Where Steam draws the line for sexual themes in games remains unknown, as recent titles like the comedic BDSM visual novel Ladykiller in a Bind never received any notice from Valve, according to that game’s lead producer, Christine Love. If they are removed from the storefront, though, neither title will be removed from owners’ Steam libraries - so if you own HuniePop, don’t worry about it disappearing from your list of games. Still, it remains a possibility that both games could soon be gone. These patches are never allowed to be shared on Steam, though they are typically able to be found on developers’ websites or through a quick Google search. HuniePop and Mutiny!! can both be patched to include the uncensored content, however, as can other explicit games. In addition, the Steam versions of these games are censored already, with fully uncensored versions able to be purchased from other retailers. “We messaged Valve, no response, and 2 weeks was the deadline they gave, basically by the end of the month,” Lupiesoft said in an e-mail to Polygon, clarifying that the game had to be changed within two weeks before it gets removed. Lupiesoft went on to explain in the thread that the studio has worked closely with Valve, according to tweets, and was told that softcore nudity was allowed on Steam. “We’ve just received some troubling news today that has decided to pull down our titled “ Mutiny!!” within 2 weeks for ‘reports of pornographic content,’” Lupiesoft, the studio behind Mutiny!!, said on Twitter. The same is true of Mutiny!!, although its developer wrote that it’s even more confused about Valve’s message.
There’s no warning on its Steam store page that it’s under threat of removal, either.
HuniePop remains available for now, however. “I’ve received an e-mail from Valve stating that HuniePop violates the rules & guidelines for pornographic content on Steam and will be removed from the store unless the game is updated to remove said content,” HuniePot, the studio that made the popular puzzle game-meets-sexy visual novel, tweeted. The developers behind notoriously NSFW games Mutiny!! and HuniePop, which both contain extreme nudity, said on Twitter this week that their catalogues are being squeezed off of Steam, pending additional censorship.
Valve has recently issued warnings to visual novel developers concerning adult content in their games, according to multiple game studios who say they were affected.
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