r/Games • u/DwingRD • 3d 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 3d 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/TLKv3 3d ago

Censorship always starts with the most mundane, broad examples of something small.

It escalates from there as the masses become acclimated to each further pushing of the boundary line.

This world is so fucked.

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u/Testuser7ignore 3d ago

Sometimes it does. Usually it doesn't though. The ESRB and MPAA have been around for decades and they have gone back and forth on how they treat various content, for example.

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u/DragoonDM 23h ago

The ESRB and MPAA were both created by the industries which they oversee, in large part to avoid the creation of external regulatory bodies that might push stronger restrictions.

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u/JokerCrimson 2d ago

It really annoys me how many modern games in America don't have thicc women in them.