Steam Refused to Add Game Page – Developer Wanted to Feature a Girl in a Swimsuit on the Cover
03 Nov 2025 05:30
Moderators had questions about the promotional image for Aftermath Red Pine Lake.
Recently, the developer of Aftermath Red Pine Lake tried to add their game to Steam. As the cover, they decided to use a shot of a girl in a swimsuit, standing with her back to the camera.
This image is the reason why our Steam page was not approved. This image is now classified as ["too adult content"] according to Steam's rules, so now we can't prepare the page for the event in time and we will have to censor our marketing materials, screenshots, etc. This is what censorship in the gaming industry is coming to […]
Aftermath Red Pine Lake could have reworked it, but they don't want to censor the project. They are now planning to organize a Kickstarter campaign to release the game with its original vision.
