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Steam is rolling out the requirement for all users in the UK to verify their age in order to access store pages for games with mature content.

The restriction seemingly went into effect on Friday, after social media users spotted reference to the requirement on Steam's FAQ.

Thankfully, the process to verify your age is straightforward: UK users need only to add a credit card to their account, and those who already have one registered will face no restrictions.

The age verification requirement comes ahead of the enforcement of a new online safety act in the UK, which makes online platforms responsible for their users' safety.

Platforms will be required to prevent children from accessing harmful and age-inappropriate content and provide parents and children with "clear and accessible ways" to report problems.

Other gaming platforms, such as Xbox and Discord, began encouraging users to verify their age in order to access certain content earlier this year.

Starting early next year, age verification will be required for players in the UK to retain full access to social features on Xbox, including voice and text communication, and game invites.

"As this age verification process rolls out across the UK, we'll continue to evaluate how we can keep players around the world safe and learn from the UK process," Xbox said. "We expect to roll out age verification processes to more regions in the future."

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[Punished Miku]

If it's just adding a credit card, it's nothing. If it's some ID bullshit, that's insane.

 

[Lightbreak]

This comes from VISA, Mastercard and PayPal, the ones enforcing their rules, not Steam

 

[Kacho]

 

[diffusionx]

I still have to verify my age on Steam multiple times a week even though my Steam account is old enough to buy mature games, let alone me.

If I had to enter in my ID or whatever to stop this pop up from happening ever again I would do it lol.

 

[EerieArcade]

What does this achieve exactly? Why does the government need to know that I want to purchase Big Titty Housewife 4? None of their business.

 

[Mr Moose]

Under the UK Online Safety Act, Valve is required to verify that you are 18 or older before accessing mature sexual content. If you wish to do so, please add a valid UK credit card to your account and afterwards update the Mature Content Preferences.

Add a credit card to this account

 

[Bojji]

 

[Germuso]

Use torrent better.

Just make uk gaza 2

 

[Kacho]

I still have to verify my age on Steam multiple times a week even though my Steam account is old enough to buy mature games, let alone me.

If I had to enter in my ID or whatever to stop this pop up from happening ever again I would do it lol.

Well, if you're logged into your account and have a credit card attached, it shouldn't be an issue. But if you try to access a store page on a web browser you'd have to log in to your Steam account just to see it.

 

[ComputerBlue]

The UK needs a complete reworking. It's falling apart fast.

 

[Grildon Tundy]

My fake Steam age verification birthdate is more recent than my actual birthdate.

 

[Minsc]

Welcome to the US, circa 25 years ago.

 

[ReBurn]

 

[Omnipunctual Godot]

Oi! Do you got a loicense for that soyjack?

 

[Wastelander92]

Oi! Do you got a loicense for that soyjack?

Oi! Do you got a locense for that post?

 

[Dazraell]

Oi! Do you got a locense for that post?

Oi! Do you got a loicense for that question?

 

[Bojji]

Oi! Do you got a loicense for that soyjack?

Oi! Do you got a locense for that post?

Oi! Do you got a loicense for that question?

 

[Zacfoldor]

So where are my adult games?

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

It would be more effective to give children axes and knives in school.

 

[ssringo]

Oi! You got a loicense for that meme?

 

[ByWatterson]

Important to note that government-imposed age verification is prohibited by the First Amendment in the United States.

 

[NeonDelta]

Only seems required on dodgy games for pervs. On other games I still get the date of birth thing.

 

[Dacvak]

Only seems required on dodgy games for pervs.

Yeah, that's why everyone here is pissed.

 

[Fatmanp]

My fake Steam age verification birthdate is more recent than my actual birthdate.

Aka i cba to scroll any further backwards

 

[Dr.Morris79]

The UK needs another dose of

 

[Duchess]

I'm getting hit by the requirement to add a credit card to access the page for Fear and Hunger.

 

[KiteGr]

Yeah...
If things continue this way over there, I'm expecting another Trump.

 

[Skifi28]

 

[bender]

Important to note that government-imposed age verification is prohibited by the First Amendment in the United States.

Saw this yesterday:

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/internet-forum-4chan-sues-uk-regulator-us-over-free-speech-2025-08-28/

 

[tanners]

Well,Guess Watch_Dogs Legion is not completely crap-tier
Least they accurately predicted this....

 

[ByWatterson]

Saw this yesterday:

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/internet-forum-4chan-sues-uk-regulator-us-over-free-speech-2025-08-28/

Beautiful

 

[simpatico]

Can anyone make the case that the UK has gotten better since they stopped being a true monarchy? You guys gotta at least consider going back, the voting thing doesn't seem to be working out anywhere, and at least there you've still got an option.

 

[T-Cake]

Can anyone make the case that the UK has gotten better since they stopped being a true monarchy? You guys gotta at least consider going back, the voting thing doesn't seem to be working out anywhere, and at least there you've still got an option.

I think the Brits will be seeking asylum in Afghanistan by 2030.

 

[poppabk]

Important to note that government-imposed age verification is prohibited by the First Amendment in the United States.

Unless the supreme court change their mind.

 

[ByWatterson]

Unless the supreme court change their mind.

Yes that's how this stuff works.

But our protections are as ironclad as any government can make them.

 

[Rush2112]

Age verification meanwhile the prince of the country walked away with human trafficking charges.

 

[YCoCg]

The UK needs another dose of

THAT'S RIGHT! RAID SHADOW LEGENDS! One of the biggest mobile role-playing games and it's totally free! Join over 10 million players...

 

[Holammer]

 

[Xion_Stellar]

This is why I specifically said in another thread that if your account was at least 15 years old somewhere you should be exempted from this nonsense because even if you had your account created for you when you where 5 (ignoring the fact that doing that would be weird and most places require you to be 13 to create an account) by the time this law when up you would obviously be over 18.

 

[digimaster7]

that freaking sucks, any other adult here that never have a credit card in their life because they never have to?

I'm not gonna create a credit card just to play my damn games