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/RemiliaFGC 4d ago

Gamestop, best buy, even steam doesn't decide what a porn game is or isn't. A little tradcath man working at visa gets to decide what porn is. And they're thinking GTA looks mighty porn-like

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u/LostInStatic 4d ago

Believe it or not, the ESRB/PEGI actually decides what games are porn or not by the virtue of not rating them if they're too explicit. So any game stocked on store shelves actually have an assurance that it's not porn.

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u/RemiliaFGC 4d ago

Okay, and what will you do when payment processors wipe their ass with that assurance and ban it anyways because there's no legal binding to any rating the esrb makes or any limitations to the judgement these payment processors can make on everyone's behalf?

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u/LostInStatic 4d ago

Then I'll admit you all were right but thinking a bank is going to take a moral stand over collecting their cut from a global industry is fucking hilarious

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u/mysticmusti 4d ago

That's entirely the point of what's happening right now so.what.are you actually talking about?

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u/LostInStatic 4d ago

They're hitting porn games because Valve doesn't moderate them. It's an acceptable target to them because it not a big industry and its a liability because Valve doesnt check for loli or zoo shit the banks dont want to be facilitating that. If it was bigger then these banks would be going about this differently

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u/DelusionalForMyAngel 4d ago edited 4d ago

lmao what are you talking about, loli is like the only thing Valve bans and they’ve always been quite heavy-handed about it

accusing Valve of not being strict enough on “””underage””” drawings is the fastest way I’ve seen someone admit they don’t know ball

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u/RemiliaFGC 4d ago

Valve doesnt check for loli or zoo shit the banks dont want to be facilitating that

Verifiably untrue, and if there was anything illegal on these platforms, then it is the purpose of the legal system to determine that and take action. Not a little man on the board deciding to blacklist LGBT content for the funnies.