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@misk@sopuli.xyz to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish •
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Valve bans all Steam games that force players to watch advertisements [edit: Not a new policy, see comments]

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Valve bans all Steam games that force players to watch advertisements [edit: Not a new policy, see comments]

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@misk@sopuli.xyz to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish •
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Valve bans all Steam games that force players to watch advertisements
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Valve has implemented new rules around advertising, explicitly prohibiting games that force players to watch in-game ad…

Late edit:

per https://sopuli.xyz/comment/14584874 & https://bsky.app/profile/steamdb.info/post/3lhsxkmaj7c2c this is not a new policy.

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    Steamdb mentioned it’s not a recent ban :

    Valve has created a dedicated page describing that in-game ads or ad-based revenue models are not allowed in Steam games.

    This has been reported as a new policy, but this has been the case for at least 5 years as seen on the pricing page, there just wasn’t a separate page.

    https://bsky.app/profile/steamdb.info/post/3lhsxkmaj7c2c

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      Thanks, I updated the title but will leave the post up so that people who saw the original have a chance to see it.

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        All good!

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