Valve temporarily retains some adult games of steam – variety

Valve will not release adult games on Steam while it's working on a new feature that will allow users to better control the content they'll see on the platform, according to Gamasutra.

The independent developer Love in Space tweeted last week their latest project, an anime-themed visual novel called "Shining Song Starnova", is delayed due to the upcoming feature.

"We have now been updated by Valve regarding 'Shining Song Starnova'" . "The summary is that they are working on new features to give people more control over the content that they see and SSS has been identified as needing these features in place before it can." go live on Steam. "

"Unfortunately, we have not been able to get a timeline, but we'll keep you all informed, once we have new information, as well as any other decisions we make in the meantime, "

Valve confirmed to Gamasutra by email that some titles were retained and that he would have more information to share soon. Valved received some criticism from the Steam community last May when he tried to crack down on video games with pornography. At least three independent developers have received emails saying that their games would be removed from the platform if the offending content was not removed. The company faced an even bigger reaction just a week later when people discovered the existence of a game called "Active Shooter", which allowed players to kill civilians in a school environment . Valve quickly removed the game and its developer from Steam. But, shortly after, he said in a blog that he should not be the one who decides what is sold on his platform.

"If you are a player, we should not choose for you what you can or can not buy," he said. "If you're a developer, we should not choose the content you're allowed to create – these choices should be yours to make, and our role should be to provide systems and tools to support your efforts to make those choices. yourself, and to help you do it in a way that puts you at ease. "

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Variety reached out to Valve to learn more about the new features he is working on and when they will be released. We will update this story if we hear back.