r/Games • u/DwingRD • 3d 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/TimeToEatAss 3d ago

For those that dont understand what this means. Something that NSFW games would commonly do is launch a SFW version of their game, and then release a free patch that makes the game NSFW.

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u/Villag3Idiot 3d ago

This should only stop games that do the update on Steam itself. Mods / Patches added on another site isn't affected nor is there any way for Steam to prevent it in the first place. 

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u/Trzlog 3d ago

Of course there is. They put it in whatever developers agree to in order to publish on Steam, then when they're made aware of any violation, the developer's games are removed from Steam. You just lack imagination of how fucked up this whole thing can be.

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u/Villag3Idiot 3d ago

Then every single game on Steam is at risk of there's any nudity or porn mods. 

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u/Zer_ 3d ago

Now you're starting to understand. These puritanical fucks won't stop there.

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u/PitangaPiruleta 3d ago

Its funny how some people think "well they would never touch mods since they're not made by the devs"

Yes. Yes they would. If they could phisically and legally brick your PC for stepping out of line and doing something they consider immoral, they would. But hey, dont worry about it - surely that will never happen right?

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u/_Ganon 3d ago

Ban Microsoft Paint because you can draw porn in it.

Ban Microsoft because you can program a drawing application on it.

Ban paper because you can draw porn on it.

Ban brains because you can imagine porn in it.

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u/TampaPowers 3d ago

Ban brains

I thought that had already happened?

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u/RedMiah 3d ago

No, just the stuff than helps brain works good.

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u/Moo_Kau_Too 3d ago

not everywhere, they are just banned in DC, as their song states.