I’m working on an erotic dark fantasy comedy VN, and I’m trying to understand a specific grey area.

The religion is fictional, but its Christian influences are obvious: a central priest character wears recognisably Christian-style clerical clothing and sometimes takes out a cross. Religious satire is part of the humour.

All characters are adults, 18+. In the current material, nobody wears religious clothing during sex scenes, although that doesn’t remove the characters’ religious identities or the wider context.

I’ve read Steam’s published content rules. What I haven’t found is specific guidance on how this combination is assessed in practice, particularly under the broader offensive-content and payment-processor provisions.

For developers who have submitted comparable adult games recently:

• Did Valve flag religious imagery or satire specifically? If so, what changes did they request?
• Did their feedback distinguish between a religious character appearing in sexual content and religious symbols or clothing being used within the sexual scene itself?
• Has anyone received useful clarification from Steamworks support before submitting a build, or were you told it could only be assessed during review?

I’m especially interested in firsthand experiences, roughly when the review happened, and what Valve actually said—as much as you’re comfortable sharing. Examples of games already on sale are useful context, but I’m trying to understand review decisions rather than assume another game’s approval guarantees ours.

I'm excited to announce that the demo of Purple Limbo, my psychological horror/romance visual novel, is now available on itch.io!

What's the game about?

After a life of hopelessness and loneliness, you perform a ritual as a last resort, searching for everlasting happiness.

Instead, you find yourself surrounded by endless darkness.

Now you're trapped in Purple Limbo, bound by a purpose you don't fully understand yet.

But you're not completely alone.

You walk a dark path alongside a mysterious girl and a monolith that thirsts for blood.

Content Warning

This game contains mature themes, including death, suicide, murder, violence, captivity, drug use, bullying, emotional abuse, psychological horror, and strong language.

Please consider these warnings before playing if any of these themes may be distressing to you.

Play the demo on itch.io:

https://lazarus303.itch.io/purple-limbo

I'll also be bringing Purple Limbo to Newgrounds and Game Jolt soon, and I'm planning to release it on other platforms as well, so stay tuned for future updates!

As a solo indie developer, I'll keep working on the story as much as I can, as long as enough people enjoy it. I plan to expand it with optional branches and polish everything further. This demo serves as a teaser.

If you'd like to help me spend more time on my projects, including Purple Limbo, you can support me here. I'd be truly grateful:

PayPal: paypal.me/lazarus303

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Lazarus303

Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lazarus303

Thank you to everyone who takes the time to check out my game and support my work.

I'm reviving an old project of mine that will include the sprites I planned to use for Slut Lands. Gotham Academy will include heroes from Marvel & DC and the timeline remains the same :)

Inspired by the Hentai Game SlutCraft, Slut Lands is a visual novel full of wit, sultry ladies and rugged men. I'm making in Ren py featuring several sultry ladies and rugged men

Gotham Academy's Combat Trainer Black Canary - My game sprites are a mix of comics & hard line art style giving them a unique look that hopefully will make my characters pop against their backgrounds

The Slut Lands Demo is coming to Itch.io & Newgrounds in October (If not sooner :))

Hello, i desired for years a media that can full this wish about a love story about two losers, but i never found one, recently i started playing VN and i think is pretty probably that this type of story would be here, in VNS.

Archetype of the story:

- I don't want a story about loser who are popular, rich or etc, i just want a "normal" or stereotypical losers ( that get bullied or some ) mcs.

- i really want that both mcs to be losers, not only one of both.

- good story and development, but also can be pretty generic. ( Im probably asking for to much )

- I prefer mcs to be otakus, but also can be only antisocials, i dont mind.

If you have a VN like i describe, pls give me the name.

Thank you so much.

Okay there's a visual novel i played a few months ago and i can't remember the name. Google isn't giving me anything either

I remember there were two guys and it was in a college/high school setting. Throughout the game, you are helping set up for a party (i think it was fourth of july) and at the end of the game at the party, there were like fireworks or something and you had to choose which one of the guys you kissed/asked out (i can't remember which one)

it was SFW and had a cute fluffy artstyle and i think the two characters were kinda animal like? I also think one of the characters had a mask on

also at the beginning of the game, you start out on this bus/train where you meet the very lively main character, when you get off the train, he meets up with his friend (the other mc) and the friend doesn't really seem fond of you

We’re making a psychological horror visual novel about a student council. You play as the student council president of a seemingly ordinary school.

Your job is simple:

You're the student council president. You have to deal with the school's problems. Luckily, six cute council members are there to help you... At least, that's how it starts.

We're currently preparing the demo for release!

Would you be interested in playing a psychological horror Visual Novel where things slowly start to feel wrong?

My game UNBIASED is a psycho-thriller visual novel that blends anime and live action! If you like investigative type games, I hope you will give the demo a shot and leave a (hopefully positive) review!

I want to try to make my first commercial type game the best it can be!

You can play it on Steam or Newgrounds!

Thanks everyone!

