'When it comes to video games and in my opinion at a higher level, art in general, I don't see any difference between gratuitous sex and gratuitous violence and how they should be treated, and that's why I don't see an issue with the content in the game.'Įek continued: 'I don't agree with Steam's decision, but I respect it. In 2012, No Reply Games' Seduce Me was prevented from completing the Greenlight process for similar reasons, prompting a similar discussion that Eek now raises about the 'double standard' that exists regarding depictions of violence and depictions of sex in video games. The origin of the complaints that Steam acted upon is pure speculation, but Steam chose to act based on House Party's content - and not for the first time. They have to ensure nobody else is allowed to enjoy it also' 'For some groups, it's not enough to ignore a product they don't like. 'I suspect the complaints about the game that Steam received were originating from the same groups.' 'The game has been a target for a certain group of people since the day it launched, and said people were posting very aggressive, distasteful and hateful comments directed toward the game and its community of players,' Eek said. While even the briefest look at the game's content casts doubt on Eek's claims that House Party is not 'intended to titillate,' the studio has said that one of the principal reasons behind the game's creation was to avoid doing 'another tired old game about killing, violence and gore.' However, in substituting gratuitous violence with gratuitous sex, House Party 'set off a few alarms with some groups.'

'I don't want to censor anything if I don't have to, and I am also looking into ways to allow Steam users to convert or mod their version of the game to the original version, however, it won't be delivered that way from Steam moving forward.' 'I explained to them that I don't consider the game pornographic as it's not intended to titillate'Įek continued: 'I know there are many games with nudity, and there are also games with sex scenes as well, including really popular titles, so it's all rather confusing and I don't know exactly where the line is or what in particular I should be censoring. 'I explained to them that I don't consider the game pornographic as it's not intended to titillate, but rather is intended to be a humorous and quirky game,' Eek Games said in a blog post. However, it did tell Eek that House Party would be reinstated once a modification that automatically censors certain scenes had been implemented and tested. Valve has removed Eek Games' House Party from sale on Steam, after it received complaints regarding 'pornographic' content.Īccording to Eek Games, Valve offered little detail regarding either the 'nature of the complaints' or what, exactly, was considered pornographic.

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