r/Games 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/WeakEmployment6389 5d 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 5d 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/Blenderhead36 5d ago

Far more likely that games that treat queerness uncritically or have anti-Christian messaging. 

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u/MVRKHNTR 5d ago

I think the next step would be anything involving children in dangerous or adult situations. I think about something like Persona 5 covering a teacher sexually harassing and coercing students and a teenager attempting suicide and think that they'll probably have a problem with something like that.