Valve restricts mature-themed games from early access releases on Steam

Valve has reportedly stopped allowing games with "mature themes" to be released in early access on its Steam platform. This change was discovered when the adult game Heavy Hearts was denied early access approval by Valve, which cited its inability to support the early access model for such content. The decision follows increased pressure on digital storefronts to moderate adult content, with itch.io previously deindexing NSFW content.