diff --git a/apps/viewer/src/GameViewer.ts b/apps/viewer/src/GameViewer.ts
index 19fcfb8..a4f4dbb 100644
--- a/apps/viewer/src/GameViewer.ts
+++ b/apps/viewer/src/GameViewer.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as THREE from "three";
-import { fetchWorldSnapshot, openWorldStream, resetWorld } from "./api";
+import { fetchWorldSnapshot, openWorldStream } from "./api";
 import type {
   FactionDelta,
   FactionSnapshot,
@@ -86,9 +86,7 @@ export class GameViewer {
   private readonly detailBodyEl: HTMLDivElement;
   private readonly factionStripEl: HTMLDivElement;
   private readonly networkPanelEl: HTMLDivElement;
-  private readonly resetButton: HTMLButtonElement;
   private readonly errorEl: HTMLDivElement;
-  private readonly streamEl: HTMLDivElement;
   private world?: WorldState;
   private stream?: EventSource;
   private readonly networkStats: NetworkStats = {
@@ -126,15 +124,8 @@ export class GameViewer {
     hud.className = "viewer-shell";
     hud.innerHTML = `
       <header class="topbar">
-        <div>
-          <p class="eyebrow">Frontend Viewer</p>
-          <h1>Space Game Observer</h1>
-        </div>
-        <div class="topbar-actions">
-          <div class="status-pill">Bootstrapping</div>
-          <div class="status-pill stream-pill">Stream Offline</div>
-          <button type="button" class="reset-button">Reset World</button>
-        </div>
+        <h2>Game</h2>
+        <div class="topbar-body">Bootstrapping</div>
       </header>
       <aside class="details-panel">
         <h2>Selection</h2>
@@ -149,18 +140,15 @@ export class GameViewer {
       <section class="faction-strip"></section>
     `;
 
-    this.statusEl = hud.querySelector(".status-pill") as HTMLDivElement;
-    this.streamEl = hud.querySelector(".stream-pill") as HTMLDivElement;
+    this.statusEl = hud.querySelector(".topbar-body") as HTMLDivElement;
     this.detailTitleEl = hud.querySelector(".detail-title") as HTMLHeadingElement;
     this.detailBodyEl = hud.querySelector(".detail-body") as HTMLDivElement;
     this.factionStripEl = hud.querySelector(".faction-strip") as HTMLDivElement;
     this.networkPanelEl = hud.querySelector(".network-body") as HTMLDivElement;
-    this.resetButton = hud.querySelector(".reset-button") as HTMLButtonElement;
     this.errorEl = hud.querySelector(".error-strip") as HTMLDivElement;
 
     this.container.append(this.renderer.domElement, hud);
 
-    this.resetButton.addEventListener("click", () => void this.handleReset());
     this.renderer.domElement.addEventListener("pointerdown", this.onPointerDown);
     this.renderer.domElement.addEventListener("pointermove", this.onPointerMove);
     this.renderer.domElement.addEventListener("pointerup", this.onPointerUp);
@@ -181,14 +169,13 @@ export class GameViewer {
       const snapshot = await fetchWorldSnapshot();
       this.world = this.createWorldState(snapshot);
       this.networkStats.snapshotBytes = new Blob([JSON.stringify(snapshot)]).size;
-      this.statusEl.textContent = `Snapshot ${snapshot.sequence}`;
+      this.updateGamePanel("Bootstrapped");
       this.errorEl.hidden = true;
       this.applySnapshot(snapshot);
       this.openDeltaStream(snapshot.sequence);
       this.updatePanels();
     } catch (error) {
-      this.statusEl.textContent = "Backend offline";
-      this.streamEl.textContent = "Stream Offline";
+      this.updateGamePanel("Backend offline");
       this.errorEl.hidden = false;
       this.errorEl.textContent = error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Unable to bootstrap the backend snapshot.";
     }
@@ -200,12 +187,12 @@ export class GameViewer {
       onOpen: () => {
         this.networkStats.streamConnected = true;
         this.networkStats.streamOpenedAtMs = performance.now();
-        this.streamEl.textContent = "Stream Live";
+        this.updateGamePanel("Stream live");
         this.updateNetworkPanel();
       },
       onError: () => {
         this.networkStats.streamConnected = false;
-        this.streamEl.textContent = "Stream Reconnecting";
+        this.updateGamePanel("Stream reconnecting");
         this.updateNetworkPanel();
       },
       onDelta: (delta, rawBytes) => {
@@ -226,26 +213,11 @@ export class GameViewer {
 
     this.applyDelta(delta);
     this.recordDeltaStats(delta, rawBytes);
-    this.statusEl.textContent = `Seq ${delta.sequence} · ${new Date(delta.generatedAtUtc).toLocaleTimeString()}`;
+    this.updateGamePanel("Live");
     this.updatePanels();
     this.updateNetworkPanel();
   }
 
