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Steam‘s Long Way to German Youth Protection Compliance

From 15 November 2024 onwards, games without age rating will no longer be available to German customers on Steam. The road up to this point has been long, and Valve as well as agencies have fought for solutions, including potentially better ones for consumers.

Pascal Wagner
Pascal Wagner
November 19, 2024 – 6 min read

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Steam‘s Long Way to German Youth Protection Compliance
Steam's own rating system is not part of IARC, but it uses the same age rating steps than all the others in Germany. © Valve

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