New 'Rape and Incest' Game Tests the Limits of Steam’s Sex Policy

'Deeply disturbing' rape and incest game exposes the weaknesses in online safety law - it's time to step it up

The controversial computer game "No Mercy" was launched on Steam, a major online gaming platform, last month, and contains simulations of violence, incest and "unavoidable non-consensual sex" (i.e. rape).

New 'Rape and Incest' Game Tests the Limits of Steam’s Sex Policy

“No Mercy” is shocking people who are not familiar with Steam’s adult game ecosystem, but it’s mostly just shovelware.

A game with explicitly insistent content such as incest and sexualized violence was removed by Steam. The title No Mercy gave rise to heated debates and an increased attention, which ultimately serves the developer more than harms. (Continue reading)