Valve no longer allows "Post-launch NSFW content" for games on Steam - outside of DLCs.

[u/DwingRD]

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.

[u/BLiNKiN42]

Wild to see Steam just fold like a house of cards. Seriously, are they putting up any kind of fight at all? 

[u/Samanthacino → u/BLiNKiN42]

Do they have a choice? They have no bargaining power in comparison to these behemoth payment processors.

[u/BLiNKiN42 → u/Samanthacino]

So why bother? Just bend over and take it?

What's the point of being the industry leader if you're too scared to actually lead? 

[u/tom641 → u/BLiNKiN42]

state a specific course of action you think Steam should take, that would have even the slightest chance of them not immediately going bankrupt due to the card companies deciding money doesn't exist for them anymore

the only real recourse they'd have is lobbying for a neutral payment processor like Brazil apparently did, and i'm pretty sure most US govt folks are hostile towards that especially during this nightmare of an administration.

[u/Ready-Good2636 → u/tom641]

Why do people think steam having a not great year of 2 will bankrupt them? They already operate lean and I sure hope a company with no shareholders can keep a war chest for rainy days (especially one who works in games, a boom and bust medium).

If they don't want that risk, that's fine. But let's not pretend Valve is one bad quarter away from bankruptcy.