how does steam define nudity?

[LordKutter]

so like when ever i go threw their games, i see they have a tag for nudity in games, but even if you buy those games, they seem to not have nudity unless you download other programs that restore said game to its full glory, so i was wondering, how the hell can steam say a game has nudity in it when the version they sell dosent?? so yea, id like to know how you can define nudity without seeing a naked body?? ... (few exeptions to this rule seem to exist, but for the most part no nude games do not seem to have naked bodys in it) i also wondered about Sexual Content, because to me "Sexual Content" seems like their should be sex in it, but hey i can let that one go, because some of the "Sexual Content" games do imply sex, they just dont show it, witch is... again going back to the nude thing, now i know of a couple of games that indeed have nudity in them and yes naked bodies, but an example to what i mean was nekopara, or say sakura clicker, where they say their is nudity in it, but i never once saw any from steams versions, so yea, dose steam have a diffinition or reason they misslable game tags or is it that they just copy and past the origonal version of that game's game tags???

[Quint the Alligator Snapper]

The "Nudity" tag?

That's user-applied. If enough people tag a product with "Nudity", then the tag shows up on the Steam store page and as a search result.

This sometimes leads to tags being used for trolling, too.

[RGX12]

AFAIK, Steam as well as other vendors rely on the game publishers themselves to report what kind of content their game may contain. As a result, different publishers may define a game's content with varying degrees of precision and/or interpretation; in other words it's quite subjective. A pub with a more casual view might have a game where a woman's breast is shown briefly, and from only the side, and not consider this to be nudity; whereas a pub with a more conservative definition might state that it is. I also suspect that some publishers may intentionally mis-report their game's content, due to varying motives.

To further complicate matters, the terms themselves are somewhat vague, and open-ended. For example, "sexual content" might apply to anything from characters having long conversations about sex to actual intercourse. The term "violence" could be describing characters killing each other with guns (as in an FPS), or a story with strong themes of psychological abuse (possibly found in a visual novel).

Last but definitely not least, it could just be for expediency. For example, you mentioned that particular games might have more than one version, so let's say that 'Game X' has a Version 'A' with definite nudity, and later on they produce an edited Version 'B' without--and maybe still later they put out a Version 'C' that falls somewhere in between the two. Rather than micromanage their product descriptions and associated content tags, maybe they just take all the sales copy--including those tags--from the original 'A' game and just slap it on 'B' and 'C', and probably whatever else they later derive from 'A'. It could be laziness that causes them to do this, and it wouldn't be surprising if it happens because a publisher doesn't even know what's in some of the games (especially if they pump out a lot of titles from more than one developer), or in the case of the multiple versions, perhaps they've lost track.

As you can see, the answer to your question can be slightly complicated. I'd suggest though, that if you really want to know ahead of time exactly what's in the game--before you spend your money--you can contact the developer directly and ask. Hopefully they'll give you an answer that is less vague than the labels!

**Note: my post pertains more to the content descriptions (or "warnings") from the game publishers themselves, when present. If your question was more about the "user tags", then these come not from the sellers, but from Steam's own customers, as Quint noted above. However, some of my observations, (such as the subjectivity involved, and the inherent vagueness of the terms/tags) definitely still apply.

[Hextravert]

Here are frequently applied tags that people have used when describing the product:

Popular user-defined tags for this product:

So yeah — would you have noticed if it were written on a naked body? No answer required.

Escrito originalmente por Lordkutter:

so yea, dose steam have a diffinition or reason they misslable game tags or is it that they just copy and past the origonal version of that game's game tags???

[LordKutter]

Escrito originalmente por RGX12:

okay so thanks for your answer, unlike most people yours is a good answer one i can accept, so thanks alot, as i understand it far better

[RGX12]

Escrito originalmente por Lordkutter:

Escrito originalmente por RGX12:

okay so thanks for your answer, unlike most people yours is a good answer one i can accept, so thanks alot, as i understand it far better

You're welcome, I'm glad you found it helpful.

[ambosen]

Escrito originalmente por Quint, Queen of the Giant Rabbit:

The "Nudity" tag?

That's user-applied. If enough people tag a product with "Nudity", then the tag shows up on the Steam store page and as a search result.

This sometimes leads to tags being used for trolling, too.

What do you mean sometimes?

[Winged One]

ignore tags..


Steam made a big mistake when they made them user defined.. as per the internet being the internet, its just a massive troll haven at this point..

putting "walking simulator" on every game cause "people walk in it".

