I have many game ideas that I would like to work towards.

Before I commit serious time and effort towards one of these projects I am very curious to know whether or not a comporable game has already been made.

I have searched the internet extensively for such games and I'm becoming more confident in the belief that these ideas of mine may be genuinely original and maybe even good.

My Question:

Are there any threads on this website or elsewhere where someone can point me towards pre-exsisting games that resemble my ideas?

in other words:

Is there anywhere where I can ask the question "Has this game, or something similar, already been made?"

Thanks for the reply,

I'd be happy to. Honestly I was just conerned I might piss someone off by posting in the wrong place or something.

Is this an acceptable place?

For sure, if could have found it on google I wouldn't have come here.

Ok so I guess It's reasonable to start such a thread? Or do you guys just want me to get to it already?

I came here after reading the thread's title expeting to find a game description, do it here, why would you want another thread?

You don't have to ask for permission to create a thread, if it's not against the rules and you already did some research and couldn't find anything, just go directly to the real question. If something is out of place it just get's moved by a moderator, you won't piss anyone off.

If you're worried about giving a bad impression, it's a lot worse to ask a really repeated question ("I don't know where to start! Help?!") or giving no useful information to help you, so avoide those things.

Fair enough, thanks for providing context.

you guys tell me if this is a clone and forgive me for my lack of programing knoledge:

The Idea could be summerized as "procedurally generated GTA"

You could achive the city generation with mechanisims similar to those found in games like sim city.

Then you populate the maps with methods simlar to GTA3

This may result in "bad" or "stupid" maps. So you also want to incorporate a mechanism that allows players to modify cities and terrian.

All these things combined would allow players to personally create and custumize game maps using a set of prefabricated and/or custom desiged buildings, ramps, terrian objects, cars, or whatever else makes sense to incorporate into the game

The scope of the project could range very widely depending on how sophisticated each of the mechanisims would be implemented.

I understand it's a really big project but I'm learning programing with this, among other ideals in mind.

Am I right to belive something like this is feasible?

Has anyone seen anything like it?

Just start programming allready. The time your halfway through learing and creating this game, the probability is that someone some where has allready finnished it.

Even for ideas you thought where you own.(like star craft 2 some of there things look like mine How, I had mine done before theres).

Or wear a foil hat at all times.

Thanks, I suppose you're right. Unfortunately in my case I'm gonna have to learn a ton before I could seriously begin developing something so big (even in it's most simplified iteration).

This idea has seemed like a no-brainer to me for a while. I'm surprised it hasn't been made already. Is there a good reason why it hasn't?

Looks like it's time for me to start climbing this mountian

In the meantime anyone has my express consent to steal steal steal.

not as if that really means anything.

I'd still love to hear about anything comparable if it's out there.

thanks guys