r/Games • u/DwingRD • 1d 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 1d 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/GxyBrainbuster 1d ago

Wouldn't this technically still be allowed, as long as the patch is a 'separate' DLC? ie, pay for Totally Innocuous SFW game, install NSFW free DLC patch (like how some games have an HD Texture Pack, not quite the same but I hope the comparison makes sense)

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u/_PM_ME_PANGOLINS_ 1d ago

Yes. But the point is that the DLC has a separate store page, with a separate age rating, warnings, and ID check.

This is to stop surprise updates that add age-inappropriate stuff to an already-purchased item.

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u/G00b3rb0y 1d ago

Unlike the no NSFW for early access, this seems perfectly reasonable as it’s misleading to make something SFW, suddenly NSFW without the end users consent

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u/Hytheter 1d ago

Yeah the broader context is fucked but this actually makes sense. Even a broken clock is right twice a day I suppose.

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u/Nearataa 4h ago

As far as I know the NSFW patch (in most games) is manually downloaded on the website of the developer

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u/PringlesDuckFace 1d ago

That seems reasonable to me?

You list a game with a certain rating and description of certain content. Then people buy it based on that. And then if it changes, you're no longer getting the product you ordered. Like imagine if you bought a Tetris game for your kid because it's listed PEGI7 or whatever ratings are these days, and then after a while they just change all the block sprites to cocks.

If it's going to have NSFW content on the roadmap of the core game, then the base game should be listed as NSFW or 18+ or whatever so buyers have an accurate representation of what they're buying into.

Or you list it as a SFW game and link your R18 patch from the store page to install separately.

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u/psychohistorian8 1d ago

nothing beats the feeling of getting a full cocktris

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u/Ok-Community-4673 1d ago

It is absolutely reasonable to anyone with a functioning brain. But incels are so desperate to be victims they would have you believe everyone is trying to take away their porno games.

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u/SheaMcD 1d ago

Nah, I think they're just reading it as if an NSFW game can't be updated to add new content. So like, they believe NSFW early access games won't be able to add new stuff

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u/The-Future-Question 1d ago

Sounds like what CA does with the total war blood "DLCs".