Yeah, it was a prototype. The new update that is around 20x bigger and is way more original with all the new content. I don't think they are a ripoff at all. I originally started this project in relation to Mindustry as I loved the game but disliked the lack of adventure and extremely large playstyle like Factorio. There is 400+ new creatures, 12 biomes, 5 dimensions, new towers, open world multiplayer with factions, + other super cool stuff in the upcoming update. I actually talked it over with a lot of other communities and they said the monsters were fine because every other game does zombies, slimes, skeletons, and wanted to add them because they are iconic to survival games.
Yeah, the name is going to be changed from "Evolvedustry" to "Industrial Evolution" as suggested by the reddit community.
Thanks for the feedback as it is appreciated!