Valve Tightens Rules, Closes Adult Game Loophole on Steam

Starting in July 2025, Steam began removing adult games from its platform following changes to its publishing guidelines. Over 400 titles were taken down, specifically those with adult content. Steam explained this was due to requests from payment processors who flagged the games as violating their content policies. It later came to light that an Australian activist group, Collective Shout, had been lobbying those payment processors to enforce these changes. While the decision angered many users, Steam stood by its policy.







