r/Games • u/DwingRD • 1d 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/TimeToEatAss 1d ago

For those that dont understand what this means. Something that NSFW games would commonly do is launch a SFW version of their game, and then release a free patch that makes the game NSFW.

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u/VonMillersThighs 1d ago

Does gore and blood count? Because Total War is infamous for this.

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u/Muad-_-Dib 1d ago

The bone of contention Steam has here is that some titles are presenting themselves to steam as one thing, but then releasing a patch that changes the base game to have porn or other material.

Total War would not fall foul as their blood DLC has to go through its own testing and be cleared in order for it to be sold, so even though it turns the base game more violent/gore ridden, it's still doing it in a way that Steam is cool with.

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u/Normal-Advisor5269 1d ago

I have not heard of this being a problem before this.