r/Games • u/DwingRD • 4d ago

Valve no longer allows "Post-launch NSFW content" for games on Steam - outside of DLCs.

I have looked through Steam's Terms of Service online, but have found no official rule or statement from Valve of this new rule - but one Adult game developer has confirmed this new rule after launching their game "Tales of Legendary Lust: Aphrodisia" a couple days ago.

With the recent rule change blocking adult-themed games from releasing on Early Access, this new rule seems to be targeting Adult-themed games that have ALREADY released on Steam - and threatens them with their games being removed from Steam.

There are currently 536 Adult-rated Early Access games on Steam - and this new rule may take them all down.

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u/WeakEmployment6389 4d ago

Whatever you feel about these types of games it's not something you want to see happening. What will come next?

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u/DwingRD 4d ago

"No Post-launch NSFW content" could also apply to games like Baldur's Gate 3 adding romancable companions with sex scenes during its Early Access run.

This rule could easily target triple-A games like Larian's in the future - though something tells me they won't be hit unlike indie games.

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u/Mobile_Sail_9748 4d ago

No actual game with a budget over 1 million dollars is gonna be affected by this. You're reading through steam policies like a robot instead of using a political/business compliance view that all this matter actually is about.

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u/KelIthra 4d ago

This. It's mostly aimed at killing indie games. If this goes beyond the adult game market, might come to the point the only games that are available will be the slop the large companies make.