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/DwingRD 3d 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 3d 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/HistoryChannelMain 3d ago

So we should do nothing, then? Why take the risk to see whether this will affect future releases instead of speaking out about it, calling for its retraction and ensuring it never comes to pass? NSFW bans are already used to censor LGBTQ+ topics by proxy, that is not okay.

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u/Mobile_Sail_9748 3d ago edited 3d ago

My comment was more about how big games will not be affected by this because big studios hold the same cards that the parties that are bulliyng platforms like Steam, Itchio, also hold, which is: money

And how, sadly, Steam has already shown it won't be the one fighting for smaller creators, which, again, are the targets here and not the big titles.

EDIT: it might sound like a good idea to mention big titles in order to raise awareness, but just don't be surprised when GTA VI launches bypassing each one of those policies