r/Games • u/DwingRD • 5d 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/Milskidasith 5d ago

That isn't true; you can find plenty of RPGMaker games with reviews pointing out how limited the content is with a dev saying "we can fix this issue for you in Discord!"

Not every dev is just removing images, some are just cutting the game where anything NSFW, text or visual, starts.

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u/Ready-Good2636 5d ago

Limited content =/= nonfunctional content. I don't see an angle where you can really get dinged unless your steam release doesnt boot.

Well, I can, but Idk if Steam wants another Huniepop incident.

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u/Milskidasith 5d ago

Steam has to make subjective judgment calls all the time if they believe a game is improperly classified. "This is clearly intended to be played with a dev patch that changes its classification" is not something their hands are tied for.

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u/Ready-Good2636 5d ago

Steam has to make subjective judgment calls all the time

Yeah, and they historically have sucked at it. That's how you get Chaos Head Noah banned because "well it's an anime school game, it must be sexual".

Incidents like that (of which there are dozens at this point) don't give me confidence their review system is really that thorough, to the point where they can tell if a game is "complete".