Comments - Abaddon2020

The simple answer? Because it's not a ripoff. It doesn't look like DF graphically - if you saw screenshots of the two side-by-side you would never mistake Gnomoria for DF. And Gnomoria doesn't use any code from DF.

I play both Dwarf Fortress and Gnomoria.

Was Gnomoria inspired by DF? Sure, among other games, which the developer falt-out says on his website. All games take their inspiration from somewhere - usually other games. All games of the same genre will, by necessity, have some similarities, but the addition of isometric graphics alone makes this not a ripoff.

But, also the two games have different feels. Gnomoria is more focused, DF more open. They play differently enough that sometimes I want to play one, sometimes the other.

Interplay still exists and still owns the rights to the Descent games. The games are not abandonware and are not "open for the taking". Interplay has released these on GoG as well.