Within the grim darkish world of Warhammer 40k it seems that the masters at Video games Workshop have despatched out their authorized arbiters once more. This time the arbiters (or as others might name them, legal professionals,) have fired off a Void Conflict DMCA, taking down the online game from Steam.
Launched final June, Void Conflict is an FTL-like roguelite sport that closely homages the Video games Workshop created Warhammer 40k. In truth, once I wrote about it as a part of Steam Subsequent Fest in February 2025 I stated that it appeared to have “scrubbed off” references, as in altering names and different components generally known as ‘submitting off the serial numbers’.
Whereas not an enormous success, Void Conflict had performed fairly properly for itself on Steam, till final evening when the sport was mysteriously faraway from the PC retailer entrance. At first there was no remark from the developer, after which a normal put up made that they had been working with Steam to rectify the scenario. Hypothesis abounded, however this afternoon, they supplied a extra in-depth response confirming that it was certainly a DMCA takedown.
Based on Tundra Interactive, they haven’t obtained another communication from Video games Workshop (and in reality Void Conflict is up on Itch.Io nonetheless) and Valve supplied merely the data of Video games Workshop’s public going through infringements inbox, and the identify ‘Mal Reynolds’.
For sci-fi followers, that identify might ring a bell, as it’s certainly the identical as the principle character from Firefly, which has led to Tundra Interactive questioning if another person filed the Void Conflict DMCA takedown. Their makes an attempt to contact Video games Workshop to verify have thus far did not be replied to. Within the meantime, Tundra Interactive goes by the DMCA course of and says they are going to, “share additional updates when we’ve got confirmed data.”
We additionally reached out to Video games Workshop to inquire, however they didn’t instantly reply to our inquiry. Within the interim, Void Conflict is not accessible on Steam although you may nonetheless see their boards there. If you wish to decide up Void Conflict, it is in early entry and accessible on Itch.io for the second. That model may even give you a Steam key if/when this present scenario is resolved.
