Steam shared its decision on Rape Day in a blog post Wednesday, saying the move comes "after significant fact-finding and discussion." In September, the platform posted an explanation of a new system of tags and filters that either hide or put speed bumps between users and content they consider too gory or violent, too sexual or generally too mature. Steam has gotten flak over its hands-off approach to moderating the games it publishes. "I felt like that this was something that was not only revolting, but something that needs to be addressed for the sake of the health of the people," she said. Canadian gamer Cecilia Cosenza, who started the petition, first learned about the game through the Discord gaming community. The game was scheduled for release on the Steam Direct distribution channel in April. "We need to let reviewers know that a game centered on raping and killing women is unacceptable and cannot hit the market," it reads. News of the game's existence spread online this week, and a petition asking Steam to remove the game received almost 8,000 supporters. "You can verbally harass, kill people and rape women as you choose to progress the story." The game, by Desk Plant, "is a visual novel where you control the choices of a sociopath during a zombie apocalypse," according to the developer's website.
Online video game store Steam won't distribute a game called Rape Day following mounting outrage calling on parent company Valve to ban it.
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