games sexual content poll!

[jack1974]

So I'm resurrecting this thread, because things have changed again haha

But now Steam is fine with that.

Well, yes they're fine but if you end in the adult-only category is not a good thing (not the end of the world, but not being able to sell your game at all to Germany for example is bad).
So for future games I'll always try to have a safe version, but also I'll have an OPTIONAL much more explicit version. People who saw the After Midnight sketches can get an idea. But I'll also do even more explicit stuff in future games, as long as the artist is comfortable with it

[Franka]

You haven't been very successful at making safe versions so far.

[jack1974]

Because it varies greatly based on the Steam reviewer, or their crazy rules - like that for Cursed Lands showing fully naked characters touching themselves was fine, but in Curse Of Mantras fully dressed characters JUST KISSING was too much

But now I'll try to censor the game properly, since anyway people who follow me know that there's a way to play them uncensored, or if they are just interested in the story/characters, they don't care about the sex scenes at all so even if I censor them heavily is fine

[jack1974]

So recently seems like the inquisition is at full force. Just in last few months:
- consoles start to reject not porn stuff, but even nudity - even topless! luckily my games all had a "safe" version, so shouldn't be too bad, but definitely slowed down porting new games
- itchio started de-listing some adult creators/games from their store
- I know at least 3 devs who had their game REJECTED by Steam (outright refused, not even launching!) and they weren't even *that* porn.

My idea is that the issue is with payment processors (paypal or stripe etc) that don't want adult stuff. And also manga art, with their look, because for example 3d games seems fine, at least on Steam. There's a very popular 3d porn game set in college and wasn't banned at all...!

Anyway because of this, this poll doesn't really make much sense anymore so I'll close this thread. Sadly I cannot risk having my games banned from Steam/itchio or worse (remember what happened with my Google account)?
So, sadly, I'll be definitely not doing adult stuff anymore. Sexy outfits, maybe some nudity, but that's it. It's too dangerous in current witch hunt climate. Thank God I never made a yaoi adult game, those would be even more risky (female to female without toys is in general more "soft", but with males.... ahem lol).