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Adult games hit once more, as Valve seemingly denies Early Access to games with mature content (www.eurogamer.net)

submitted 1 week ago by themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] tidderuuf@lemmy.world 80 points 1 week ago

It's the payment processors people should be going after. Valve has some blame but to lose an entire form of payment for the vast majority of nonNSFW games on a platform is a huge deal.

[–] Pistcow@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Honestly, they should have put a pin in that. I search for "rogue like" and get 6 hentai games.

[–] fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 16 points 1 week ago

No one's gonna tag their games adult anymore because of this

[–] Red_October@piefed.world 6 points 1 week ago

You know you can just turn off showing adult games again right? I'm pretty sure that's a setting that's off by default, but it's definitely a setting.

[+] shneancy@lemmy.world -12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

honestly good, from what i've noticed adult games are waaaaaay more likely to become early access abandonware, i guess once the horniness runs out so does the motivation. and i'd like to finally play a game that's horny, good, and finished. i may be into edging and denial but only consentually, ok?

[–] maguszeroone@lemmynsfw.com 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Scarlet Maiden, FlipWitch, Huniepop 1 and 2, Karryn's Prison, Raven's Quest, Monster Girl Quest, Meltys Quest, Queen's Brothel.

[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

man, i simply want a 3D non-anime non-light novel non-tits the size of my screen porn game from a submissive perspective. the only one i managed to find is in beta (Carnal Instinct) and has been for at least a year

what makes this combo be such a unicorn of porn games istg, is being horny an anime-fan exclusive in gaming?

[–] architect@thelemmy.club 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

This sounds like a market opportunity. Make what the people clearly need. Before it’s too late.

[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

video games take a lot of time and effort to make, and i'm not that interested in making them

[–] maguszeroone@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 1 week ago

great question

you said "finished" and "good" which rules out almost everything

doesn't explain why nothing that's left fits your preferences tho

basically every 3d game is unfinished or trash or most often both

Pure Onyx? 3d, beat-em-up, not finished but at least playable

don't know if ryona tracks as submissive but I think there's a setting to make her willing

[+] PattyMcB@lemmy.world -34 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Valve has chosen their bed. Now they will lay in it

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 43 points 1 week ago (1 children)

In the Reddit thread about the rejected NSFW updates, Crimson Delight have only good things to say about Valve's handling of the situation. "I have to say the reviewer was kind and forthcoming, we didn't feel threatened or bullied in any way, and we got the feeling they were trying to do their best to help devs navigate the process," developer Frenzin writes. "But the fact of the matter is that Valve has payment processors breathing down their neck, and the rules keep getting stricter as time goes on."

"Valve isn't the problem here," Frenzin continues. "The big credit card companies are. If anything, Valve has stood up to them and pushed back. They could've simply nuked the 18+ section of Steam, but they didn't, they stuck up for developers. Obviously adult games make Valve money, but it's a drop in the bucket compared to the rest of Steam's catalogue. Silksong itself probably earned Valve more than most NSFW titles put together.

"Given that we're erogame devs, we're against any sort of censorship (as long as the content isn't sexualizing minors or nonconsensual in any way)," the developer comments. "But it's important to understand where the real problem lies, and it's not with Valve."

[+] CosmoNova@lemmy.world -14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

They simply could‘ve nuked the 18+ section of Steam.

Was this ever a demand by payment processors??? To remove games like Red Dead Redemption 2 or Cyberpunk 2077? I really don‘t see how this is evidence of Valve pushing back against anything. Perhaps people need to stop brainlessly sucking off Valve‘s dick for a minute.

Valve axed smut games because it was an easy business decision requiring minimum effort. They chose the boring and predictable path of lowest resistance which is the exact opposite of what they‘re being praised for here. Of course it‘s mildly annoying for Valve and they would rather sell whatever they want but they‘re not fighting for customers here at all.

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 week ago

18+ in this discussion refers to sex and nudity, not violence.

Valve axed smut games

They have NOT axed smut games, which is the primary reason we are still capable of having this discussion.

They chose the boring and predictable path of lowest resistance which is the exact opposite of what they‘re being praised for here. Of course it‘s mildly annoying for Valve and they would rather sell whatever they want but they‘re not fighting for customers here at all.

Weird how the smut developers, the ones who are most affected by this situation, have a diametrically opposed view of the situation than you do.