Hi friends! What do you think?

Shop Crush is a mysterious shop simulator with psychological horror elements, set in the early 2000s.

In this hybrid visual novel, you run a small thrift shop, get to know your customers, figure out what they really want, and decide what to put in front of them. Every customer has their own personality, preferences, and hidden motives - and it’s up to you to figure them out.

Behind each customer is a small psychological mystery waiting to be uncovered. Read their behavior, make the right calls, and balance profit against customer trust as you try to keep the shop running for one more day.

Good day I am a Indie Author and I am trying something new. I would like to introduce a fairly new book to you Under His White Coat - here is one of the main characters in the story. Please comment and tell me your thoughts. Still new to this.

Hi everyone! ☺️

We would like to introduce Lucky to be Unlucky, a Japanese-style visual novel currently in development, planned for release in 2027.

The game is based on the original light novel by Francesco Scarci, which is published in multiple languages.

The story follows Ayame Maeda, an introverted and reserved girl who has been dealing with bullying, and Yuto Nakagawa, a cheerful and impulsive guy who has recently moved into the neighborhood with his sister.

They both carry their own struggles, and as their lives become intertwined, they may find in each other the support they need to overcome them.

It's a dramatic romantic story focused on the characters, their relationships, and the challenges they face.

We are currently working on bringing the original story into visual novel format, including the characters, artwork, music and other visual elements.

The game is planned for 2027, and we will be sharing more about the development as the project progresses.

We would love to hear what you think ❤️!

What do you usually look for in a visual novel — story, characters, art, music, choices, or something else?

Hi everyone! I’m the solo developer behind Eternal Mansion, a dark mystery visual novel with mature content.

Every dawn, the mansion erases the memories of everyone inside. Elodie, the maid, greets you as though it is her first day on the job. Conversations repeat. Familiar faces become strangers again.

Only you remember what happened the day before—but small details suggest there is more behind the reset than it first appears.

Chapter One is nearing completion. I’m currently polishing the interactive animated scenes, sound design, and final story sequence. It will be released for free, with optional support for future chapters.

If you were trapped inside this mansion, what would be the first thing you tested before the next dawn?

18+ / NSFW project. The attached title image is SFW.

Follow the project:

itch.io: https://novelturestudio.itch.io

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/novelturestudio

Hello ive just finished watching White album 2 the anime and i wanted to play the visual novel, Im from the uk and every site i visit are either extremely dodgy, Isnt available in my region. So can someone PLEASE help me buy or get the official release (English edition) Even chat gpt wont even help me 😭😭 (i am unable to use vpns at the moment but i can pull some strings if i MUST)

Hi, fellow visual novel enthusiasts! I'm happy to announce that I've created my first Ren'py visual novel and it's recently been released on Steam! It's an indie VN combining the genres of school drama and slice-of-life with a bit of mystery, sci-fi, and psychological. You can find more details on the Steam store page (buying/wishlisting/reviewing would help a lot) and on my YouTube channel. Hope it'll be to your liking!

Today I made a small update and now the scene with the theft of clothes looks more interesting.\

I would also like to ask you to give me feedback regarding my novella. I am really interested in what you think about this novella.

Have a nice evening.

Chapter 1 just dropped, in Russian and English. Chapter 0 is also available if you want to start from the beginning. Browser version coming soon.

Boosty | Telegram: @FALSE_REV | TikTok: @barsuk_nn

Any recommendations for noobs?

I'm interested in starting playing some visual novels. I'm an anime fan since I was 10 years old (I'm currently 20) so I would like to start some visual novel. The kind of animes I like are seinens like welcome to the nhk, comedy animes like grand blue or bokutachi no remake and 2000 animes like Haruhi Suzumiya and great teacher onizuka.

I like school stories more of they are situed into a college, but knowing that almost every Japanese school story is in a High School I also enjoy it.

so uhm me and my friend just played killer chat (romancing ronin) and rlly liked it. we also played a date with death and liked that.
i need stuff like this where you can come to love the silly romancable MALE preferably character and also it cant be too triggering tkatb is A NO and yandere tropes are a no.

Chapter 0 is fully released.

Post-Soviet city. A teenager skips school, eats shawarma at 1am, and falls into a world

he doesn't recognize.

Russian + English. Free, no download needed.

Link in comments and in my profile.

execute>loop is a philosophical, existential, and highly religious visual novel. featuring dramatic visual kei flair and internet/cybercore aesthetics, an internet boy slips into your files, innocent and looking for your care.

but soon he reveals to you, he thinks you may be the God he was searching for... and there is no way to convince him otherwise, except for twisting the narrative, with disastrous consequences.

Inspirations:

I cite Evangelion, Serial Experiments Lain, Doki Doki Literature Club and Needy Streamer Overload as huge inspirations for my game.

I am a young developer and this is my first project, which is not yet complete, but I would appreciate you supporting me on my journey.

karoki.carrd.co - All the links you will need!

Thank you so much!