Overview
- Publisher No More Robots says Valve asked for recorded footage to verify the context of an in‑game “alien orgy” before the game could launch.
- After reviewing the video, Valve approved Earth Must Die and the game released on Steam on January 27 with a mature‑content notice.
- The Steam page explicitly warns of “an alien orgy depicted as a gyrating lump on the floor” and mentions a puzzle set in an alien adult bookshop.
- Coverage frames the episode as part of ongoing uncertainty over what sexually themed or mature content Steam permits, with payment‑processor policies cited as a complicating factor.
- Reporters note Steam added over 20,000 new games in 2025, suggesting selective human checks or requests for extra context when store pages are unclear.