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I'm making a game called "karlson RTX", a remake of the game "karlson" by danidev, but it has "RTX" in the name and the game starts with a the way it's meant to be played splash screen, containing the nvidia icon, and soon to be containing it's slogan

will this game (which will be released free, and open source) run into any legal issues? and if so how can I fix them?

I suppose it's free advertising for the brand but you can never be too sure, It also isn't in any way offending the brand if anything promoting it

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    \$\begingroup\$ This looks like a legal question "Am I allowed to use someone else's trademark without permission" (to which the answer is an obvious and emphatic NO), not a question about how to develop the game parts of your game. \$\endgroup\$
    – DMGregory ♦
    Mar 16, 2021 at 19:45
  • \$\begingroup\$ Also related: How closely can a game legally resemble another?. In addition to the legal issues about unlicensed use of Nvidia's trademarks, a clone of a game isn't automatically legal by virtue of being free &/or open source. \$\endgroup\$
    – Pikalek
    Mar 16, 2021 at 20:32

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NVidia briefly describes trademark usage here and here. It sounds like you need to be a partner to use their trademarks, although I think those documents may be primarily directed at hardware manufacturers.

Partners should not incorporate NVIDIA Brand Features into their own productname, service names, trademarks, logos, or company names.

Perhaps more relevant are their general legal notices:

NVIDIA's trademarks may be used publicly with permission only from NVIDIA

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