New indie games have launched, including a modern Ninja Gaiden side-scroller and a unique puzzler focused on a housefly. A significant controversy involves payment processors pressuring platforms like Steam and Itch to delist games with adult, NSFW, and LGBTQIA+ themes. An Australian activist group has claimed responsibility for these delistings, which developers see as advancing an anti-LGBTQIA+ agenda. Cara Cadaver's game, VILE: Exhumed, was banned from Steam, affecting its revenue potential. Itch has begun reindexing adult-themed games but is limited by payment processing rules, emphasizing that processors should not control moral access to art.
Valve has permanently banned Final Girl Games' VILE: Exhumed from Steam, citing sexual content with real people, a claim the developer contests as inaccurate.
Developers affected by the delistings suggest the efforts are a smokescreen for anti-LGBTQIA+ censorship, questioning the motives behind these restrictions.
Itch has begun reindexing free adult-themed games while facing strict payment processing limitations from Stripe for 18+ content, seeking new partners.
Payment processors are taking on a role that restricts access to art, influencing what content can be available based on moral judgments.
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