaded 3 million times on the Android platform alone.

It is reported that "Heart-beating Town" was launched in 2016. At that time, the game was called "Creative World". It is a 3D sandbox game with construction and survival as the main gameplay.Later, the game gradually changed its development direction to a "simulation business" game., and obtained the publishing license in 2023, and officially met with players on July 17, 2024.

However, some players have recently discovered that pirated versions of "Heart-beating Town" have appeared in many channel stores.These software have extremely similar logos to the official games and almost indistinguishable names, making it impossible for many players to distinguish them.

After many players download these pirated versions, other types of software will be added to their mobile phones, such as travel software and wallpaper application software.

What is frustrating is that these software have been tested by channels and no risks are prompted during installation.In addition, these software may have some excessive permission requests and may even steal user privacy.

However, the download volume of these software is still very high, and the comment area is full of complaints from players, and the deceived users even include some game industry practitioners. Many people gave one-star bad reviews for this, and it has even reached the point of "a flood of bad reviews".

According to player feedback, it is often difficult to see the game rating unless you click into the details page. In addition, when players click on these software, some ads will be forced to play.

It is worth mentioning that "Heart-beating Town" is not the only mobile game that has been "pirated" on the Internet.

Previously, the much-watchedBlack Myth: Wukong》 encountered a copycat version. A mobile game with the same name was launched on the Apple Store, claiming to be the "official version" and using screenshots from the game for promotion.

In addition, "Let's Go Muffin"DNF Mobile Game", "Blazing Sky", "Phantom Beast Palu", "Miaos Run" and other games have all encountered copycat versions. Many software are disguised in the name of these games, and when users are attracted to them, they find that they are counterfeit and inferior products. Not only are they not original games, they may even be wallpaper software, strategy websites, etc.