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So i actually just finished going down the rabbit hole that is the unofficial mobile port before seeing this. This thread actually manages to contain both of the major concerns og dev and mobile dev had against each other:

og dev  was worried people would assume it was a 1:1 official port with his seal of quality and support which is not the case. Also that it would present copyright and trademark claim issues outside of English speaking markers.

Fan port devs were concerned with being labeled as "illicit", "knock offs" or "scam artists" which are all very bad terms to have associated to a dev teams reputation and potential for revenue with the current and future projects. It gives the idea that it is poor quality and only a cash grab attempt.

Game is not a "knock off", but it is not an official port. It is a fan port using custom servers. The change in name and very specific wording in the description were an attempt to compromise between the fan port devs and the og dev.

Our Last Hope is a fairly faithful fan port. There are some minor game changes that were required to translate to new os's, input method, and form factor; but the core gameplay is intact.  It may seem a bit odd that they are charging for it, but considering that the fan port devs did all of the programming, pay for their own servers, and maintain it (updates and bugfixes to keep in line with og version) it is a very reasonable price.

The game controls using swipe gestures which is not a great control method. It's a very old industry standard of mobile game development that has since been replaced by emulated joysticks and emulated on screen buttons.

The graphics / art style seem to have been adjusted a bit and comes off more as Dont Starve-esque, but i think that is primarily due to smaller screen size making the hiding the fine details.

I don't know about now, but the fan port had similar numbers to the og version in 2019, with most of us player base being from Chinese market and surrounding regions. Because of the different controls the game pace is slower for everyone regardless of experience which results in a more chill vibe amongst players.

If you are already familiar with the original game you will probably find Our Last Hope to be just as enjoyable, but it will take a lot of adjusting to get used to the very different controls and minor gameplay changes. There was a review starting the game installed a ton of trackers unrelated to game mechanics though. I don't have the desire to buy the game and then use a packet sniffer to confirm so take that with a healthy dose of salt.

(Og dev and DD Devs, my intent is not to open old wounds, but to attempt to show things are not black and white as "one is real and the other is a fake")