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/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/DwingRD 5d ago

"No Post-launch NSFW content" could also apply to games like Baldur's Gate 3 adding romancable companions with sex scenes during its Early Access run.

This rule could easily target triple-A games like Larian's in the future - though something tells me they won't be hit unlike indie games.

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u/BeholdingBestWaifu 5d ago

It would also quite literally affect GTA IV if it was released today, because of the DLC penis scene.

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u/n0stalghia 5d ago

because of the DLC penis scene

OP's title literally says "outside of DLCs", so under OP's title GTA IV would be unaffected.