Game not in german steam store since yesterday!!

[DR. Jan Itor]

Very sad! Was thinking about getting it during this current sale... Can you tell me why? Guess it is because of our frigging youth protection laws. Steam has no veryfication of age required and this is kind of a porn game... I guess some A$$-hole in germany did not like this game and reported you guys... and it seems that nowadays this is enough to get a game banned from the steam store... Is there maybe still a way that you guys could protest against the ban from the german steam store??!!! I‘m guessing that with the purchaserestrictedcountries tag even a retail key won‘t work and cannot be activated in germany now... what a pity and shame!!!

[Rigolax]

Originally posted by crusnik:

As a German I don't get it..
Is what the Medienanstalt H/SH did even legal?
Instead of going the 'proper' way and have the games in question tested for possibly 'illegal' content and - if found - put on the index (banned media list), they threaten/crybully Steam into removing the games?
Isn't this completely illegal behaviour?

The Steam version of VR Kanojo is completely censored too.
There's not so much as a nipple to view. Nevermind sex.
Yes, there's an off-steam uncensor patch, but there's nude-mods for ALL games. GTA, Skyrim,..
So how is it allowed to single out a bunch of games and then - without going through the proper channels - bully Steam to take them down?

Some type of content is restricted even without it having to be checked by the BPjM and placed on the so-called index. I suppose you refer to that procedure. See § 4 of the JMStV for all that kind of stuff.

It's possible they deemed House Party pornography under the definition of § 184 of the German penal code (with the official uncensored DLC). Such content is restricted per se (ipso facto). The BPjM can still "index" in that case, but it'd be "purely declaratory" in nature.

VR Kanojo is weird, not sure about that one.

Someone should ask the MAHSH about this stuff, also the other games. Maybe I will, been a bit lazy about it. To be honest, I kind of don't want to because it's all a clusterf. on Steam in regards to Germany.

[crusnik]

Originally posted by Rigolax:

See § 4 of the JMStV for all that kind of stuff.

All that paragraph is saying is that any and all media that depicts violence, nazis or sex is not allowed.
It's a blanket ban that's not enforced except if someone wants to get rid of something that offends them. Laws like that should be forbidden.
Thanks for your help though.

[Rigolax]

Bunch of more games got just now blocked in Germany. See the history page for when they got blocked, around ~12h ago.

If this isn't appropriate here, please delete my comment. Thought you, and the people here, might be interested.

How I find this stuff: log into SteamDB (not affiliated with Valve), and search for "purchaserestrictedcountries" with the value "DE", and sort by new.

https://steamdb.info/sub/306387/info/ -> Hard Work
https://steamdb.info/sub/306403/info/ -> I Walk Among Zombies Vol. 1
https://steamdb.info/sub/306734/info -> NEKO-NIN exHeart - 18+ Adult Only Content
https://steamdb.info/sub/307854/info/ -> Seven days with the Ghost
https://steamdb.info/sub/308288/info/ -> NEKOPARA Vol.1 - 18+ Adult Only Content
https://steamdb.info/sub/308291/info -> NEKOPARA Vol.2 - 18+ Adult Only Content
https://steamdb.info/sub/308294/info/ -> NEKOPARA Vol. 3 - 18+ Adult Only Content
https://steamdb.info/sub/308297/info/ -> KARAKARA - 18+ Adult Only Content
https://steamdb.info/sub/308300/info/ -> KARAKARA2 - 18+ Adult Only Content
https://steamdb.info/sub/308303/info/ -> Love's Sweet Garnish - 18+ Adult Only Content
https://steamdb.info/sub/308312/info/ -> NEKO-NIN exHeart 2 - 18+ Adult Only Content
https://steamdb.info/sub/308321/info/ -> Ne no Kami - The Two Princess Knights of Kyoto - 18+ Adult Only Content
https://steamdb.info/sub/308324/info/ -> Ne no Kami - The Two Princess Knights of Kyoto Part 2 - 18+ Adult Only Content
https://steamdb.info/sub/308591/info/ -> The Ditzy Demons Are in Love With Me - 18+ Adult Only Content
https://steamdb.info/sub/321938/info/ -> Hikari! Clover Rescue
https://steamdb.info/sub/326498/info/ -> Re;Lord 1 - 18+ Adult Only Content
https://steamdb.info/sub/363269/info/ -> Aisu Paradise
https://steamdb.info/sub/364035/info/ -> Super Naughty Maid
https://steamdb.info/sub/371583/info/ -> I Walk Among Zombies Vol. 2
https://steamdb.info/sub/385028/info/ -> Hikari! Love Potion

[Texus]

Originally posted by Eek! Games - Erasmus:

The group that complained is Medienanstalt Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein. Our owner has written to Steam and asked that the base game be enabled and just the DLC be hidden. No response as of yet.

