Overview
- Valve delisted the game on November 13 following a DMCA claim and reinstated it in early December after the claimant did not respond within the required window.
- Beeswax Games says the notice came from a "former friend" who asserted co-authorship, a claim the team disputes as unfounded.
- The studio states it immediately filed a counter-notice and that the procedural deadline passed without a reply, leading to the game's return.
- Developers report spending two and a half years and substantial funds on the expanded reimagining of the 2019 freeware concept, and they now question the studio’s financial viability.
- Journalists highlight broader concerns that DMCA takedowns can be triggered without upfront proof, citing prior game removals as examples of how the process burdens creators.