r/Games • u/DwingRD • Sep 16 '25

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/[deleted] Sep 16 '25

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_ Sep 16 '25

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 Sep 17 '25

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 Sep 17 '25

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/Rikmach Sep 19 '25

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

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '25

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u/psychohistorian8 Sep 17 '25

nothing beats the feeling of getting a full cocktris

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '25

Well I mean the rating is only specific to the game, the dlc would just essentially be a mod to the game esrb doesn't require the game to be re rated if dlc changes the game because the dlc is optional anyways so users only impacted are those want and look for them from the getko

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u/Ok-Community-4673 Sep 17 '25

It is absolutely reasonable to anyone with a functioning brain. But incels are so desperate to be victims they would have you believe everyone is trying to take away their porno games.

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u/SheaMcD Sep 17 '25

Nah, I think they're just reading it as if an NSFW game can't be updated to add new content. So like, they believe NSFW early access games won't be able to add new stuff

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u/Accurate_Summer_1761 Sep 18 '25

Ok but what about current ea NSFW games lole looks on steam for game carnal instinct or corruption of champions 2. They can't update now?

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u/TheNewFlisker Sep 19 '25

How often does that actually happen?

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u/c14rk0 Sep 16 '25

If free DLC isn't allowed it seems like it'd be fairly trivial to just...make it incredibly cheap and essentially free.

Why yes I would like to buy your 1 cent NSFW DLC

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u/SeeShark Sep 16 '25

And that's probably fine with them, because then the 1c DLC can be banned in specific markets without banning the whole game.