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[Draugoth]

Dammitbird, developer of the adult game Heavy Hearts, applied for Steam Early Access but failed review "because we're unable to support the Early Access model of development for a game with mature themes", according to a notice from Valve they shared on social media.

"Due to current events, I panicked and contacted my publisher to help me get on Steam Early Access," Dammitbird told GamesMarkt. "The general rule is that your game should be about 65 percent done before doing EA. Well, we are about 70 percent done so the time was right anyway. But now, all of a sudden and without a policy announcement, the rules have changed and now I can't join Steam EA"."

"We were recently notified that certain games on Steam may violate the rules and standards set forth by our payment processors and their related card networks and banks," a Valve spokesperson told Eurogamer. "As a result, we are retiring those games from being sold on the Steam Store, because loss of payment methods would prevent customers from being able to purchase other titles and game content on Steam."

Now, it seems, this has been extended to include Early Access games. However, it remains unclear exactly what constitutes adult content.

Heavy Hearts, for instance, includes pornographic content, so it's assumed this isn't accepted in Steam Early Access.

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[Hookshot]

Probably their way of stopping all the games that left doing it on Patreon and started doing it there.

 

[Hudo]

Mature content also means violence and gore, right?

 

[pudel]

The power of payment processors.

 

[YeulEmeralda]

Premature ejaculation is curable.

 

[Spukc]

i can fucking raise an army fapping for 2 hours.

gabe is right no refunds on ectoplasm

 

[BennyBlanco]

Valve should just make entire other store for porn slop. Different EULA and payment processors.

 

[ssringo]

Looks like it might've been a recent policy change. Scrolling through new releases in the EA category and there's no adult games since the last week of August, though there are several in the days prior.

 

[Poppinfresh]

Valve should just make entire other store for porn slop. Different EULA and payment processors.

Or ban porn games altogether.

Although I can see not wanting to lose the revenue, so a totally different storefront (Spooge instead of Steam?) with strict ID requirements to purchase and limited payment processing options might be the best course of action.

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

The funny thing is none of this BS applies to literature and film. Just imagine if that were the case. Hilarious.

 

[PSFore]

This was reported a few weeks ago by a few sites, not sure why it's news now

Steam No Longer Accepts Adult Games in Early Access

More and more developers are reporting that Valve’s moderation team is rejecting adult-themed projects from entering Early Access. Steam has increasingly declined erotic games when developers attempt…

www.eteknix.com

 

[adamsapple]

You were the chosen one, Valve.

 

[hemo memo]

I say ban adult games. They're clickbait heavy low-effort cash grabs that barely qualify as games. You're horney open a porn site. If your adult game is actually a proper effort i'm sure Valve can make an exception.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

I say ban adult games. They're clickbait heavy low-effort cash grabs that barely qualify as games. You're horney open a porn site. If your adult game is actually a proper effort i'm sure Valve can make an exception.

I say ban this guy.

 

[Zacfoldor]