People, can we please use a "Porn" tag for, well, porn games instead or additionally to Sexual Content

[Sebastian]

This is a suggestion for the community actually. Can we just star tagging porn games with "porn" instead of Sexual Content? Games like the Witcher are tagged "Sexual Content" and that's ok, but if you want to filter out all those porn games with that tag it will filter out games like The Witcher too. You got the idea right?
I hope you consider this. Thanks.

[SVaughan]

Let me fix your statement here. Have a Filter for games "18+".

Sexual Content works for its intended purpose as a filter, but perhaps another filter for games that have the rating of "Adults Only" (Which is effectively porno games) is a feasible idea.

[Nx Machina]

Turn off Adult Only Sexual Content in preferences if you set it to be on as it off by default.

[Sebastian]

İlk olarak SVaughan tarafından gönderildi:

Let me fix your statement here. Have a Filter for games "18+".

Sexual Content works for its intended purpose as a filter, but perhaps another filter for games that have the rating of "Adults Only" (Which is effectively porno games) is a feasible idea.

That will not fix the problem. The idea is not that hard no understand: there are games that maybe have some sexual content as part of theirs story. The Witcher 3 is an example. But there are others games which the only purpose of the game is to show literal porn.

Because right now we only use one tag (Sexual Content) if you don't want all those porn games infesting your store page, you have to sacrifice other games (the Witcher 3 in this example).

I don't have a problem with drugs or violence in a game either, which are 18+ topics too.

That's all. I don't have a problem with sex in general, just with those "porn" games which I'm not interested.

I don't want to star a big philosophical discussion here, tho. It's just a practical issue.

Thanks

[Aachen]

What’s the dividing line?

You don’t want to discuss the philosophy behind the difference — but I’m not confident it’ll be workable if the standard is merely “I know it when I see’t.”

İlk olarak SVaughan tarafından gönderildi:

I based my suggestion on how it stands with the ESRB ratings. Porn games are listed as Adult Only (18+), and Mature games (Such as the Witcher 3) are Mature 17+. So it would make sense for games to be filtered out if they're "Adult Only" without having to filter out Mature Content ....

There’s something, at least.

[SVaughan]

İlk olarak Sebastian tarafından gönderildi:

İlk olarak SVaughan tarafından gönderildi:

Let me fix your statement here. Have a Filter for games "18+".

Sexual Content works for its intended purpose as a filter, but perhaps another filter for games that have the rating of "Adults Only" (Which is effectively porno games) is a feasible idea.

That will not fix the problem. The idea is not that hard no understand: there are games that maybe have some sexual content as part of theirs story. The Witcher 3 is an example. But there are others games which the only purpose of the game is to show literal porn.

Because right now we only use one tag (Sexual Content) if you don't want all those porn games infesting your store page, you have to sacrifice other games (the Witcher 3 in this example).

I don't have a problem with drugs or violence in a game either, which are 18+ topics too.

That's all. I don't have a problem with sex in general, just with those "porn" games which I'm not interested.

I don't want to star a big philosophical discussion here, tho. It's just a practical issue.

Thanks

I based my suggestion on how it stands with the ESRB ratings. Porn games are listed as Adult Only (18+), and Mature games (Such as the Witcher 3) are Mature 17+. So it would make sense for games to be filtered out if they're "Adult Only" without having to filter out Mature Content.

You picking up what I'm putting down?

[Tanoomba]

It's already annoying to see games tagged with "nudity", "adult content", and "sexual content" that contain none of the three, adding "porn" will pretty much ensure that if a game contains an anime girl in a bikini at some point, we won't even be able to see what genre of game it is because that will be buried under a pile of synonymous "adult" tags.

It's not that it's a bad idea, it's that people will inevitably use it in ways that will directly compromise its practical benefits.

[Crazy Tiger]

The Adult Only setting in the preferences is for exactly that. No need for an additional tag to filter on.

[Spawn of Totoro]

İlk olarak Crazy Tiger tarafından gönderildi:

The Adult Only setting in the preferences is for exactly that. No need for an additional tag to filter on.

Yep, this.

https://store.steampowered.com/account/preferences

Uncheck "Adult Only Sexual Content" and games labeled as "Adult Only" will no longer show. This is off by default and must be turned on to view such content.

Games like The Witcher 3 fall under "Nudity or Sexual Content" and will not be effected.

İlk olarak SVaughan tarafından gönderildi:

I based my suggestion on how it stands with the ESRB ratings. Porn games are listed as Adult Only (18+), and Mature games (Such as the Witcher 3) are Mature 17+. So it would make sense for games to be filtered out if they're "Adult Only" without having to filter out Mature Content.

You picking up what I'm putting down?

Already done in the above preferences.

