Overview
- Russia’s Roskomnadzor ordered platforms to remove Flick Solitaire for “promoting non-traditional sexualities” under a 2006 law.
- Valve complied by delisting the game on the Russian Steam storefront.
- Apple and Google kept the title available in Russia, with Apple acknowledging receipt of the notice, according to the developer.
- Valve told Flick Games the Steam Distribution Agreement requires compliance with local laws and has not issued a public comment.
- Flick Games says the app has run unchanged in Russia and 40+ other countries since 2020 and condemned Steam’s action, as separate reports have alleged prior Valve takedowns at Russia’s request.