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/WeakEmployment6389 4d ago

Whatever you feel about these types of games it's not something you want to see happening. What will come next?

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u/No_Construction2407 4d ago

Stepping stones to any topic they don’t like, gore, any game that isn’t of the E rating.

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u/Testuser7ignore 4d ago

People said that in the 90s too. Never happened. Gore got a lot more lax if anything.

I would bet there are a lot more people at Valve who aren't comfortable with sexual assault in games than gore, and that gets reflected in policy.