Not Germany, or thier USK(former FSK), or PEGI are enforcing that censorship/geoblock.
This is what I'm trying to understand - it hasn't received and 18+ rating, but a 16+ one, so why would it be geoblocked to germany?
That's on Valve. In the EU you have to have an age verification system. It's EU law. The problem with Germany is that Germany is the only country in the EU where an old catholic hag sued Valve because of the lack of said verfication system. Instead of implementing an age verification system which fits to EU law, Valve decided to shadow ban german customers from games with sexual content. Same would happen if someone in the Netherlands, Poland, Austria, Denmark, France, Italy, etc. would sue them. Valve don't want to invest money into an age verification system. As long as no one goes to court no government cares about it. But it's EU law.
No, it doesn't. It just shows you don't know the background about Steam, and just a FYI: as a german you can buy said games on Steam. You just have to know how.
1. SG has nudity (the rating is irrelevant)
The rating is not the problem by itself, at least not alone. It's the content shown. And the nail steam is hanging Ocean out to dry is "frequent nudity"
Sorry, the internet got in the way, I was sarcastic (at steam, not you) about it making sense, sorry. What you say here makes actual sense, thank you.
This is interesting because I'm not from Europe. Steam has hidden the webpage globally now, so you have to sign in to see it, while if I view the Epic page from the US, (17+ there) I have to verify my age with the date, but from the Netherlands it is PEGI 16, no check, can see the Epic page, japan, IARC 16 no check, can see the Epic page.
Ah, okay. I didn't get the sarcasm. Thank you for the clarification.
Now have a look at the SG page on Epic, which still shows publically in Germany and displays the USK 16 rating. Does Epic have an age verification when paying? I can't remember last time I bought a game off them.
Steam and Epic have the same system for survey a game, and Ocean has checked "frequent nudity" box at rare not often. on both platforms.
I have no fucking clue, I visit Epic only if I get a free game, or to wishlist SG.
Does Steam specify anywhere how much is "rare" and how much is "often" or are they using SI units?
I've just been browsing steam, not logged in via a VPN.I'm back for this confusing Topic.
It's about the description a Game gets - not alone the USK Rating in Germany.
I tried to get Leap of Faith back in last Year as I started my journey in VNs... and because I liked it that much I tried to buy it on Steam (And also GOG - as Drifty announced it's release in February on these Platforms)
I can't even open the Games Pages on these Platforms and they are not "shown listed" in Germany.
I can search on Google and all I get is and error Page on Steam for LoF (GOG doesn't show anything related to LoF)
Under the search-result on Google I can read:
"This game is intended for adults only and contains visual representations of sexual content in form of images and animations (vaginal, anal and oral sexual acts)..."
So to clear things up a bit... it's not the Game itself that gets "Banned" - it's the kind of content it is been listed as.
In Germany a Page that want's to sell " sexual Adult Content" of any kind need to have a proper Age-Verification System - not just a Check-Box saying "I'm over 18" or "I'm of legal Age". But as Steam (and also Valve) doesn't offer this "official" kind of Verification System (By checking the Passport or any other Legal Document as proof) - they are not allowed to sell these Games - hence no VN's in Germany from Valve/Steam... and most the Time also not from GOG.
So it's not just the USK Rating... it's the "sex" in a Game.
I hope that clears it up a bit more for you Guys here
Yes, I seen your example about
Can you tell me what percentage is needed to block? I searched everywhere, but didn't find this rule.
I hope not
At least on Patreon version, that´s where i´m going to buy it.,not for me, for poor Ocean, so hard work and time waiting and now even all the changes he has done can´t get the game a 16+...This #2 Charlie Simp has his own priorities
For me 8 years old shouldn´t buy even food, i mean, parents should do that
Did I miss understand I thought I read a post back some pages that it was still 16+ expect for certain countries like Germany.I hope not
So, i just finished to read around 6 pages in the thread and the resume is basically that SG will be 18+ in the end, what a shame
Is sad because we would had the game weeks ago and without so much censorship, but well, it is what it is and we are closeee now
Welcome to western stupidity and double standards where action/horror movies with shooting and killing (even explicit scenes) are broadcast all day, but movies with a nipple revealed are delegated to past-midnight time slots and discretion warnings, lmao. No wonder birth rates are falling across Europe and US.
Won't be once released on Steam. Part of the Steam contract, it cannot be sold or distrubuted anywhere cheaper than it is on Steam.
So, if i buy a patreon membership now, when the game release i won´t need to pay more? Like if i get now the 5$ tier then i will have the game for that price, or i will be forced to pay the Steam price? (I´m going to buy it anyway but just asking)
