Hi all.

So last week I had this great idea for a new game. It was a tile-based colour-matching game where player has to match tiles of same colour to score points. I got to work and have done about 10 percent into the game's development. But that's when I found this problem. My game was too similar to the popular mobile game Candy Crush. So similar that it had almost the same game-play as the other. The thing is I wasn't aware of this at all. I had heard about the game but did not exactly know what it was or how its game-play was. And I was obviously disappointed when I found out it was almost identical to my project. I currently find it hard to decide whether or not it is morally right for me to continue with the development of this project (I was planning to release it on itch). Now, I have some features that could help make my game feel a little distinct but I feel like comparisons will still be made. And I am unable to implement many changes without veering way off the original concept.

The thing is, I really don't want to make a copycat of a popular game as it is not (morally) right. I am also kind of afraid that comparisons will be made. But at the same time I really want to complete this project and find it hard to ditch it. Please help me. Any advice is welcome.