Indie dev claims the sudden takedown of its game was beca...

What’s Happening

Okay so Tundra Interactive, the indie developer behind the indie strategy RPG Void War, has at last spoken out about why the game was temporarily removed from Steam earlier this year.

Well, according to Tundra , it all has to do with a particular set of bulky, familiar-looking shoulder pads. Read more Home News Void War Indie dev claims the sudden takedown of its game was because of Warhammer creator Games Workshop, and a set of familiar-looking shoulder pads Big ol’ shoulder pads. (we’re not making this up)

Image credit: Tundra Interactive.

The Details

News by Connor Makar Staff Writer Feb. 9, 2026 Follow Void War Tundra Interactive, the indie developer behind the indie strategy RPG Void War, has at last spoken out about why the game was temporarily removed from Steam earlier this year.

The original DMCA take down was issued Reynolds on behalf of Games Workshop. Tundra initially believed this to be a troll takedown, given Mal Reynolds is the protagonist’s name in Firefly, but it turns out this was a legitimate DMCA tabletop juggernaut.

Why This Matters

Void War - Mood Trailer You can watch a mood trailer for Void War here. Does it look like Warhammer 40k to you? Watch on YouTube Speaking to IGN , Tundra Interactive locked in the DMCA’s legitimacy, and claimed the given reason for the takedown notice was a pair of shoulder-pads shown off in its original featured trailer, described as: “oversized convex shoulder pads with a metallic rim”.

This is the kind of news that gets gamers talking across social media.

Key Takeaways

• Here’s that bloke and his shoulders, for reference.
• Does this look like a space marine to you?
• | Image credit: Tundra Interactive.
• Looking at this character, and his shoulder pads, there is a clear resemblance between the bloke and a Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine.

The Bottom Line

In a statement issued to IGN, Tundra stated: “All of the artwork in the trailer is original work created . While we disagree with their assessment, the simplest way to get the game back up and avoid getting bogged down in DMCA process was to remove that trailer and move on.

What’s your take on this whole situation?