A visual novel developer received a notice from Valve after several of her games were removed from Steam in Russia. The message emphasizes the developer's responsibility to ensure compliance with local laws.
Ebi-hime, creator of yuri visual novels including Her Love, Like Poison and Rituals in the Dark, shared a message from Valve on X on May 26, 2026. The notice followed a decision by Roskomnadzor to block the titles from the Russian Steam store for violating distribution rules.
Steam has rejected the upcoming Japanese horror visual novel This Game Is Not Real from its platform. Developer Viv announced the change after the game failed to meet Valve's distribution criteria. The title had accumulated 24,000 wishlists since its store page launched in August 2025.
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Japanese indie developer Daikichi has been blocked by Steam from releasing a demo for Wired Tokyo 2007 because it allegedly infringes on third-party intellectual property. The assets in question are from board games that Daikichi himself created. The developer resubmitted the demo with a self-granted permission document after failed attempts to prove ownership.
Sony Interactive Entertainment will not sell its upcoming fighting game Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls on Steam in 132 countries. The restriction matches the list of nations where PlayStation Network services remain unavailable. The title is scheduled to launch on August 6.
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Brazilian publisher Afil Games announced it will no longer release games on PlayStation platforms after Sony introduced stricter publishing guidelines. The studio's existing library of more than 140 titles will be removed from the PlayStation Store in the near future.