Steam Denies Early Access Release for Adult Games
Valve is no longer accepting Early Access games with sexually explicit content. The renewed pressure on adult games is part of the chain of demands that payment processors put through to storefronts like Steam and itch, but resistance from affected devs and users demanding free art has risen dramatically.
In an update on their handlings of adult games as part of the recent discussion between payment processors and storefronts, Valve is now disallowing Early Access submissions for games with explicit sexual content. “Your app has failed our review because we're unable to support the Early Access model of development for a game with mature themes”, the company states in a new message that went out to studios uploading adult Early Access games.