There’s a new co-op game on Steam that turns Schedule 1‘s gameplay premise on its head, putting players in the role of a rehab business owner. However, one thing that has caught Steam users’ attention is its borderline copy-pasted art style, making it look like a Schedule 1 clone.
Since its launch in 2025, Schedule 1 has seen many copycat games, especially on platforms like PlayStation. Many developers have tried to copy its formula or even its title for a quick profit. However, this new game on Steam seems to be trying to pull an Uno reverse card on Schedule 1‘s idea while still choosing a controversially similar art style.
This New Steam Game Wants You to Grow ‘Healthy Herbs’
Titled Schedule: Rehab Business, the game in question seems to be the exact opposite of Schedule 1. Instead of running an illegal drug business, it requires players to collect addicted people off the street and help them quit. And it replaces growing not-so-legal herbs in a secret outpost with harvesting health-improving plants. That said, players will still run “the sloppiest rehab center” in the city, suggesting Schedule: Rehab Business is more of a co-op friendslop game than an actual Schedule 1 clone.
Schedule: Rehab Business Gameplay Features
- Run a rehab center alone or with friends in online co-op mode
- Help patients quit smoking or abusing drugs by giving them organic, plant-based products
- Try to stop patients who attempt to escape the rehab center
- Grow special plants that have health-boosting effects on patients
- Decide how patients should be treated and whether harsher methods must be used to keep them clean
The first trailer for Schedule: Rehab Business indicates that it wants to be an edgy game, and it even ends with an unexpected scene that could be seen as a tribute to GTA 6 leaker Cyberleek. While the game appears to feature no harsh violence or NSFW content, it still seems to include some controversial mechanics, such as dousing rehab patients with water, albeit with a comedic touch. But perhaps the most controversial aspect of Schedule: Rehab Business is its visuals.
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Image via Paislop
A few people have already called out the game for “blatantly copying Schedule 1‘s art style,” especially when it comes to its NPC designs. However, Tyler, the creator of Schedule 1, has not commented on the situation as of this writing. He has warned fans about Schedule 1 copycats on platforms other than Steam in the past. However, this new game seems to fall into the grey area of being “too similar, but also distinctive enough” and may be able to evade possible copyright infringement issues.
Schedule: Rehab Business plans to release sometime in Q4 2026, but that’s all that has been revealed so far. It remains to be seen if the game will take the same route as Schedule 1 and enter Steam’s Early Access program before a full release, or if it will hit the store with a complete version. Right now, Schedule 1 is still in Early Access and continues to receive regular updates. It got a new patch in early August 2026, adding anticipated features like gamepad support.
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TVGS
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TVGS
- Engine
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Unity
- Multiplayer
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Online Co-Op
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Single-player
