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EastAsiaSoft’s latest western release Tokyo Clanpool has allegedly been rejected by Steam according to the publisher for being “too sexy”.
Tokyo Clanpool is a traditional dungeon RPG similar to titles like Evenicle which has had its own run ins with Steam censorship. Luckily Good Old Games (GOG) has stepped up once again to provide uncensored and DRM free games.
“Too sexy” for Steam. Anime-style dungeon JRPG Tokyo Clanpool can now be wishlisted on GOG. Launches December 19th!
WISHLIST HERE:
💥https://t.co/FCg9TCxmIo pic.twitter.com/UEnk3uv9Io— eastasiasoft (@eastasiasoft) November 11, 2024
Over the past several years Steam has been failing to uphold its previous stance on censorship. Saying in 2018:
If you’re a player, we shouldn’t be choosing for you what content you can or can’t buy. If you’re a developer, we shouldn’t be choosing what content you’re allowed to create. Those choices should be yours to make.
With that principle in mind, we’ve decided that the right approach is to allow everything onto the Steam Store, except for things that we decide are illegal, or straight up trolling.
Steam has been applying its policies against content erratically, banning games like Tokyo Clanpool, Order Us!, and demanding censorship for others. Meanwhile you can go there right now and find a game literally called Sex with Hitler.
The Nintendo Switch is also continuing to prove itself as a platform for uncensored games, with other EastAsiaSoft titles like Seven Pirates H also being available.
Tokyo Clanpool is coming to Nintendo Switch and PC (via GOG) on December 19. You can order physical versions from Play-Asia here, and here for the Limited Edition.
