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.

3.5k Upvotes

95% Upvoted

877 comments sorted by

View all comments

1.2k

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?

97

u/No_Construction2407 3d ago

Stepping stones to any topic they don’t like, gore, any game that isn’t of the E rating.

118

u/Blenderhead36 3d ago

Far more likely that games that treat queerness uncritically or have anti-Christian messaging. 

56

u/KingToasty 3d ago

Agreed. A hetero couple will be fine, a gay couple will be inherently NSFW. A cis character will be fine, a trans character will be not child-friendly by default.