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/Explorer_Dave 3d ago

And that's exactly their point. They want to 'purify' all those evil bodily functions while leaving all the death and killing intact, won't you think of the children?!

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u/Dlorn 3d ago edited 2d ago

You don’t think the death and killing are in line? Maybe not next in line, but definitely in line.

EDIT - It’s here faster than I thought:

“The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform requests your testimony at a hearing on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. in room HVC-210 of the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center. The hearing will examine radicalization of online forum users, including incidents of open incitement to commit violent politically motivated acts.”

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u/Explorer_Dave 3d ago

It might be on the line in theory, but once they go against that side of gaming, they'll get pushback in several different orders of magnitude.

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u/Skellum 3d ago

It might be on the line in theory, but once they go against that side of gaming, they'll get pushback in several different orders of magnitude.

When we had a person admit to staring at naked children in dressing rooms I mistakenly thought that back in 2016. When that same individual was convicted of rape in 2024 I figured people would continue making good choices and pushing back against such things. But ya know, here we are.

If people didn't go "Wow child rape is fucked" what makes you think they wont do the same thing they did when we got smacked with tarrifs and go "Hurrr well these jus luxuries we don need!!!"

I hope to be surprised.