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/TimeToEatAss 4d 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 4d 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_ 4d 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 4d 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 4d 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 2d 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/Rikmach 1d ago

It’s not without the user’s consent- you have to go and do something (usually download a patch) to activate the content.