Despite the controversy over 'Rape Day,' Steam says it will keep reviewing offensive games on a case by case basis.
before it was listed in the store. Like other games with sexual content,"Rape Day" was hidden from Steam's usual search results, but searching the exact title, or the word rape alone, would allow users to see and access the game's Steam listing. Users were not able to pre-purchase the game, but they could add it to the wishlist while Steam completed their content review.
Meanwhile, a separate contingent of Steam users formed to defend the game on the grounds of free speech and censorship. Both sides eventually met on the game's Steam community hub, where heated debates signaled a larger cultural clash forming around the game. As the controversy swelled, the landing page for"Rape Day" became one of the top Google results when searching the word"Steam.
"We respect developers' desire to express themselves, and the purpose of Steam is to help developers find an audience, but this developer has chosen content matter and a way of representing it that makes it very difficult for us to help them do that," the statement from Steam read. If the content of"Rape Day" was always too problematic for Steam, how did the game earn a listing in the first place? What part of the game's content or representation ultimately led to it being pulled?
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