[SVaughan]

İlk olarak Spawn of Totoro tarafından gönderildi:

İlk olarak Crazy Tiger tarafından gönderildi:

The Adult Only setting in the preferences is for exactly that. No need for an additional tag to filter on.

Yep, this.

https://store.steampowered.com/account/preferences

Uncheck "Adult Only Sexual Content" and games labeled as "Adult Only" will no longer show. This is off by default and must be turned on to view such content.

Games like The Witcher 3 fall under "Nudity or Sexual Content" and will not be effected.

İlk olarak SVaughan tarafından gönderildi:

I based my suggestion on how it stands with the ESRB ratings. Porn games are listed as Adult Only (18+), and Mature games (Such as the Witcher 3) are Mature 17+. So it would make sense for games to be filtered out if they're "Adult Only" without having to filter out Mature Content.

You picking up what I'm putting down?

Already done in the above preferences.

Good to know. Hopefully OP will figure it out as well.

[Sebastian]

İlk olarak Crazy Tiger tarafından gönderildi:

The Adult Only setting in the preferences is for exactly that. No need for an additional tag to filter on.

Didn't know that. That's great. Thanks.

[❤ Sly Succubus ❤]

İlk olarak SVaughan tarafından gönderildi:

İlk olarak Sebastian tarafından gönderildi:

That will not fix the problem. The idea is not that hard no understand: there are games that maybe have some sexual content as part of theirs story. The Witcher 3 is an example. But there are others games which the only purpose of the game is to show literal porn.

Because right now we only use one tag (Sexual Content) if you don't want all those porn games infesting your store page, you have to sacrifice other games (the Witcher 3 in this example).

I don't have a problem with drugs or violence in a game either, which are 18+ topics too.

That's all. I don't have a problem with sex in general, just with those "porn" games which I'm not interested.

I don't want to star a big philosophical discussion here, tho. It's just a practical issue.

Thanks

I based my suggestion on how it stands with the ESRB ratings. Porn games are listed as Adult Only (18+), and Mature games (Such as the Witcher 3) are Mature 17+. So it would make sense for games to be filtered out if they're "Adult Only" without having to filter out Mature Content.

You picking up what I'm putting down?

Nope, because ESRB has NA which literally most if not all indy games, adult or not, are NA under t he ESRB, up to those developers if they want to run it past the ESRB or not, if not they they'll be dealing with Valve and their content rating.

[Boblin the Goblin]

İlk olarak Empty Head - No Thoughts tarafından gönderildi:

İlk olarak SVaughan tarafından gönderildi:

I based my suggestion on how it stands with the ESRB ratings. Porn games are listed as Adult Only (18+), and Mature games (Such as the Witcher 3) are Mature 17+. So it would make sense for games to be filtered out if they're "Adult Only" without having to filter out Mature Content.

You picking up what I'm putting down?

Nope, because ESRB has NA which literally most if not all indy games, adult or not, are NA under t he ESRB, up to those developers if they want to run it past the ESRB or not, if not they they'll be dealing with Valve and their content rating.

The ESRB rating is only require to sell in physical stores. Even then, I don't think it's a legal requirement but stores just refusing to sell games not rated.

[❤ Sly Succubus ❤]

İlk olarak KittenGrindr tarafından gönderildi:

İlk olarak Empty Head - No Thoughts tarafından gönderildi:

Nope, because ESRB has NA which literally most if not all indy games, adult or not, are NA under t he ESRB, up to those developers if they want to run it past the ESRB or not, if not they they'll be dealing with Valve and their content rating.

The ESRB rating is only require to sell in physical stores. Even then, I don't think it's a legal requirement but stores just refusing to sell games not rated.

Oh? If thats the case then I understand a bit more why the ESRB has basically zero power on Steam then, good to know tho!

[Boblin the Goblin]

İlk olarak Empty Head - No Thoughts tarafından gönderildi:

İlk olarak KittenGrindr tarafından gönderildi:

The ESRB rating is only require to sell in physical stores. Even then, I don't think it's a legal requirement but stores just refusing to sell games not rated.

Oh? If thats the case then I understand a bit more why the ESRB has basically zero power on Steam then, good to know tho!

What's funny, they have no power period. They only rate games. They don't do anything else with them.

[❤ Sly Succubus ❤]

İlk olarak KittenGrindr tarafından gönderildi:

İlk olarak Empty Head - No Thoughts tarafından gönderildi:

Oh? If thats the case then I understand a bit more why the ESRB has basically zero power on Steam then, good to know tho!

What's funny, they have no power period. They only rate games. They don't do anything else with them.

I mean..fair enough, I was more so speaking in a general term of how people actioned games that didnt in the past but ya I need to word myself better xD