After a fast back-and-forth this week, Microsoft has withdrawn a copyright declare it filed towards developer Unomelon for Allumeria–a recreation that the corporate initially claimed had infringed on Minecraft’s IP.
Unomelon shared information of this replace in a Discord publish on February 11, according to PC Gamer. Within the publish, the workforce confirmed that the DMCA takedown was eliminated, which then restored Allumeria’s Steam store page, too.
“Microsoft has withdrawn the copyright declare with no motion wanted on my half,” Unomelon mentioned. “That is the best-case state of affairs. I simply awakened from a nap, so I’m nonetheless unsure concerning the particulars, however no matter occurred, it labored. The Steam web page and recreation [have] been absolutely restored, and I didn’t have to file a counterclaim, that means there can be no probability of a lawsuit!”
According to GamesIndustry.Biz, Unomelon shared electronic mail correspondence proving that Microsoft had really rescinded its copyright declare towards it. One other publish within the developer’s Discord appears to counsel that the DMCA strike might need been automated, however regardless, Unomelon seems thrilled with the information.
“My hope is that automated claims like this are investigated or prevented sooner or later,” Unomelon mentioned. “DMCA claims can do critical injury to impartial creators like myself. Whether or not on YouTube or Steam. I hope issues can change, and I hope this case fills different block recreation builders with hope.”
This comes a day after Unomelon posted on Bluesky about Allumeria’s elimination as a result of copyright declare. On February 10, the team said it received an email from Microsoft stating {that a} screenshot of the sport “infringed on [the company’s] copyright.” Based on PC Gamer, Unomelon shared a snippet of an electronic mail Valve despatched the workforce relating to Allumeria’s sudden Steam elimination. Within the electronic mail, somebody named Judith Woodward represented Microsoft as the corporate alleged that it “discovered that [Unomelon’s] use of Minecraft content material, together with however not restricted to gameplay and belongings, with out their authorization infringes their rights.”
Revealed final yr, Allumeria is an action-building sim that is a cross between Minecraft and Terraria. Whereas that could be true, it definitely seems extra like the previous than it does the latter, notably with its blocky artstyle, Mojangles-looking font, and simplified UI. You would be forgiven for mistaking Allumeria for Minecraft. The 2 video games are mainly an identical twins separated at delivery.
Allumeria does not have a agency launch date outdoors of a imprecise “2026” window, however there’s a demo accessible on Steam if you happen to’re curious what not-Minecraft performs like.