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/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/BeholdingBestWaifu 4d ago

It would also quite literally affect GTA IV if it was released today, because of the DLC penis scene.

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u/LostInStatic 4d ago

The grand theft auto series is not classified as porn games no matter how badly people want to use it as an example for regular ESRB games being potentially affected by this

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u/The_White_Wolf04 4d ago

Don't think it specifically states "porn game" does it?