Sometimes I wish I would know how to contact and complain about them in a most uncomplicated way. It's sad and really really annoying that this has to happen or that you have to try to "compromise".

Recently while not every game was good, this looked like a step in the right direction and now those ....... try to ruin it again.

Many people have to suffer because of something like 20 people.

I'm getting a bit concerned. Lately a not even mature Early Access game get's taken down and now this happens. Well at least it sounds as if I will still get the updates.

I mean I hate the idea of them being allowed to do this and then we have to be okay with it and don't even have to get a chance for getting some money back because of how steam works.

[crusnik]

Originally posted by SegaSega2:

Originally posted by Eek! Games - Erasmus:

The group that complained is Medienanstalt Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein. Our owner has written to Steam and asked that the base game be enabled and just the DLC be hidden. No response as of yet.

Sometimes I wish I would know how to contact and complain about them in a most uncomplicated way. It's sad and really really annoying that this has to happen or that you have to try to "compromise".

Recently while not every game was good, this looked like a step in the right direction and now those ....... try to ruin it again.

Many people have to suffer because of something like 20 people.

I'm getting a bit concerned. Lately a not even mature Early Access game get's taken down and now this happens. Well at least it sounds as if I will still get the updates.

I mean I hate the idea of them being allowed to do this and then we have to be okay with it and don't even have to get a chance for getting some money back because of how steam works.

They have a twitter @MA_HSH
Please keep it civil.

[TheGAMEE]

wow just wow. even some games without real nudity got banned. but why they ban those games? some games in the list has no lolis or rape or even monster nsfw stuff, some games in the list is just romance... all what they achieve with this ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ is to increase the number of online-piracy. yes thats how u support some devs with not that much money gg germany

[desperado1089]

Originally posted by TheGAMEE:

all what they achieve with this bu11$#!t is to increase the number of online-piracy. yes thats how u support some devs with not that much money gg germany

It's definitely a possibility; at the very least, if people in Germany wish to bypass the lockdown, they might also use a VPN-like program that affects the geolocation data in Steam, which could present its own set of problems. Either way, it's an unnecessary extra step, whether you mess with Steam or pirate the games.

[Eek! Games - Don]

RIP Love Potions and Ditzy Zombies. Or...IDK this is a lot to read

[Amene]

I don’t live in Germany, but this makes me mad. I don’t like that someone can raise their voice to try to get something banned for an entire country. Who do they think they are?

It's like that in most countries. Hell, look at Japan and its censorship nonsense coming from bent and overinterpreted nonsense from 1907 + a few old senile puritanical farts making decisions in courts for the whole nation in the 2nd part of last century. Not like Germany is anything unusual.

And of course puritanical taste police at Steam (themselves banning games left and right) will bend the knee to anyone reeeeeing about the subject.

[bgray9054]

Ya sad to see all this censorship. Wonder how long before they ban alcohol...jesus. People are really friggin' stupid.

Funniest thing to me is these governments ban this crap and I wonder if they really think people aren't going to find a way around whatever the rules they've enacted are. There are other places on the 'net to get this stuff - it's like when the U.S. put in prohibition way back when...dumb move because then they just cost themselves the tax dollars off of the enterprise and the black market got rich off of selling it. Governments can try to censor, but if the thing they're trying to censor is something people really want, people will find a way to get it, legal or not. Just stupid. That's why I love the House Party disclaimer when the game launches. :)

[desperado1089]

Originally posted by bgray9054:

That's why I love the House Party disclaimer when the game launches. :)

You and me both, brother. You and me both.

[Eek! Games - Don]

No updates as of yet folks. This may be one of those things that just lingers unaddressed for some time

[DR. Jan Itor]

Too bad... Sometimes it just sucks to live in germany...Thanx for keeping us updated, though!!

[RageBladeX the Imperishable]

Originally posted by DR. Jan Itor:

Too bad... Sometimes it just sucks to live in germany...Thanx for keeping us updated, though!!

You've right it really sucks to live there. I just want to get the hell out of that "Country".

[livinghell]

Never planned to buy it, but against any censorhsip. Fight for possibility of key activation. Store front is lost, but dont allow them to disable key activation additionally. Just generate free keys for uncensor DLC.