Steam have reversed their decision to label an upcoming point-and-click game intended for teens as “adult content”.
‘Future? No Thanks!’ is a narrative-driven, open world point-and-click game about a “grumpy elder” who aims to complete a bucket list before they die. It’s rated TEEN by ESRB and 12 by PEGI.
The developer, Molleindustria, has been warring with the Steam content guidelines since July after the game’s release was delayed because of “mild nudity.” Their frustrations were exacerbated when Valve branded the game as “pornographic” and gave it an 18+ rating on Steam.
The developer called the experience “humiliating and surreal”
The classification came because the game featured “untextured polygons” of genitalia tied to an achievement entitled “Have Sex One Last Time.” However, the developer said that they removed this quest after it was flagged and resubmitted it, only for Valve not to change it.
While in attendance at Gamescon in Germany, Molleindustria revealed they faced constant questions about why the TEEN-rated game was invisible on the Steam store.
“This has been the most humiliating and surreal experience in 20+ years of game making”, they wrote on BlueSky. “I’m desperately looking for anybody who knows anybody at Valve that can at least tell me what’s going on.”
Eventually, Molleindustria revealed that Steam had reversed its decision via a Blue Sky post.
The developer followed up by expressing their relief that the issue could be put to bed. “Needless to say, I’m extremely relieved, and I’m looking forward to talking to people about the game rather than about why Gabe Newell doesn’t want to join IARC,” they wrote.
For more on Steam, check out our coverage of Ubisoft’s apology for forgetting to include the actual game in a Steam release , or the Battlefield 6 player who got a Steam refund after his favorite mode was removed.
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