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After the recent controversy of what type of games and content could be allowed on the Steam Store, Valve has taken a new hands-off approach that will virtually allow anything to appear on the storefront, as long as it’s not “illegal or straight up trolling.
“We’ve decided that the right approach is to allow everything onto the Steam Store, except for things that we decide are illegal, or straight up trolling,” Valve executive Erik Johnson stated in update posted on the Steam Blog. “Taking this approach allows us to focus less on trying to police what should be on Steam, and more on building those tools to give people control over what kinds of content they see.”
This post comes as a direct response to questions in regard to adult visual novels being threatened with removal from Steam. Most adult oriented visual novels have previously been censored on Steam, however recently developers have been reportedly told to remove certain content or be removed from the platform. A move that has led to services like J-List, FAKKU and GOG.com to open their networks to allow these games.
Valve said that they shouldn’t act as the gatekeeper for games unless they break the law or are sold with the intent to troll, instead Valve will release new tools to help users filter out games they don’t want to see in the marketplace.
“Valve shouldn’t be the ones deciding this,” Johnson said. “If you’re a player, we shouldn’t be choosing for you what content you can or can’t buy. If you’re a developer, we shouldn’t be choosing what content you’re allowed to create. Those choices should be yours to make. Our role should be to provide systems and tools to support your efforts to make these choices for yourself, and to help you do it in a way that makes you feel comfortable.”
While there will be some exception to this rule due to laws in different countries, but developers can work with Valve ahead of time to ensure the game doesn’t violate regional guidelines. Valve also stated that they will be distancing themselves from associating or endorsing certain games, making it clear that while the titles are available on the marketplace, doesn’t mean it reflects the company’s values.
So this means that games that may offend you, such as games that feature sex, nudity, gore, violence and questionable scenarios. Johnson’s blog post continued to explain that while members of Valve may not agree with it being on their marketplace, people’s voices will still be heard via the boards and with their wallets.
“[T]he Steam Store is going to contain something that you hate, and don’t think should exist. Unless you don’t have any opinions, that’s guaranteed to happen. But you’re also going to see something on the Store that you believe should be there, and some other people will hate it and want it not to exist.
It also means that the games we allow onto the Store will not be a reflection of Valve’s values, beyond a simple belief that you all have the right to create & consume the content you choose. The two points above apply to all of us at Valve as well. If you see something on Steam that you think should not exist, it’s almost certain that someone at Valve is right there with you.
To be explicit about that – if we allow your game onto the Store, it does not mean we approve or agree with anything you’re trying to say with it. If you’re a developer of offensive games, this isn’t us siding with you against all the people you’re offending. There will be people throughout the Steam community who hate your games, and hope you fail to find an audience, and there will be people here at Valve who feel exactly the same way. However, offending someone shouldn’t take away your game’s voice. We believe you should be able to express yourself like everyone else, and to find others who want to play your game. But that’s it.”
Currently these tools mentioned in Johnson’s post are not available at this moment. Valve will be working on these tools fo the “foreseeable future” and did not give an estimated timeline.
