Nighthawks, the long-in-development vampire RPG due to be released later this month, is the latest game to run afoul of Steam’s increasingly stringent rules regarding adult content. According to publisher Wadjet Eye Games, the game has been labelled ‘Adults Only’—causing it to be removed from Steam search and outright delisted in certain countries like Germany—despite claims from both developer and publisher that the RPG’s depictions of sex and nudity are very mild.

“We are aware that Steam has classified Nighthawks as an adult game and has excluded it from searches,” Wadjet Eye boss Dave Gilbert wrote on Bluesky. “We are working on it. Valve is under the impression that this game is way sexier than it actually is.” Gilbert further commented that “Valve is basically treating Nighthawks like a porn game!” in responding to a reply to his initial post.

A game being labelled Adults Only can affect its visibility in several ways. Adults Only games will not appear in Steam searches by default, requiring users to log in, verify their age (which requires the use of a credit card in some countries) and adjust their preferred content settings before they become visible. In addition, the label can cause games to be delisted outright in certain countries.

    • wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      Especially when butt stuff’s “allowed”. I mean, c’mon. I’m not one to kink shame, yet… just own it.

      Besides, if your invisible friend is duped by the ol’ trench run? Maybe lose that dead weight. 🤘🏼🤗

      he said, to no one in particular

      Baphomet has always loved you, btw.

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      It’s the puritans forcing companies to cover the legal asses that’s the issue. Those people refuse to take responsibility for themselves & their kids, instead forcing the rest of the world to act as their personal morality police so they don’t have to.

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        I’m pretty sure capitalists just do this when left to their own devices. They claim the market is impartial but markets seem to be really great at manifesting fascism in places

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        I don’t think it was ever about the kids. Grown adults are freaking the fuck out on the regular about media and always have been =/