‘Rape Day’ is a video game scheduled for release next month on Steam, the most popular storefront for PC video games, which is commonly used as a platform for video games worldwide. This game takes place during a zombie apocalypse, where you have the ability to commit murder and rape. The description of ‘Rape Day’ is straightforward and lacks any embellishments.
“Rape Day” remains concealed from typical Steam search outcomes unless the user has granted permission for such types of games to appear. Similar to other games featuring explicit sexual material, “Rape Day” revolves around vivid portrayals of sexual aggression. Being exclusively available in digital format, the game lacks an official rating; however, it would indisputably belong to the ESRB’s “Adult Only” category, as suggested by its name.
Women who were threatened with a firearm and subjected to sexual assault decided to share screenshots of the game “Rape Day” on the preview page, which displays a total of 25 images. If the individuals are of legal age, Steam provides the player with the choice to expose unfiltered search outcomes and preview the game personally. When logged in, the game has been deliberately omitted from the results; however, a search using solely the term “rape” will indicate that individuals without a Steam account are unable to view it in any way.
The law has been broken and properly enforced as long as games have been allowed to be released on Steam in the past. The game has been live on Steam for weeks, but the larger video game community and press members have only recently become aware of “Rape Day.” It is scheduled for release in April.
The game “Shooter” called “Active” eventually pulled from Steam, stirred controversy for its depiction of a school shooting. It was also stated that games viewed as problematic would be reviewed on a case-by-case basis to determine if they violate international law, but this statement was made after the Parkland shooting last summer.
In June of the previous year, a statement from the company stated, “We have concluded that the appropriate method is to permit all content onto the Steam marketplace, excluding items that we deem unlawful or purely intended for provocation.”
Steam is currently reviewing the game “Rape Day,” which can be previewed and added to a user’s wish list. However, Steam is facing a fresh wave of criticism for profiting from a game that promotes rape and sexual assault while taking a 30% cut of all sales on their platform.
The biggest PC gaming platform has removed a video game shooter from the person who made it along with a video game shooter school game.
“The game ‘Day’ Rape is more like a choose-your-own-adventure book with multiple paths, compared to a traditional video game where the player controls a character. Each scene is told with a still sequence of images, accompanied by choices, story, and dialogue. It is not animated. Players choose from prewritten options to progress through the story, making it a visual-novel game.”
Steam sells dozens of visual-novel games with a variety of sexually explicit content.
Animation and voice acting featuring fictional characters, explicit images being sold at a low price, utilize visual novels. Meanwhile, other developers who prioritize profiting from players’ primal urges opt to create captivating mystery or romance games within the visual-novel genre, without investing excessive time and funds. This approach is particularly feasible for indie developers.
The project has been in development for two years. According to Plant Desk, the game should take about an hour to complete, while there are different story paths. The game’s creator, who goes by “Plant Desk,” promises more than 7,000 words and over 500 images in total in the written story. These details can be seen in the preview page.
The website “Day” includes a page that links multiple studies, which deny the link between real-life crimes and violence influenced by the sexual assault depictions in video games such as “Hitman” and “Grand Theft Auto,” compared to the creator’s game “Rape Day,” stating that most people would not be influenced by these depictions and that these games do not glorify violence.
“Playing video games can separate most people from reality and it is important to distinguish between fiction and reality,” wrote Desk Plant. “The point of games is to experience things that you can’t do in reality,” wrote Desk Plant. “If movies and games were just like real life, they would be pretty boring.”
The creator has plans to start making platform video games with adult content. If Steam were to ban the game, the creator understands that they would need to explore other ways to distribute and sell the game. The creator also acknowledges that Steam has the right to ban the game if they choose to do so. Before publicly listing the game in the store, the creator made sure to disclose the offensive content of the game and followed all of Steam’s policies. Plant Desk stated, “Day” Rape.
Regardless of the situation, Desk Plant, the “Rape Day” website stated, “the billion-dollar sector that fundamental biology dictates it to be, in order to thrive and prosper, the solid groundwork for the adult gaming industry will guarantee it.” “If I ensure that there is a platform for all legal types of high-quality adult games content, then both my game and I will be banned if it is banned.”
The inclusion of “Rape Day” on Steam, a game that unapologetically glorifies rape, offers very little in terms of actual gameplay. Even if Steam were to sell the game, it would not be promoting it for profit. In this situation, there is not much moral leeway, as Steam has been hesitant to restrict content on the grounds of free speech.