"nudity" or "sexual content" on any game a Japanese origin (even if the game is as tame as a saturday morning cartoon).

the most hilarious being "choices that matter" on linear shooters, and the "story rich" on MP games that really have no story..


its the same thing that happened with Microsofts "Tay" AI chatbot a while back.. they make a system that relies heavily on user input, but trolls immediately cause it to lose any actual reliability or respect..


so yeah, ignore tags

[Gallifrey - CSSC Gaming Founder]

Looking for nudity on Steam is rather like looking for the latest tech advances in an Amish settlement. If you are looking for nudity there are other sites on the internet. Rather a lot of them in fact.

S.x.

[ambosen]

Escrito originalmente por moistly harmless:

Might need to update your views on the Amish - many use the latest hi-tech tools in their multi-million $$$ manufacturing industries, as well as phones & computers.

The Amish and Mennonites are two completely different religions that while they do have some similarities in preferred manner of dress, have very different beliefs when it comes to technology and use of it. The Mennonites generally being the less extremist of the two Anabaptist offshoot sects.

Just making an observation.

[100% lob juice]

Escrito originalmente por theseraph1:

ignore tags..


Steam made a big mistake when they made them user defined.. as per the internet being the internet, its just a massive troll haven at this point..

putting "walking simulator" on every game cause "people walk in it".

"nudity" or "sexual content" on any game a Japanese origin (even if the game is as tame as a saturday morning cartoon).

the most hilarious being "choices that matter" on linear shooters, and the "story rich" on MP games that really have no story..


its the same thing that happened with Microsofts "Tay" AI chatbot a while back.. they make a system that relies heavily on user input, but trolls immediately cause it to lose any actual reliability or respect..


so yeah, ignore tags

This, user tags were a mistake.

"Choices Matter" is the stupidest tag as well, because that is entirely subjective.

[Kargor]

Escrito originalmente por theseraph1:

Steam made a big mistake when they made them user defined.. as per the internet being the internet, its just a massive troll haven at this point..

I'm guessing they are hoping for "bad" tags to just get buried by numbers.

[Quint the Alligator Snapper]

Escrito originalmente por ambosen:

Escrito originalmente por Quint, Queen of the Giant Rabbit:

The "Nudity" tag?

That's user-applied. If enough people tag a product with "Nudity", then the tag shows up on the Steam store page and as a search result.

This sometimes leads to tags being used for trolling, too.

What do you mean sometimes?

I mean what theseraph1 said:

Escrito originalmente por theseraph1:

putting "walking simulator" on every game cause "people walk in it".

"nudity" or "sexual content" on any game a Japanese origin (even if the game is as tame as a saturday morning cartoon).

the most hilarious being "choices that matter" on linear shooters, and the "story rich" on MP games that really have no story..

I've personally seen the following tags used as "troll tags": Nudity, Sexual Content, Anime, Walking Simulator, Horror, Survival Horror, Casual, Violent, Gore, Illuminati. Apparently there are others such as Story Rich and Choices Matter.

It's really not hard to visualize some teenager with a two-bit sense of humor thinking that tagging what's clearly a children's game as "Survival Horror", "Gore", "Illuminati", and "Sexual Content" is funny. Some people might even be doing it to try to sink some games because there are exclusion filters on some parts of the store nowadays.

[GraG]

Escrito originalmente por Lordkutter:

so like when ever i go threw their games, i see they have a tag for nudity in games, but even if you buy those games, they seem to not have nudity unless you download other programs that restore said game to its full glory, so i was wondering, how the hell can steam say a game has nudity in it when the version they sell dosent?? so yea, id like to know how you can define nudity without seeing a naked body?? ... (few exeptions to this rule seem to exist, but for the most part no nude games do not seem to have naked bodys in it) i also wondered about Sexual Content, because to me "Sexual Content" seems like their should be sex in it, but hey i can let that one go, because some of the "Sexual Content" games do imply sex, they just dont show it, witch is... again going back to the nude thing, now i know of a couple of games that indeed have nudity in them and yes naked bodies, but an example to what i mean was nekopara, or say sakura clicker, where they say their is nudity in it, but i never once saw any from steams versions, so yea, dose steam have a diffinition or reason they misslable game tags or is it that they just copy and past the origonal version of that game's game tags???

BOA

[Wolfboy1020]

I worry about CGI nude pics online, because I don't know if I'll get banned from Steam for sharing a link to an SFM tutorial with images of naked CGI women.

[DocShady]

No clothes?