-  private async handleReset() {
-    this.resetButton.disabled = true;
-    try {
-      const snapshot = await resetWorld();
-      this.world = this.createWorldState(snapshot);
-      this.networkStats.snapshotBytes = new Blob([JSON.stringify(snapshot)]).size;
-      this.applySnapshot(snapshot);
-      this.openDeltaStream(snapshot.sequence);
-      this.updatePanels();
-      this.updateNetworkPanel();
-    } finally {
-      this.resetButton.disabled = false;
-    }
-  }
-
   private createWorldState(snapshot: WorldSnapshot): WorldState {
     return {
       label: snapshot.label,
@@ -701,6 +673,18 @@ export class GameViewer {
     ].join("\n");
   }
 
+  private updateGamePanel(mode: string) {
+    const sequence = this.world?.sequence ?? 0;
+    const generatedAt = this.world?.generatedAtUtc
+      ? new Date(this.world.generatedAtUtc).toLocaleTimeString()
+      : "n/a";
+    this.statusEl.textContent = [
+      `mode:       ${mode}`,
+      `sequence:   ${sequence}`,
+      `snapshot:   ${generatedAt}`,
+    ].join("\n");
+  }
+
   private toThreeVector(vector: Vector3Dto) {
     return new THREE.Vector3(vector.x, vector.y, vector.z);
   }
diff --git a/apps/viewer/src/style.css b/apps/viewer/src/style.css
index 0f79683..16a1b0a 100644
--- a/apps/viewer/src/style.css
+++ b/apps/viewer/src/style.css
@@ -51,13 +51,9 @@ canvas {
 .topbar {
   top: 20px;
   left: 20px;
-  right: 20px;
+  width: min(360px, calc(100vw - 40px));
   border-radius: 22px;
   padding: 18px 20px;
-  display: flex;
-  justify-content: space-between;
-  align-items: center;
-  gap: 20px;
   pointer-events: auto;
 }
 
@@ -70,41 +66,32 @@ canvas {
 }
 
 .topbar h1,
+.topbar h2,
 .details-panel h2,
 .details-panel h3,
 .faction-card h3 {
   margin: 0;
 }
 
-.topbar h1 {
-  font-size: 1.2rem;
+.topbar {
+  display: block;
+  align-items: start;
 }
 
-.topbar-actions {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  gap: 12px;
+.topbar h2 {
+  color: var(--accent);
+  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
+  font-size: 0.72rem;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
 }
 
-.status-pill,
-.reset-button {
-  border-radius: 999px;
-  border: 1px solid rgba(127, 214, 255, 0.18);
-  background: rgba(12, 25, 46, 0.92);
-  color: var(--text);
-  padding: 11px 16px;
-  font: inherit;
-}
-
-.reset-button {
-  cursor: pointer;
-  pointer-events: auto;
-  transition: transform 120ms ease, border-color 120ms ease;
-}
-
-.reset-button:hover {
-  transform: translateY(-1px);
-  border-color: rgba(127, 214, 255, 0.42);
+.topbar-body {
+  margin-top: 14px;
+  color: var(--muted);
+  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", "SFMono-Regular", monospace;
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+  line-height: 1.6;
+  white-space: pre-wrap;
 }
 
 .details-panel {
@@ -120,7 +107,7 @@ canvas {
 }
 
 .network-panel {
-  top: 110px;
+  top: 172px;
   left: 20px;
   width: min(360px, calc(100vw - 40px));
   border-radius: 24px;
@@ -228,8 +215,8 @@ canvas {
 
 @media (max-width: 760px) {
   .topbar {
-    flex-direction: column;
-    align-items: flex-start;
+    width: auto;
+    right: 20px;
   }
 
   .details-panel {
@@ -243,7 +230,7 @@ canvas {
   }
 
   .network-panel {
-    top: 110px;
+    top: 172px;
     right: 20px;
     left: 20px;
     width: auto;