
Creative Destruction is a fun Fortnite clone from China
It may not be creative, but it's easy to play and fun
I’ve often found Fortnite hard to play on mobile, especially when it comes to building. But Creative Destruction’s controls were much easier for me to grasp.
Just like Fortnite, you can quickly switch over to building mode with just one tap. But in Creative Destruction, the different things you can build are laid out in a fan shape near your thumb -- making it really easy to reach.

Between the building, the offbeat weapons and the cartoonish art style, it’s pretty clear that the game is trying to look like Fortnite. But where exactly did this game come from?
But I’m not going to lie -- it took me a while to figure out who exactly made this game. And even after apparently tracking them down, I’m still not sure who’s behind it.
Meet NetEase, China’s second-largest game publisher
For instance, the buttons in both games look the same. But hey, buttons and icons are pretty standard, right? Harder to explain away is the vehicle that ferries players to the battleground, a distinctive flying yellow taxi that’s virtually identical in both games. We’ve reached out to NetEase and will update this story if we hear back.

If you want to see more of Creative Destruction, you can watch our full stream right here.
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