Indie dev says Steam is blocking their game for IP infringement, even though it’s their own IP

Steam reportedly blocked Daikichi’s Wired Tokyo 2007 demo after flagging dinosaur card-game art as third-party IP.

The developer says the assets came from their earlier game, Dinostone, but proving ownership was difficult because it was released under a pseudonym.

Unable to afford legal help, Daikichi submitted a signed statement granting themselves permission to reuse their own work.

The case underscores how platform IP checks can wrongly stall indie releases when developers reuse content from their own catalogs.