Valve is reportedly cracking down on developers offering games with sexual content on its digital distribution platform Steam, instructing them to censor the inappropriate content or their games would be removed from the platform. According to a recent report from Variety, at least three indie game developers have received email warnings from Valve, warning them that their games would be removed from Steam by the end of the month if they don’t remove the inappropriate content.
We have been informed that adult content in Tropical Liquor must be censored by the end of this month or the game will be removed from Steam. We are working on this issue.https://t.co/Cs3VxVARQy #steam
Mutiny!! developer Lupiesoft in a similar tweet reveals that it has also received a warning from Valve, however, Lupiesoft claims that its game doesn’t contain any content that violates Steam guidelines. The developer further highlights that:
While Valve is yet to make an official statement regarding the matter, a Valve employee has revealed that the warning has been circulated in order to avoid a situation similar to the GTA San Andreas ‘Hot Coffee’ scandal, in which pornographic content was delivered in the game’s files which could be unlocked via a separate patch.
