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You could be a bit more specific in what you mean by the “Overlord Clause”.

Are you talking about this part?

[Publishers grant] To the Company, a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform the content in connection with the Service, including without limitation for promoting, redistributing in any and all media formats. If you choose to remove your content from the Service, this license shall terminate within a commercially reasonable time after you remove your content from the Service.

If so, this is not illegal, because you agreed to this when registering an account. That is the purpose of a Terms of Service. And it’s to Itch only, not to everyone.

From what I see, Itch respects DCMA claims; it just doesn’t take initiative.

Who said I agreed? In fact, I don't agree to authorize the development of derivative works, because if you want to promote the game, you don't need to develop derivative works at all. Derivative works include recreated works, including adapted works, including the production of toys around the works, which are of high commercial value. It is impossible to authorize arbitrarily.

You agreed when you registered. You do not get to arbitrarily exclude portions of the Terms of Service when you feel like it.

So I will not submit any works, because I will not authorize any works if I do not submit them

thank you.