Overview

• Itch.io has published new adult content guidelines in its Creator FAQ, aligning prohibited themes—like non-consensual sex, incest and bestiality—with payment processor policies.
• The platform is conducting a comprehensive content audit under these rules, keeping deindexed NSFW titles offline until developers confirm compliance.
• Valve’s Steam continues to enforce its July 16 policy change banning games flagged by Visa, Mastercard and other card networks.
• Collective Shout released a statement clarifying it only pressed for the removal of games depicting rape and incest, not all adult-themed content expelled in the sweep.
• Over 147,000 petitioners alongside the EFF and ACLU have raised free-speech concerns, and UKIE has urged platforms to rely on established age-rating systems.